Digital Applications 3 - creating with Adobe Illustrator
1. Intro to Course & Software
Basic Drawing and Selection Tools
Groups & sub-layers
a) Drawing Olympic Rings Exercise 3%
2. The Pen Tool
Pen Tool Essentials
Pen Tool - unlock handle from anchor point
a) Tracing Pen Tool Exercise | Assets1 | Assets2 6%
3. The Pen Tool 2 - So You think you can draw
a) use the Pen Tool to draw vector graphics
of any 3 of these established logos Exercise | Assets3 10%
Supplemental viewing Pen Tool tutorial - Lynda.com
4. Creating seamless patterns / geometry
a) Transform Again Exercise 5%
b) How to Make a Repeat Pattern Swatch Exercise 3%
c) Blend Tool Exercise 2%
5. Working with Text
5a) Creating a Campaign Poster Exercise 2%
b) Gradients & Multiple Strokes on Text Exercise 2%
c) Text Wrap, Text on a Path Exercise Text generator 5%
Supplemental viewing Gradients in Text with multiple strokes - Lynda.com
6. Raster to Vector Graphics
a) Paste Shapes inside of other shapes Exercise 2%
b) Tracing Exercise Download Asset 3%
c) Filling Type with photographs Exercise 4%
7. Pathfinder, Compound Paths, Perspective Drawing and a bit more Text
a) Pathfinder Exercise 2%
b) Perspective Exercise 2%
c) Compound Paths Exercise 2%
8. Mid Term Test 20%
9. Artwork for Print
a) Illustator for 4 colour Print Press Exercise 5%
b) Exporting Spot colours for Print
10. Artwork for Web
a) Outputting files for web 2%
11. Final Assignment - Design a 1 page Ad for Print Press
12. Final Assignment
Work in class
supplemental Cat Gradient
supplemental Cat Gradient finished
13. Final Assignment
Work in class
14. Final Assignment Due 20%
Hand in Work
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