Exercises
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1) What is Illustrator? Review the webpage, and fill out this form. Due Friday, September 1st, 2017
Video: What is Illustrator?
2) Getting Started in Illustrator: Review the webpage, and fill out this form. Due Friday, September 1st, 2017
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 6th, 2017
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 6th, 2017
Video: Use Brushes
Demonstration: Joining two endpoints
1) What is Illustrator? Review the webpage, and fill out this form. Due Friday, September 1st, 2017
Video: What is Illustrator?
2) Getting Started in Illustrator: Review the webpage, and fill out this form. Due Friday, September 1st, 2017
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 6th, 2017
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 6th, 2017
Video: Use Brushes
Demonstration: Joining two endpoints
Project
Logo Project: An Introduction