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- In this chapter, I'll introduce you



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to the world of 3D inside Illustrator.



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As you may be aware,

Illustrator's sister program,



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Photoshop, offers an array

of 3D features, as well.



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It's important to know

which program to use when,



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which is why I offer this helpful analogy.



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If you think of 3D in Photoshop

as being as big as the sun,



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then 3D in Illustrator is approximately



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the size of a very small rock.



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It's just dinky by comparison

and not nearly as shiny.



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Permit me to elaborate.



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In Photoshop, you can

construct entire 3D scenes.



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You can have objects

interact with each other.



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You can cast shadows all over the place.



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You can ray trace, and you can achieve



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photo realistic results.



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In Illustrator, each

object is independent.



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They can't interact with each other.



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They can't cast shadows.



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And by comparison, you

get synthetic results.



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And yet, Illustrator's 3D features



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offer five important advantages.



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One, 3D is a dynamic effect,



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so you can change your

mind any time you like.



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Two, Illustrator does a bang

up job of creating 3D symbols,



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particularly those with beveled edges.



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Three, you can create 3D

type in no time at all.



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Four, you can create 3D revolutions,



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so you can take half

a circle, for example,



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and revolve it around an

axis to create a sphere.



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And five, Illustrator lets you map artwork



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onto the surface of any 3D object.



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So, okay, 3D in Illustrator

is just a pebble,



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but sometimes even a small

thing can make a big impact.



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And my guess is that

you'll really be rooting



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for that scrappy little pebble



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as you watch the following movies.