I just got my Adobe Illustrator CS4 WOW! Book in the mail today and I have already started thumbing through, bookmarking, and reading it. Even cooler, I was one of the writing and art contributors in the book! Even if I wasn’t a contributor to the book, I would be just as excited for it to come out. If you haven’t gotten you Illustrator CS4 Wow! Book, here is your chance to win a copy from Peachpit!
About The Adobe Illustrator CS4 Wow! Book
Adobe Illustrator is the indispensable vector drawing tool used by digital artists around the world. As a key component of Adobe Creative Suite 4, Illustrator CS4 provides those artists with powerful drawing tools, unparalleled typographic controls, and much more. The award-winning Adobe Illustrator Wow! Book is back to inspire and teach all those artists. With its practical, yet beautiful examples, this book focuses on real-world tips, tricks, and techniques extracted from the artwork of more than 100 of the best Illustrator artists. Along the way, the book incorporates new Adobe Illustrator CS4 features, including the Blob Brush tool, multiple artboards, transparency in gradients, in-panel appearance editing, and more.
I am a huge fan of the WOW! series, and again, that is not just because I contributed to the book. The Adobe Illustrator CS2 and CS3 WOW! Books are essential tools in my Illustrator training. They live right next to my desk, easily accessible for almost any question I have about Illustrator. Just look at my raggedy CS3 copy!
How to Win
- Simply leave a comment on this post and let us know what section of the book you are most excited about. To view the book’s Table of Contents, head over to The Adobe Illustrator CS4 Wow! Book Peachpit page and look at the Sample Content.
- Contest begins on June 25th and ends on Thursday, July 2nd.
What You Will Win
- 5 winner will receive one copy of The Adobe Illustrator CS4 Wow! Book
Rules
- Leave a comment to enter.
- Tell us which section of the book you are most excited about.
- Only comment once.
- Please leave a valid email address so that we can contact you.
- Entries will be accepted until Thursday, July 2nd.
where can i find cs6 premium version for free?
Ooohh! I’m excited about the whole book, but the chapter on the Zen of Illustrator CS4 sounds particularly interesting…..
The zen portion of the book seems to be the most interesting. Zen anything with software has to be little strange.
I was looking for this the other day. i dont usually post in forums but i wanted to say thank you!
This is first time, I want a copy of this book, I’m very excited for all of it!
Estoy tan interesado en el libro que soy el segundo en escribir en español!!!
Me gustaria tener el Wow! y saber mas de ilustracion y web
nosiendo mas saludos y felicitaciones por esta pagina tan interesante. Saludos desde Bogotá. Colombia
would love to see more info on the appearance palette and a more intuitive (perhaps example or recipe driven) pathfinder.
great blog! thanks for the resource. [m]
undoubtedly- TYPE!!!! Typography rocks!
I love the WOW series … usually check them out from my local library.
I’m excited about the Live 3D Effect section.
Im excited about the advanced techniques!
yaya… hook a brother up!
WOW! Had an older version but someone stole it…. If I only would have protected it like I would this one….
Please I am up for begging….
hi!
really want to look at the Adv Techniques section of the book!
might even buy it if i don’t win
the web & animation section sounds fun 🙂
Have seen these Wow! books and they are amazing!
Jam packed with excellent tips & tricks & ways of doing a project that you may have never considered.
I am most excited about the Advanced Techniques section,
as I know there will be new ways of doing difficult tasks in a more simplified manner.
Very cool.
Definitely the Transparency section!
Woooow, i loved Brushes and advanced techniques
Id’ like to read the 9 and 14 chapters, about Transparency , and Web & Animation
🙂
Beyond Basics, Transparency and Advanced Techniques would keep me glued to my wacom pad!! Vectips & Peachpit rock!!
that looks awesome! would love to check out the blends and gradients section. there must be some great tips in there!
i like to have one among the five ppl. iam multimedia student ,and i need this one .
these i should learn:
2 Zen
4 Beyond Basics
5 Brushes, Symbols
7 Type
8 Blends, Gradients
10 Live Color
11 Live Effects, Graphic Styles
12 Live 3D Effects
13 Adv Techniques
Me needs it! Me needs braaains! Me needs knowledge! Me needs the Advanced Techniques real baaad! @_@ *starving*
Advanced techniques … NO! … web and animation … no … blends and … oh – ALL of them!
I’d love to get more information about Blends, Gradients. But I think the whole book is great! So hope I’ll win 🙂
I’m looking forward to the live 3d effects section. I love illustrator!
I want a copy of this book. I am very interested in the Web and Animation chapter.
Seriously, I’m just excited about the BASICS! I have a pretty good grasp on ID and PS, so learning AI will definitely add to my arsenal of tricks. Thanks for the giveaway.
