Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a book

Question

Has anyone used the Classroom in a book?
I'm having huge problems trying to understand Chapter 14 and masking the image. It just seems a bit around the houses and some bits appear pointless.
I've gone over and over it and am now getting brain freeze!!!

Answer 1

JET
That was smashing!!! I'm so glad it's not me just being thick.
2010/1/24 JETalmage <[email protected]>
I'm sorry...and what part of that do you find confusing?
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It's par-for-the-Illustrator-course. I haven't used the book, but I'm glad
to see it has so well captured the spirit of Illustrator. To wit:
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A Stroke is not an Attribute but an Appearance, but Appearances have
Attributes therefore a Stroke has Attributes.
You can select a Segment independendently of its anchorPoints but a
Segment can't exist without anchorPoints. So if you Cut just a Segment to
the clipboard, you actually Cut a Segment and two anchorPoints, even though
the two anchorPoints will stay behind on the pageuh, noArtboard. And
if you Paste what you Cut, you will Paste one Segment and two anchorPoints
so you will now have one Segment and four anchorPoints.
If you need to view info about something, look to the Control Panel, even
if you don't want to control it, unless you need info on it, in which case
you look in the Info Panel, unless you need info on it, in which case you go
to the Document Info Panel's flyout menu and select Selection Only and then
go to the Document Info Panel's flyout menu and select Object. Don't look to
the Appearance Panel for info, unless, of course the info you seek is about
the something's Appearances.
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You're welcome. Always glad to help.
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JET
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