This step-by-step tutorial uses a friendly, conversational, and non-condescending approach to teach readers the basics of Adobe® Illustrator®.

The book's tone is one of a teacher sitting with you explaining how to use the program. With examples from both the Macintosh and Windows platforms, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe® Illustrator® 10 in 24 Hours covers the following topics and more: the interface, tools, and palettes; setting preferences; drawing and editing objects; layers; working with selections; Bezier paths; and masks, transformations and color.