I’d love to get a peek at the way pros do vector illustration that looks just like bitmap. I’m an old fan of vector graphics and this book would definitely be a invaluable asset for my ruminator (that’s how I like to call my Brain) :).
Oh, luck, just this once, please!!!!
Rui
Need one.
Need to know more about Appearances. I’m keen on this toolwindow.
I’m excited about the whole book, but if I have to pick a section than it would have to be “11 Live Effects, Graphic Styles”, I like the fact that I can apply changes to text for example and still be able to edit it later on.
I’m most looking forward to the Live Effects and graphics styles section, because I need to develop in that area most.
First of all, I wanted to say “hi” to everyone :).
Just started designing some websites with the help of the best programme ever, that is Illustrator of course ;).
I’m absolutely mad about the vector design. Love, love, love the elegance of it :). I’d love to read more of everything really that treats about Illustrator, but mostly about its usage for creating great websites.
Love your website and check it regularly :).
I am interested in all of it! I especially would benefit from the advanced techniques section. I would LOVE to be the winner so I can learn more about the program that I love.
Looks like a great book. I am interested to see what the Advanced Techniques chapter is all about.
I am interested in the chapter on Type.
Would love to see Chapter 11 Live Effects, Graphic Styles.
I love the WOW series, my first was The Photoshop 4 WOW Book. I can’t wait to read chapter 14, Web & Animation. I am very interested in Illustrators Web capabilities.
I can’t wait to learn more about the new features of the Appearance panel!! I’m totally geeking out here.
I just can’t wait to start reading the book and learn a lot of great vector stuff, specially the section of type and web & animation.
I am most excited about the Layers and Appearances part of the book since the advances in the new In-panel appearance editing are so fierce. This will re-define how I use Illustrator!
Would LOVE a copy! Blends, Gradients and Live 3D Effects are what Im very interested in knowing more about, for Illustrator CS4!!
ALWAYS look forward to the new features…ecspecially CS4 since i know i havent found everything! Can’t wait! Would love to win a copy…but I will buy even if i dont win! Thanks!!
I can’t wait to read the Live Effects and Graphic Styles portion!
Picking just one section is tough! I think I’ll most look forward to Live 3D and Advanced Techniques. Maybe I’ve been under a rock, but I didn’t know about this WOW! Series of books. Now I’ll have to go get it if I don’t win. 🙂
I’d like to flip through the type section. I work in the print industry…type is always interesting.
can’t wait to read about the Gradients!
That’s an amazing gift: 5 copies of the wow book !!
Fisrt, thanks for this oportunity.
I would like to see the Advanced Techniques section.
Thanks again !!
Holy Crap!!!!!
There’s a lot of comments. How will mine even be noticed???
I need all the help i can get. Love, Love, Love Illustrator and want to know more. Period!
Cheers-
John Kirk
jbk716@yahoo.com
johnkirkdesign.net
I need learn advanced techniques. i wanna win!
I would love a copy of that book! I am most looking forward to reading the Draw & color chapter because I want to learn to draw vector objects more easily.
I am excited to learn about and be inspired by section 12 “Live 3D Effects” in the new Adobe Illustrator CS4 Wow! Book!
Few years ago got my Illustrator CS2 WOW Book and loved!; I would like to have a chance on to get this new edition… can’t wait to see the “Advanced Techniques”!!!
Thanks!
I am probably most interested in the blend and mesh chapter.
I look forward to see how can we make things more beautiful with this book. World is Beautiful .
Looking great! nice contest 😀
I’d definitely take advantage of the advanced techniques chapter.
I remember getting a copy of the awesome Illustrator 10 WOW book years ago. In a daft bout of kindness I leant it to a friend and it never got it back 🙁
I’d love a copy of the up-to-date version, especially the blends/gradients and Live 3D chapters!
Zen section? Adv Techniques? I WANT IT!
Nice 1!
I can’t wait to see gradients because cs4 rocks.
Hi, I would be very intrested to read about Web & Animation.
Most excited to read the Advanced Techniques section!
I’m looking forward to reading the Live Effects, Graphics Styles chapter.
I need this book! The web and animation chapter will be the first to be read.
The type chapter sounds like fun!
I’m hanging out to see the advanced techniques…
OH! MY GOD!! I WANT THAT BOOK!!! Advanced Techniques !!! LETs GOO!!!
Live Color — saw a short demo on that and would love to know more about using this feature. I’ve been using Illustrator for many years but am still a learning stuff every day!
Nice!
Can’t wait to see what goodies are in store for Gradients, particularly meshes. Well… that and the Live 3D effects, that’s gonna be pretty sweet.
I am looking forward to learning how to integrate Illustrator CS4 into a web development environment.
I’ve read parts of the WOW CS3 Illustrator series and I loved it! I can only imagine what is to come from WOW CS4! 😀
I think I’d be inclined to read chapter 8 first! blends and gradients are my new candy, and I reaaaallly want to master them!
