Exercises
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 12th, 2016
Video: Creating interactions with Live Paint, Using the Live Paint Bucket tool, and Using the Live Paint Selection tool
Older Exercises
13) Pen tool exercises: Complete the Pen Tool Exercises activity in Illustrator. Due Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
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 5th, 2016
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 7th, 2016
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 7th, 2016
Video: Eraser, Scissors, Knife tools
Vocabulary
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.
Color Theory: Perception
Light stimulates three color receptors in the eye; “blue,” “green,” and “red.”
Most colors stimulate multiple receptors to varying degrees.
Think About: Purple (Magenta)
Purple (magenta) does not exist on the color spectrum.
It is not a pure color.
It is a combination of red and blue.
Project 2: Digital Self-Portrait
Inspirational Examples
Make Watercolor and Marker Style Portraits with Illustrator
Tracing a Vector Face From a Reference Photo
Create A Grisly Zombie Illustration With A Pen Tablet
Creating a Dramatic Portrait with Chunky Line Art
Create a Sparkly Female Portrait in Illustrator
25 Fantastic Vector Portraits
Video: How to create a self portrait using Adobe Illustrator CS6