1) An Introduction to Illustrator's Color Tools: Review the webpage, and fill out this form. Due Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
2) Pen tool exercises: Complete the Pen Tool Exercises activity in Illustrator. Due Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
Video: Essentials of the Pen and Pencil Tools
Game: Play the Pen Tool game
Vocabulary
Quiz: Friday, October 9th, 2015
Hue: The property of color that distinguishes one gradation from another and gives it its name.
Color Scheme (Harmony): the choice of colors used in design.
Monochromatic: One color that is modified by changing the value and saturation of the hue by additions of black and white.
Warm Colors: Those colors in which yellows and reds are dominant.
Cool Colors: Those colors in which greens and blues are dominant.
Additional Notes for Color Lecture:
Organizing Colors:
Sir Isaac Newton's (1642 – 1727) discovery of the color spectrum led him to develop a color wheel that included seven colors, similar to the seven musical notes found in a major scale.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832) defined three of the colors (red, yellow, and blue) on his color wheel as primary colors because he believed they could be mixed together to create all other colors.
Mixing Colors:
Additive Color Mixing occurs when different colors of light are mixed together. Through experimentation, James Clerk Maxwell (1831 – 1879) demonstrated that red, green, and blue lights can be combined to create all other colors.
Subtractive Color Mixing occurs when different colored pigments are combined. One example of subtractive color mixing can be found in process printing. In process printing, the colors cyan, magenta, and yellow are combined to create all other colors.
Project 2
Based on the following Exercises, and examples, create a digital self-portrait. Your self-portrait should be 8 inches wide, and 10 inches high. Your self portrait should be created using the CMYK color mode. Your self-portrait should be created using a High (300ppi) Raster Effect. Your self-portrait should use either a Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, or Triadic Color Scheme. Your grade will be based on craftsmanship, expressiveness, and originality. Due Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
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Video: How to create a self portrait using Adobe Illustrator CS6