I am looking forward to the Live 3D Effects!
Actually, looking forward to reading the whole thing to refresh. It’s been a while since Illustrator 7 WOW Book =)
Honestly the most intriguing chapter must be Web&Animation… would love to see what inspiration hide under it.
Good luck everyone !
Awesome! I’m looking forward to seeing ch. 13 Advanced Techniques!
Thanks
The Zen chapter definitely has an intriguing title. I could also use some tips on Live Color as well as Appearances.
I think I would love to see the Blends, Gradients section the most, as that is probably the bit I struggle with the most. I doubt I will win, so good luck to everybody 🙂
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I would like to see what the Live 3-D chapter is all about 🙂
Blends, gradients: I’m in a really modern sort of abstract mood at the moment, and I’m getting into creating colourful smoke, wavey patterns and the like. – so this chapter will be a great help to me!
i’m interested in Web & Animation…
8 Blends, Gradients
well for me it will be chapter 8 -blend, gradients-. it would be great to call a copy my own 🙂 thanks
I’ve got to see the advanced techniques!
I’m looking for new Gradients Techniques.
I’m looking forward to “Blends, Gradients” and “Layers, Appearances” too. This book looks pretty awesome.
I’d probably be most excited about the Blends & Gradients section for I have found that with different combinations of this two simple, yet powerful tools, you can create something extraordinary =D
hecerinc@hotmail.com
It will be awesome if i had this book, so please pick me…:)
I’m looking forward to the chapters on Live 3D Effects, Zen and adv techniques. Thanks!
The book looks AMAZING. I’m really getting into web design now so chapter 14 on web & animation would be my pick. I’m sure I would skip right to it and then go back to other chapters. 🙂
Great book to start with. And, actually, I’m interested even in a few sections. It would be pleasant to read ‘Layers, Appearances’ and ‘Web & Animation’. Hope to be lucky one. Thanks!
To be honest, I’m most excited about seeing a couple of examples of my own work in this edition of the “Adobe Illustrator CS4 WOW! Book.” Thanks, Sharon!
Hi, I love vectors and I`d love to have this great book. 🙂 I`m interested it chapter 13 – Adv Techniques. It could be really cool!
“Basics” of course! – haha. No. It’s “11 Live Effects, Graphic Styles”.
Guess it would have to be the Advanced Techniques.
Cheers
Wow there are a lot of comments so far. I am most interested in the Brushes & Symbols section.
The chapter of Adv Techniques and Web are really interesting to me. I need this book so much, give me a copy!
Thanks…
Desde Antofagasta, Chile.
El poder de Illustrator de crear mis ideas con la misma forma de como las imagino, pone en mí una ilimitada plataforma de soñar.
El sueño de crear un mundo, hecho real.
Yo tambien quiero una copia del libro 🙂 quiero aprender mas!
Ignacio Cortés
I’m especially interested in chapter 12, about Live 3D Effects. I even remember using Adobe Dimensions for 3D effects, many years ago and at the time it was great!
Wow! Chapter 11 Live Effects, Graphic Styles, definately!
Blends, Gradients , i’m looking for this part !
thanks
I definetely look forward what kind of inspiration I could get to use Illustrator more for -Web & Animation –
cheers
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It would have to be info on the blob brush for me – seeing as how I am still on CS3, learning more about the “blob” could be enough to make me upgrade to CS4!
(Oh, and anything contributed by you, of course…!)
The Type section sounds really interesting and I would like to learn more about type treatment in illustrator!
Hi,
I’d love to win this book. The chapter “Web and animition” sounds most promising.
I can’t wait to see what the Web and Animation tools are going to be like! Thanks.
I’ll be honest I’d love a copy. I’d love to read ‘1 Basics’ and ‘4 Beyond Basics’ I can use illustrator but some things just annoy me and I am sure I am not doing parts correctly!!!
wow this is great, want to know more about Blending and Gradients. its make me curious 🙂
I would love a copy of this book. I have always wanted to buy the previous versions but never got around to it. Now that I’ve upgraded to CS4 this would come in handy. I think that I would spend most of my time focusing on chapters 13 and 14.
It is very difficult for me to choose 1 section over the rest, but if I must, I am totally interested in seeing the web & animation section.
Hey great stuff! Can wait to check out the Type section if I win!
I would like to check out the new Blends and Gradients features section. Thanks!
WOW! I’d love to learn more about transparency in gradients with illustrator cs4! i’ve been trying to master the use of this for some time. I hope i win!
Thanks!
The Layers, Appearances section is what I am excited about. The Appearances panel is such a powerful tool with CS4, and I feel I’ve just touched the tip of its iceberg. This book looks great!
