Monthly Archives: September 2018

Week 03

IN CLASS
Review Project 01 on screen (Favorite Food)
Go through Presentation

Demo Ai Tools:

  • Working geometry
  • Working Semetrically
  • Reflect palette
  • Editing Paths (add/remove anchor point)
  • Grouping & Ungrouping
  • Alignment Palette
  • Eyedropper Tool (I)
  • Working with Swatches
  • Select Same (fill color, stroke color)

PROJECT 02
Round 1 (Parts 1-3) Due Next Class – 02/20
Project PDF Here
Examples from Kyle Tezak

PRESENTATION
In-Class Presentation

HOMEWORK
Project 02 Round 1 Due NEXT CLASS
Submit PDF using this naming convention: FirstLastname_P02_4icons_R01.pdf in this Dropbox Folder

Week 02

IN CLASS
Recap of Raster/Vector + Demo Other Ai Tools

  • Document Setup
  • Saving/Exporting
  • File Structure
  • Shape Tools
  • Pathfinder
  • Stroke + Fill
  • Corners
  • General Selections
  • Direct Selections
  • Layering/Order within Layers

<< You can also reference the Resources page of this site to see some tutorials >>

PROJECT 01
Due Next Class – 02/13
Project PDF Here

PRESENTATION
In-Class Presentation

HOMEWORK
Project 01 Due NEXT CLASS!
Submit PDF (NOT Ai File) using this naming convention: FirstLastname_P01_FavFood_R01.pdf in this Dropbox Folder

Week 01

IN CLASS
Introductions and Getting started

  • Intro
  • Syllabus
  • Illustrator Interface
  • Practice pen tool exercises

LINKS
Syllabus
Pen Tool Exercise 1
Pen Tool Exercise 2

PRESENTATION
Intro Deck Here
Images Deck Here

HOMEWORK
Sign Up for Dropbox Account & get a sketchbook

Enter the email you used to sign up for Dropbox with me in this spreadsheet. (I’ll need to give you permission to upload your projects here)