Exercises
1) What is Illustrator? Review the webpage, and fill out this form. Due Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Video: What is Illustrator?
2) Getting Started in Illustrator: Review the webpage, and fill out this form. Due Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Videos: How to set up a new document
3) Drawing Basic Shapes: Create a "character" with Illustrator using nothing but the shape (Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, etcetera) tools. Your character must include a star that has been manipulated with the direct select tool, and a square that has been rotated 45 degrees. Due Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
Video: Use Shape tools
4) Using Brushes: Create an interior scene with Illustrator Your interior scene must include at least three different types of brushstrokes from three different types of brushes in the Brush Library; each must have different Artistic Brush Strokes applied to them (including one Calligraphy Brush Stroke), a rectangle with border pattern applied to it, and a line that has a pattern brush (that you have created) applied to it. Due Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
Video: Use Brushes
5) Working with Color and Strokes: Create an image (you could draw a character or a scene -- whatever you want) using Illustrator that includes three stars, and two circles. The first star should have a Miter Join, the second star should have a Round Join, and the third star should have a Bevel Join. The first circle should be filled with a Color Gradient, and the second circle should be filled with a Pattern Fill. Due Friday, September 8th, 2017
Videos: Apply colors, and Learn to use gradients
6) Transforming & Moving Objects: Add to your image from exercise five by including a Resized object, a Rotated object, a Reflected object, and a rectangle that has been transformed into a parallelogram using the Shear Tool. Due Friday, September 8th, 2017
Video: Transform artwork
7) Blending Shapes & Colors: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes an object that has "realistic shading" created with the Blend Function, and five (5) "distributed objects" using the Blend Tool. Due Wednesday, September 13th, 2017
Video: How to Work with Blended Objects
8) Creating Compound Paths: Create and turn in an Illustrtor document that includes an "Ancient Key" that you create by following the instructions on the website. Due Wednesday, September 13th, 2017
Video: The Shape Builder and Pathfinder in Illustrator CS6
Game: How to use Shape Builder
9) Masking using Clipping Path/ Opacity Mask: Create and turn in an Illustrtor document that includes an example of a Clipping Mask, and an Opacity Mask. Due Friday, September 15th, 2017
Video: Create a basic clipping mask
10) Basic Text: Create and turn in an Illustrtor document that includes text created using the Area Type Tool, text typed on a Path, and Outlined Text. Due Friday, September 15th, 2017
Video: Work with type
11) Text Warping with Envelope Distortion: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes distorted text. Due Wednesday, September 20st, 2017
Video: How-to Use Envelope Distort on Type
12) How to apply effects: Use the instructions on the webpage to complete and turn in this Illustrator document. Due Wednesday, September 20st, 2017
13) Pen tool exercises: Complete the Pen Tool Exercises activity in Illustrator. Due Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
Video: Essentials of the Pen and Pencil Tools
Game: Play the Pen Tool game
14) An Introduction to Illustrator's Color Tools: Review the webpage, and fill out this form. Due Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
15) Painting Shapes with the Blob Brush: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes a simple illustration (drawing) created with the Blob Brush in Illustrator. Due Friday, October 6th, 2017
Video: Using the Blob Brush and Eraser
16) How to Cut a Shape: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes three objects; one that has been cut with the Eraser Tool, one that has been cut with the Scissors Tool, and one that has been cut with the Knife Tool. Due Friday, October 6th, 2017
Video: Eraser, Scissors, Knife tools
17) Transparency & Graphic Styles: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes examples of all 16 different blending modes. Label each example with the type of blending mode that is represented. Due Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
Video: Creating interactions with blend modes
18) Applying Live Paint: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes a star created with the Live Paint Bucket, similar to the one in the tutorial. Due Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
Video: Creating interactions with Live Paint, Using the Live Paint Bucket tool, and Using the Live Paint Selection tool
Video: What is Illustrator?
2) Getting Started in Illustrator: Review the webpage, and fill out this form. Due Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Videos: How to set up a new document
3) Drawing Basic Shapes: Create a "character" with Illustrator using nothing but the shape (Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, etcetera) tools. Your character must include a star that has been manipulated with the direct select tool, and a square that has been rotated 45 degrees. Due Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
Video: Use Shape tools
4) Using Brushes: Create an interior scene with Illustrator Your interior scene must include at least three different types of brushstrokes from three different types of brushes in the Brush Library; each must have different Artistic Brush Strokes applied to them (including one Calligraphy Brush Stroke), a rectangle with border pattern applied to it, and a line that has a pattern brush (that you have created) applied to it. Due Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
Video: Use Brushes
5) Working with Color and Strokes: Create an image (you could draw a character or a scene -- whatever you want) using Illustrator that includes three stars, and two circles. The first star should have a Miter Join, the second star should have a Round Join, and the third star should have a Bevel Join. The first circle should be filled with a Color Gradient, and the second circle should be filled with a Pattern Fill. Due Friday, September 8th, 2017
Videos: Apply colors, and Learn to use gradients
6) Transforming & Moving Objects: Add to your image from exercise five by including a Resized object, a Rotated object, a Reflected object, and a rectangle that has been transformed into a parallelogram using the Shear Tool. Due Friday, September 8th, 2017
Video: Transform artwork
7) Blending Shapes & Colors: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes an object that has "realistic shading" created with the Blend Function, and five (5) "distributed objects" using the Blend Tool. Due Wednesday, September 13th, 2017
Video: How to Work with Blended Objects
8) Creating Compound Paths: Create and turn in an Illustrtor document that includes an "Ancient Key" that you create by following the instructions on the website. Due Wednesday, September 13th, 2017
Video: The Shape Builder and Pathfinder in Illustrator CS6
Game: How to use Shape Builder
9) Masking using Clipping Path/ Opacity Mask: Create and turn in an Illustrtor document that includes an example of a Clipping Mask, and an Opacity Mask. Due Friday, September 15th, 2017
Video: Create a basic clipping mask
10) Basic Text: Create and turn in an Illustrtor document that includes text created using the Area Type Tool, text typed on a Path, and Outlined Text. Due Friday, September 15th, 2017
Video: Work with type
11) Text Warping with Envelope Distortion: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes distorted text. Due Wednesday, September 20st, 2017
Video: How-to Use Envelope Distort on Type
12) How to apply effects: Use the instructions on the webpage to complete and turn in this Illustrator document. Due Wednesday, September 20st, 2017
13) Pen tool exercises: Complete the Pen Tool Exercises activity in Illustrator. Due Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
Video: Essentials of the Pen and Pencil Tools
Game: Play the Pen Tool game
14) An Introduction to Illustrator's Color Tools: Review the webpage, and fill out this form. Due Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
15) Painting Shapes with the Blob Brush: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes a simple illustration (drawing) created with the Blob Brush in Illustrator. Due Friday, October 6th, 2017
Video: Using the Blob Brush and Eraser
16) How to Cut a Shape: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes three objects; one that has been cut with the Eraser Tool, one that has been cut with the Scissors Tool, and one that has been cut with the Knife Tool. Due Friday, October 6th, 2017
Video: Eraser, Scissors, Knife tools
17) Transparency & Graphic Styles: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes examples of all 16 different blending modes. Label each example with the type of blending mode that is represented. Due Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
Video: Creating interactions with blend modes
18) Applying Live Paint: Create and turn in an Illustrator document that includes a star created with the Live Paint Bucket, similar to the one in the tutorial. Due Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
Video: Creating interactions with Live Paint, Using the Live Paint Bucket tool, and Using the Live Paint Selection tool