Class Info

  • Date: February 7, 2024
  • Meeting Info: 6pm – 9:20pm, Room P-121

Today’s Outline

  • View video
  • Creating artboards
  • Using the Appearance Palette
  • Naming convention for assignments

Today, we will explore Adobe Illustrator tools and powerful Appearance Palette. We will practice using the selection tools and creating shapes.

Homework Due This Class

Reading assignment from Class 01 Homework.

Objectives

What you can expect to learn

  • Various Selection Tools
  • Smart Guides
  • Lock and Unlock Items
  • Aligning Objects
  • Grouping Objects
  • Creating shapes – rectangles, ellipses, polygons

Critique

Each week we will review homework assignments from the previous class. Students will participate in reviewing material and offering suggestions for improvement for their cohort. There is no critique this week.

Lab

We will work on this in class. One of the important things is following instructions. Please read the instructions and follow them .

Last week for you had to introduce yourself to the class. You shared some of your hobbies and favorite things. This week, create a logo or icon that represents you, your personality, etc.

  • Create an artboard: 8.5×11, portrait or landscape.
  • Use the techniques of working with simple shapes, fills and strokes that we covered in class.
  • Think shapes—rectangles, squares, circles, triangles, etc. Use basic shapes like these to create your logo/icon. The logo or icon that you create doesn’t need to be complex. It should be SIMPLE.
  • Use the YouTube video below to learn how to use the shape builder tool.
  • Start by sketching the logo or icon on a sketch pad to help you work out your design so you can work out the simple shapes
  • DO NOT USE TYPE
  • Save the file in the Illustrator format as 02_LastName FirstInitial_Logo.ai (ex. 02_BrownM_Logo.ai)
  • Upload the file in the appropriate Google Drive folder.

Discussion

Each week you will need to respond to two questions posted. This is a requirement for the participation part of your grade.

Homework Due Next Class:

All work should be submitted by 11:30 pm the day before class.

Each file should be saved according to the following naming convention. i.e., 02_LastNameFirstInitial_still-life.ai (Illustrator).

  • Create an art board that is 8.5×11 (portrait or landscape).
  • Using basic shapes, and techniques we learned in class, create a drawing of an everyday object or objects. It can be a cup of coffee, a fruit bowl or a simple scene. Remember that simple shapes can be used to create great illustrations.
  • Save the file with the name: 02_LastNameFirstInitial_still-life.ai (02_BrownM_still-life.ai)
  • Upload it to the appropriate Google Drive folder for homework.

Vocabulary

  • appearance
  • fill
  • stroke
  • dynamic effects
  • smart guides

Resources

How to use the shape builder tool.