Even though i’ve just started with vectors..And i havent heard about the Wow! Series before, This is quite interesting. Im actually curious about the Animation content, anyhow thanks for letting me know 🙂
grtz
I’m looking forward to the section on advanced techniques.
I’m most interested in 13 – Adv Techniques section… thank you for the opportunity to win.
As an avid lover of all things Design, Illustration, and Typography, etc. I would really love to get my hands on a copy of The Illustrator CS4 WOW! Book.
I especially want to read up on Layers and Appearances.
i would love to learn more about Live Effects and Graphic Styles!!!!!
What a wonderful book! I own CS4 and have since February and there are always tips and tricks out there that need to be figured out. This book would sure be a welcome addition to the program. I can’t say which part of the book I would look forward to seeing first. Probably the whole thing!
Can’t wait to see this book, I’m most interested of advanced technique, live effects and graphic styles.
Congratz for being one of the contributors!
The part of the book i most look forward to is …
the part between the front cover and the back cover..
‘ cause i KNOW that it will be chockfull of useful info – from cover to cover…
i love this series!
For sure I would be most excited about the gradient part of the book, that’s what I struggle with the most! Thanks for the competition.
This book is going to catch me up to speed on Illustrator. I’m especially interested in the Live Color and the Live Effects Graphic Styles section.
I would love to check out the gradient section, also
to see the beautiful artwork by contributing artists.
The cover is awesome!
I like all the contents! but the relatives to the effects more…
I’m an avid Illustrator user, but there are many uses and techniques that I have no idea how to use. So I would pick chapters 3-6 and 10-15.
This is an awesome give away. The whole CS4 suite is something amazing! I would like to see the new ways there are to working with the multiple artboard feature and the blog tool. Since these are new to Illy I would like to really tap into it’s full potential. Come on triple 7’s!!
I’m really excited about the Live Color section! I hope to use it to create t-shirt designs for my website!
Looks like a great book! I’d love to check out the Live 3D Effects and Web and Animation. For a self taught graphic artist working in the industry this book would be a major help!
I would love to win this! Chapter 12 (Live 3D Effects) would be useful for me. Thanks!
Hi!
I’ll try to humbly win this contest… It never occured to me till now…
I’d like to read and get the most of the chapter 13, on Adv Techniques.
I started studying Marketing&Communication last September in Verone, italy, in order to complete my studying career. And some months ago, I started using Illustrator to fill my freetime and hoping that this could enrich my CV.
ps:if you want, you could visit my blog and see what I made by learning a little of Illustrator.
Sorry for my English!
Thanks for this precious opportunity!
Bye, thanks.
I would love to win this book. Count me in.
Ohh… would LOVE to get a hold of one of those! I bought the AI WOW! CS2 book a long time ago and I loved it. Would really love to see the section on using the mesh tool.
I would like to have a copy. but i am unlucky 🙁
Enter me in the contest. A new Wow book sweet. I’m looking forward to advanced techniques. 😉
After reviewing the table of contents it’s hard to make a decision as to which title I’m most excited about. They all sound very interesting and would be delighted to receive a copy. I just found this site the other day and have been thoroughly impressed with everything on it. It is at the top of my bookmarks and enjoy the daily updates. Thanks to all who contribute and keep up the good work!
Looks awesome. I’m most excited about Section 9 – Transparency.
Hi – still have and use my Illustrator 10 WOW book – hoping they address more with complex patterning in the Advanced Techniques section – it’s where I first leaned about tiling a complex pattern
With a title like WOW it must all be good. Count me in.
I’m interested in the Live 3D Effects. I had a previous version of one of these books. They are very good.
W0W !!!
Holiday’s beginning… time to read… time to make my own portfolio!
This book would come in handy!!!
I am interested in the brush/symbol section as well as the advanced techniques. Always looking at new ways of doing things.
i’d be interested in the TYPE section!
ummm….the whole book excites me!!!!!
The whole book sounds good, but the Zen section does sound cool. And I’d love some more help using the new blob brush.
Adv Techniques 🙂
SUPER excited about the Web & Animation section as well as anything to do with the new CS tools
Live 3D Effects & Adv Techniques!!!!
I will love to back spread more of my illustrating skills and absolutely read about styles and graphic styles, blends and gradients well pretty much everything that’s cover in the book its such a great learning tool, thanks
The WOW Book series never ceased to amaze me! I’m sure this one will equally good. Looking forward for the Type and Transparency section… should i be so lucky.
Oh SOOO Awesome book! Looking forward to the new Blend & Gradients features!
Wish I could win this one! 😀
2 Zen
Looking forward to see about versioning print/web.
Who says hardcopy is outdated? Not me.
Wow! I need this! I’d like to know the tips and tricks used by professional illustrators. And what more we can do in the Cs4 version than the old ones. Character illustration techniques are essential to me.
🙂
Cool, looking forward to the draw and color section. What could be better than that?
