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1) What is Illustrator? Review the web-page, and fill out this form. Due Friday, August 31st, 2018
Video: What is Illustrator?
2) Getting Started in Illustrator: Review the web-page, and fill out this form. Due Friday, August 31st, 2018
Videos: How to set up a new document
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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 5nd, 2018
Remeber: name all work with your last name, first initial, and the title of the assignment, followed by the file extension. Example: if your name is Jane Smith, you will name this assignment, smithjdrawingbasicshapes.ai
Remember: save your work in to the appropriate folder in the H drive.
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 5rd, 2018
Video: Use Brushes
Demonstration: Joining two endpoints
5) Create a new Illustrator document, or continue working on the Illustrator document you began Friday. Use whatever tools you would like (it might be easiest to begin by using the Shape and Brush tools), and create something interesting. Focus on details, and fill the space. Save your work as an Illustrator (.ai) file in you H: drive, and save a copy of your work, as a Jpeg (Instructions: Video, and Text), in your H: drive, and post that jpeg to the Google Classroom website by the end of the period.
1) What is Illustrator? Review the web-page, and fill out this form. Due Friday, August 31st, 2018
Video: What is Illustrator?
2) Getting Started in Illustrator: Review the web-page, and fill out this form. Due Friday, August 31st, 2018
Videos: How to set up a new document
New
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 5nd, 2018
Remeber: name all work with your last name, first initial, and the title of the assignment, followed by the file extension. Example: if your name is Jane Smith, you will name this assignment, smithjdrawingbasicshapes.ai
Remember: save your work in to the appropriate folder in the H drive.
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 5rd, 2018
Video: Use Brushes
Demonstration: Joining two endpoints
5) Create a new Illustrator document, or continue working on the Illustrator document you began Friday. Use whatever tools you would like (it might be easiest to begin by using the Shape and Brush tools), and create something interesting. Focus on details, and fill the space. Save your work as an Illustrator (.ai) file in you H: drive, and save a copy of your work, as a Jpeg (Instructions: Video, and Text), in your H: drive, and post that jpeg to the Google Classroom website by the end of the period.