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
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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 7th, 2016
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 7th, 2016
Video: Use Brushes
Demonstration: Joining two endpoints
Vocabulary
Art Board: Printable portion of the work area, where illustrations can be finalized.
Fill: Characteristics of the inner area of an object, such as the color, pattern, style, etc., inside an object.
Stroke: Characteristics of the outline of an object, such as its weight, color, style, etc.
Selection Tool: Black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.
Direct Selection Tool: White arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points.
Project
Logo Sketches
Black and White
50 Examples
11 Trends
20 Great
Logo Wars
More details soon...