Looks like an essential read! I’d like to learn about advanced gradient mesh features & look at developing my perspective skills and produce impressive cityscapes like the cover illustration here.
I neeeed this book! Damned FreeHand has gotten me all stitched up, and now I’m discovering the amazing world of Illustrator I need someone to hold my hand and open a few doors for me. I really want to get my sticky little fingers on all your chapters… but especially the “live 3D effects” section. WOW!
Didn’t know about the Illustrator WOW series until now. The cover looks really promising! I am interested in the Layers/Appearances section, because I know this area has been changed a lot in CS4. It may finally persuade me to upgrade.
I’m particularly interested in the Advanced Technique section. I’m hoping it would show alot of the techniques used by top artists to produce stellar effects on their designs. Thanks
The most interesting for me could be Advanced Techniques, but we’ll see, when you give me the book 😉
looks awesome! I would love to see the Advanced Techniques section! Always wanting to expand my techniques!
Having just switched from FreeHand, this book would be a great learning aid. I am especially interested in the Appearance panel which has been influenced by FreeHand’s Object panel.
I love it. All chapters look fantastic but maybe live color and gradient can be the best.
Thankss!!
Wow, now that’s an interesting book!
Judging from the table of contents I would be absolutely interested in:
– (8) Blends, Gradients, and;
– (13) Adv Techniques
Thank you for the contest 🙂
I’m interested in the Advanced Techniques – and also in the blends/ gradients section. Thanks for the chance!
Chapter 11: Live Effects, Graphic Styles. I know these aren’t new features, but there are always new ways to manipulate and use them. You’re the best, Rype!
I am looking forward to discover more about the “web and animation” section.
I read only one of the Wow! books line, and I found it great! This edition, about Illustrator, I think could be a must. Unfrotunately I think there is not in Italian, so I want to apply and to try to receive it in english.
The most exciting section, for me, could be : “13 Adv Techniques” because I think I know all basic techniques with AI, and I would like to start with advanced procedures.
this one seems soooo cool and i heard there’s typographic contents too!! im a typography lover! im sure everything will b so nice in here!!
totally would love to have a copy of this. and i’m interested in the advanced techniques section
I’m more interesed in the :
“3 Draw & Color” section. I’m really eager to know what are the little tricks and techniques to make an illustration really stands out by using simple elements as colors.
And to complete that;
“8 Blends, Gradients” section because by smartly using those elements so many things can be accomplished…
…like going to the moon with one jump, diving into the sea with one finger, loving your wife with more passion etc…
kidding…
Hope I win…
Have a nice day.
I love all the vector inspiration I can get my hands on. This one looks beautiful. The section on Transparency sounds interesting. Fingers crossed – oh please oh please oh please!
This is great book. I’ll be excited to read more about the Adv Techniques and other.
Definitely the Advanced Techniques chapter. The CS2 version of this book was one of my first, and still my favourite Adobe Illustrator book.
This book looks like a great resource. I’m looking forward to reading the Type & Web sections. Hopefully my luck wins out!
Zen… interesting
I just know a few techniques in Illustrator, and actually all the whole book interests me. But I like a lot the 2, 3, 12, 13 and 14 topics. Luck for me!
I’m so excited about the ‘Beyond Basic’s section because it’ll give someone like me, who understands the basic tools but is interested in taking their skills to the next level, an edge in the industry.
I am most excited about the ‘Live 3D Effects’ section!
Looks like a great book, I’d love to read the ‘beyond the basics’ bit and ‘advanced techniques’ because there are always little tips that i find out and wish i had known years ago… hopefully it would improve workflow and be an inspiring read 😀
Chapter 6 : Layers, Appearances As vectips tutorials have really expanded my appreciation of the appearance panel (gradient text strokes that are still editable! I never knew!)
I too would be most excited about the advance techniques section, because other Illustrator books generally only cover the basics of using Illustrator i.e. to tools and features, rather than illustrative techniques.
Awesome. Have always thought this was the best series for Illustrator and most looking forward to Blends and Gradients chapter. Can really make something look photoreal once you master those tools.
Way back, when I picked up a copy of Aldus Freehand for my (then Mac) computer… I had daydreamed about doing animation with vector art by printing page by page on transparency. I recently got Illustrator CS4 (as part of CS Production Premium) and while the whole book has much appeal, I would love to see the chapter on Web and Animation.
Basics and beyond would really boost my creativity!
ohh.. i need this book! seriously.. i’m not kidding 🙂
I’m excited about the Live Effects, Graphic Styles chapter!
The advance techniques part of the book seems like something I would love to read. 🙂
I want to learn more about the blob brush!
There are 2 sections on the book that I would really like to have a look, those are:
-Layers, Appearances
-Blends, Gradients
Many thanks for the great opportunity!
