On Mar 25, 2013, at 10:30 AM, Bruce Ryan wrote: > I've just set my dad up with a base-model mac mini after years of supporting > his ancient XP box. He's used to Autosketch for technical drawing, but this > doesn't work on the mac - even the wonderful Crossover turns up its nose. So > I've given him my copy of Creative Suite 3 so he can use Illustrator. > > I've tried to teach him some things and written a few exercises, but I'm not > a good teacher, and most of the time I'm 350 miles from my parents. > > So can anyone recommend a good guide/teach yourself Illustrator book? I don't > think it will matter if it's from as far back as V5 (I recall the manual for > V5 having a good teaching session, and I don't see that any of the > fundamental functions have changed since then.)
<http://www.amazon.com/Illustrator-Windows-Macintosh-Elaine-Weinmann/dp/0321510453/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364233558&sr=1-2&keywords=illustrator+cs3+books> It is a good book. You can still buy a brand new copy for as little as $3.37 (plus shipping) from an Amazon Marketplace. Fabian -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
