YES! I can't believe I forgot to mention that in my post but yeah, Illustrator is great for UI too, for obvious reasons. IIRC Scaleform uses Flash, which again works with vectors, so some vector training would be useful there too.
Here is an example of what I mean with using illustrator for Texture maps. Now, you can make the desktop graphic in illustrator, Import into your photoshop texture as a vector layer. Move, copy, resize without adding much to file size of the photoshop and keeping all the original detail. Then on top of those vector layers…
one nice thing you can do with illustrator is use the pen tool to create curves and then you can import them into 3ds max as shapes and then use the shapes to help you model. (this is great for creating nice archways also creating 3d text).
Hey I actually think illustrator is an awesome program, Ive been using it for some years in graphic design projects and I find it to be an awesome tool imo, but like any other app is a "tool" (not a magic app) and thats what a lot of people don't seem to realize.... each app have a main target application field, but you…
They use illustrator a lot in the creation of samurai jack or Dexters lab. To give that countour and shapes. I know because i worked for the Jim Henson company, creating textures and models for a cartoon of theirs that they wanted in 3d, and that's all they used to create their shapes and linewwork. It's always nice to…
My experience has been that unless you are doing extremely high-end vector work, Flash is much faster and easier to use. You get the pen tool but you can also drag lines and curves and it has a proper fill tool. Illustrator is archaic, clunky, obtuse, the shortcuts and panels don't match other adobe programs very well, and…
True... i spend 99% of my time using photoshop. I only use illustrator when i need some concept art done and its a cartoony repetitive style... and sometimes not even then will i use it. But hey... it's a plus on your resume, and you can do freelance graphic design if you are low on work.
Ok I haven't read all the responses, too hard on the small iPhone screen, but any of you guys really owe it to yourselves to check out illustrator cs5, but bring your tablet. :) Some of it's new features are incredibly awesome for drawing and sketching, but with aspects of ammodeling workflow, ala point movement and such.…