Blends & Gradients – I’ve been using Illustrator for a good 10 years and I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting for gradient that can handle transparency! The cover on the other hand looks like it’s from the late 90’s!
Sounds like a great little book to have! I’d love to win a copy of the book, and would love to learn even more about the blends and gradients! Thanks for sharing it with us either way!
That book looks awesome. I would love to learn more about the new features with the gradient tool.
I want to explore the transparent swatch functionality. That is long overdue!
You should hook me up with a book because I follow your blog regularly!
🙂
A must have book! Very interested in web and animation section. Good luck everybody! :o)
Thanks for the opportunity! I would love to see the advanced techniques section. Also, more 3D rendering techniques would be fantastic!
Blends, Gradients, Transparency… Man… These are the things that I really have no idea what I’m doing and would love to integrate more into my comic.
Totally excited about learning more on Section 11, Live Effects, Graphic Styles. Thank you!
Advanced Techniques in Chapter 13 is going to rock, I can feel it.
/ fred
I would *love* a copy of this. I was looking at buying this but finances dictated that I couldn’t. Thanks for the oppurtunity!
Hey, I’m brazilian, can I still try to win this awesome book?
If the answer is yes, the reason I’d like very much to have this book is to know more about how to make animations in this software, ’cause I’m mad about doing something like that but I have no idea how to begin with.
Thanks.
Yup, you can enter still!
The chapter about Live 3d effects looks promising, I’d love to check that out!
Definitely, I’m all about the “Beyond the Basics” chapter.
The chapter on Live Color looks the most interesting.
Looks like a great resource! Wouldn’t mind getting my hands on it.
I’m most excited about the section about type. I’m very passionate about typography (especially on the web), and I would like to get into typography in Illustrator a bit more.
Keep up the good work!
I am most excited about the Draw and Color section.
Definitely the Live paint section.
Thank you for giving us this opportunity!
I wowld really like to discover the type section !
have only a small idea of what is in this book can’t wait to be surprised =D
hmmm Web & Animation looks enticing!
thanks Vectips this is a great opportunity =D
Love to have a copy!
I am looking forward to both the advanced techniques and the web and animation sections.
Looking forward to this book! Looks to really give some great tips to all of the new CS4 features. I’m most interested in checking out the chapter on Live 3D Effects!
Thanks for putting this contest together!
WOW!! I will love to have one!!!
The most interest section i think will be “8 Blends, Gradients”
Thanks!
I would say that I’m honestly looking forward to the new CS4 features explained in detail, with examples of their use in stunning artwork.
wow fingers crossed 🙂
I’d be pretty stoked to see the Live 3D effects stuff. Hook me up!
I am really interested in the web animation. Gotta get me some!
Wow, sweet, really want to take a look at the section on blends and gradients
I would love to read it,chapter 12, Live 3D Effects, is my favorite so far
I’m looking forward to see the *advanced techniques* section.
I’m really excited for the type section! Ever since I started design school I’ve become a ridiculous type nerd, and I’m quite excited to hone down my skills in CS4.
Has to be Web and Animation!
I would say that the part of the book that i’m interested the most it’s Adv Techniques and Live Effects, Graphic Styles because I love to do vector arts and in those 2 parts of the book I think I will learn the most!!!!!!!!!
8 Blends, Gradients section, and Advanced Techniques would be a great read no doubt.
i’d like to see beyond the basics!
I would like to see Live Effects, Graphic Styles and Live Color.
Live 3D Effects !! i really want it ! many thanks!
Web & Animation caught my attention!!!
I would be happy to get this great book! Looking forward to read about “Live Effects, Graphic Styles” 🙂
Hi everyone.
I think the draw and color section would be superb for a beginner like myself. And the web and animation section will help me understand more aspects of my favorite software. And i am exited to learn about advanced techniques and beyond basics sections too.
Blends and Gradients for sure!
I’ve been dying to get a good reference for learning that the right way, since blends can give so many verious effects!
I could really use this book! Especially for the advanced basics! I’m really looking forward to learning more about that.
Pick just one? Ummmm… advanced techniques (and what’s Zen about anyway?)
The last Illustrator Wow! book I have is from version 9 (egad!)…when I was just starting to use Illustrator. It was invaluable then and with all of the new features in CS4, _The Adobe Illustrator CS4 Wow! Book_ would definitely expand my knowledge base. Plus, they are just cool to look through for inspiration!
I’m really excited to see the Advanced Techniques section! I would love to have this book since right now I am trying to build up a portfolio again.
This is the holy grail of vector books… I can’t wait to check out the advanced techniques for 2009!
I am interested in the new features that are being offered in CS4.
I’d like to read the chapter no. 8 Blends, Gradients section.
WOW is right! I would love to win this to accompany my upgrade to CS4… I especially would love hearing more about Transparency.
for me it would have to be Live 3D Effects.
I’d love a copy of this books I’m sure it will help me develop my illustrator skills. The advanced techniques chapter sounds exciting.
I’m looking to this book for its new approaches, advance techniques and creative inspiration.
Blob brush! I am a slave to the pen tool and really want to learn to make things a little more organically within illustrator.
I think I have a pretty solid grasp on Illustrator so I’m very interested in what the Advanced Techniques has to offer.
Jazzed up for this issue! Advance Techniques and Blending will be a treat to experience
I’d love to see what’s in chapter 5 about brushes and symbols, I feel like that is something I really need to get better at using. It saves so much time!
I would love a copy of this book, I’m very excited for all of it!
I have two earlier versions of the Illustrator WOW books. I’m a fairly experienced Illustrator user, but I am always surprised by the new tricks and techniques that Sharon Steuer adds to each new edition. When I hit a dead-end, the WOW book is always the first book I open to find a solution.
Advanced Techniques, the rest will be a good refresher on stuff I might not utilize enough.
The adv techniques topics call my attention and I think it’s the most interesting for whom know the basics.
Looks like a great book to add to the collection.
would like to check out more on Blends/Gradients and the Advanced Techniques.
i’d like to see the Live 3D Effects 🙂
Thanks for the web
In this book all sections are important for me
I have bought WOW books before and love them. It’ll be great if I can get the free copy! I am looking forward for the Live 3D effects. Thank you very much!!
Hussin ‘Hank’ Khan
I have a Wow book from CS. Mine looks worse than yours! I would love to have the latest Illustrator Wow book. I am especially interested in Chapter 5 Brushes, Symbols. They can save you time and make your plain piece look fabulous. Thank you for doing this!
i am excited for the advanced techniques section. as often as i use illustrator (which is daily) there are always things to learn and different (and easier) ways to go about doing something.
I remember my first wow book, it was pre-CS. I think most of all in this one section 12 Live 3D Effects has me salivating.
Ooooo, the Live 3D Effects should be very cool!
Thanks for the giveaway offer!
Most excited about the advanced section.
Great offering! I could step up my game with the “Live Effects, Graphic Styles” chapters
The web & animation section looks interesting.
…Wow!
I’m really interested in Blends and Gradients.
I like to see the 3D Effects chapters…
I want to read about Blend and Gradients in the 8th section. Thanks for the chance!
I’ve been wanting a ‘Wow’ book for awhile, I’ve had the privilege to look through them and it’s always chalk full of information. I’m really looking forward to the ‘Adv Techniques’ section most, and it never hurts to review the basics as well.
As much as I use AI, there are always so many things to learn from other users. The book looks great.
I’m most excited about Type. I feel like a good typography foundation can be the jumping off point or the added PUNCH for a well grounded (and AWESOME) design.
I’d love to introduce this book to my bookcase!
Hello,
I’m looking forward to every part of the book because I just started learning AI.
Regards
Section I’m excited about? Type. Always Type.
Web and animation for sure!
I would really love to win a copy of this great book. I always love the advanced techniques and seeing what other illustrators can do with this great program.
Wow! – Transparency
Advanced Techniques – all the way! I am a digital illustration teacher and would love to share this book to my students!
Looking forward to the Web and Animation section the most, although Beyond Basics also appeals to me as I’d like to increase my skill level with Illustrator 🙂
i like the updated appearance palette in CS4 so… Layers/Appearances … i guess, if i have to choose 🙂
WOW! I’d be thrilled to win a copy. This book would help take my beginner skills to the next level. However, overall I’m most interested in learning about the new and improved features of CS4 Illustrator.
Excited about this book.
Must check out the “Chapter 13 – Adv Techniques” section.
Being relatively new to Illustrator I’m looking forward to reading the Beyond Basics chapter and building my library of vector books, this will bring my library to a total of 1! A good way to start I think anyway.
I’m most excited about the Live 3D Effects and Web & Animation parts of the book.
I’m interested in Web & Animation, too!
I really want that book!! 🙁
After looking through the sections I’m eager to learn these techniques and improve my skill base further.
I think what stands out for me is the Web & Animation chapter, would certainly like to read this book, and get a greater knowledge of Ai.
I would like to get the book and read about “Web & Animation”. Will I have good luck and get one?
Thanks,
Can’t wait to see how they utilize the new Gradient enhancements of CS4 and use of transparency/blend modes. The Adv techniques and web applications also interest me.
Would LOVE to win a copy and the areas I’m most interested in is the Live Color. Although I’ve used Illustrator for years, I’ve yet to completely grasp that part.
Thanks! 🙂
Just want to add that this new version of the WOW book is wonderful.
PS: Ryan, Don’t include my name in the drawing, already have too many copies of it. 😉
Might sound boring, but since I design web istes in AI I’d be intrested mostly in:
4. Beyond Basics
14. Web & Animation
pick me. pick me. i’m most interested in Chapter 14 — Web & Animation.
Looking forward to seeing the Advanced Techniques, and all the inspirations
Nice giveaway… I am most interested in the Adv Techniques section.
I’m most interested in the Table of Contents!!! It’s a BIG tease of ALL the goodies inside, especially the section explaining Live Effects, Graphic Styles.
I am a newbie in CS but i am facinated on Blend and Gradients.!!!
Giro
Looking forward to reading about the new features in CS4!
I’m still fairly new to illustrator think I’ve jumped into hard part – gradient mesh and I’m enjoying it so much! 🙂 I would like to extend my knowledge further as one of my final year projects for university will be made in illustrator. Section 4 Beyond Basics sounds exciting but i’m sure they all are awsome, I’ve used photoshop wow books before and they are great 🙂
Would love to win a copy. Looking forward to reading it cover to cover, but with special interest in the “Live” chapters: Live Color
Live Effects, Live 3D Effects.
I wanna see the advanced techniques, illustrator has more to offer than I know so far.
Advanced Techniques or whatever section includes tip and trick for warping with meshes. COOL! 😀
Advanced techniques looks good to me. I have a really old copy of this book. Could use an update!
After peeling through my CS2 book I didn’t realize I had gotten so far behind in my WOW books! I am interested in the whole book but in particular would like to utilize:
10 Live Color
11 Live Effects, Graphic Styles
Is it possible to be excited about every section in the book? I am not that advanced in Illustrator and this book would greatly help build my Illustrator skills. The “Live Effects, Graphic Styles” sounds really fun as well as the advanced techniques!
Definitely Advanced Techniques. Always looking to take my skills to the next level.
Oh The Illustrator Wow Books are always a great read! From the table of content, I would love to learn some Advance Techniques (13) and would also like to read the chapters that you have written.
I love Peachpit Press, I love the WOW books! It’s “Adv Techniques” that stuck me as most interesting. I would love and hug my book every night, even sing it to sleep.
Blends and Gradients allways were a problem for me in illustrator.
Web & Animation will be very intesting too
The chapter “10 Live Color” for sure! I always need help with my color coordination.
Looks like a great book. Would like to check out the Web and Animation section of it.
Chapter 8 Blends, Gradients – Really want to learn things in Illustrator that I know in Photoshop to help step my illy game up. Great contest, thanks for the chance!
Looks like an awesome book, hopefully something different to the normal adobe series books 😀 Looking forward to the Type section, because it is such an important section in Illustrator.
Zen and Web & Animation, I think there are the most exited.
Thanks
I’m really excited about this book as I just started learning Illustrator …
the chapter I surely will more is about Web & Animation
I would love a copy. I’m still learning about Illustrator, shifting from back-end development to some more front end design and I could use the help, especially with chapter 6 Layers…. Those always seem to cross me up when I’m trying to build something.
I would love to have a look at the Live 3D Effects, the book looks great and I am sure it would be very useful.
I am excited to read about the Web & Animation section in the book. Thanks!
wicked contest. I want to see the Live Effects, Graphic Styles section most.
Looking forward to checking out the 3D section.
Looking forward to seeing advanced techniques!
I’d love to have my hands on that book! I’m soooo excited about the Zen chapter and Advanced Techniques section of the book. I’m glad you’re holding this contest!
This book would be an awesome resource, I’m probably most looking forward to the chapters on Blends, Gradients, Live 3D Effects and Adv Techniques, and probably maybe Zen because I have little to no idea what is in that Chapter.
I’m excited about figuring out the potential of all these fun new tools. Recently started using Illy CS4 and have to say: blob brush is my new best friend!
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wow! I am interested in-panel appearance editing, the features about total typographic control feature and the featured artwork. a copy down here in costa rica would do us a ton of good. thanks for the initiative!
I’m most excited about the Advanced Techniques.
Just the cover of the book looks amazing – I’d look most forward to the examples and inspiration.
Zen section sounds cool. I’d be interested in learning how to improve my illustration skills with this book.
That looks absolutely amazing! What excites me the most? ALL of it!
Exciting. Looks like a great resource. I have some experience in Ai, but this entire book would help me tons I’m sure. I really want to get to know the program more.
I would LOVE it! Sweet giveaway! I’m super stoked for the TYPE section and the Live Color, too! I’m just going to start crossing my fingers now, then by the 2nd, I’ll have mustered up all the luck in the world and I’ll win!!! haha.
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I’m interested in reading the 8 Blends, Gradients section. Hope I can win.
Awesome book. I’ll be excited to read more about the Blends and Gradient features.
Looking forward to reading about the improved gradient tool…
W00t can’t wait to see the advanced techniques!
I’d love a copy! I’m just excited to see the work that you and everyone else has put into it.
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