Watch and work through the following tutorials and complete the exercises as described below. Click the title links to begin.
GET TO KNOW ILLUSTRATORLinks to an external site.
https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/learn/illustrator/in-app/take-a-tour-of-the-app?locale=en
1) Take a tour of Illustrator
2) Learn how to zoom and pan
3) Create a new document
4) Save your work
Exercise #1
Submit an original, colorful abstract design saved as an Illustrator (.ai) file
CREATE AND EDIT SHAPESLinks to an external site.
https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/learn/illustrator/in-app/explore-shapes?locale=en
1) Draw simple shapes
2) Create lines
3) Combine shapes
4) Trace to make shapes
Exercise #2
Submit an original, cartoon "self-portrait" of yourself
saved as a Illustrator (.ai) file
TRANSFORM AND EDIT ARTWORKLinks to an external site.
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/edit-artwork-basics.html
1) Transform artwork
2) Work with groups of content
3) Align content
4) Cut and erase artwork
Exercise #3
Submit an original, cartoon animal (real or imaginary)
saved as a Illustrator (.ai) file
CHANGE COLOR AND STROKESLinks to an external site.
https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/learn/illustrator/in-app/jump-into-color?locale=en
1) Change the color of artwork
2) Create color swatches
3) Add dashed lines and arrows
4) Create color gradients
5) Recolor artwork
Exercise #4
Design and submit an original representational (recognizable objects & figures, e.g. a dog, a house, an ice cream cone.. not just abstract shapes!) composition utilizing lines, shapes, gradients, dotted lines, and arrows saved as an Illustrator (.ai) file.
ADD TEXT TO YOUR DESIGNSLinks to an external site.
https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/learn/illustrator/in-app/get-started-with-text?locale=en
1) Change the color of artwork
2) Create color swatches
3) Add dashed lines and arrows
4) Create color gradients
5) Recolor artwork
Exercise #5
Design and submit an original, childlike "treasure map" using lines, shapes, dotted lines, arrows, & text.
- PLUS -
Also place your "cartoon self portrait", "cartoon animal", and "representational" images into the "treasure map" composition.
Integrate them as compositional or decorative elements in any way you feel works for you. Save the final composition as an Illustrator (.ai) file.
Tip: You can easily copy and paste your previous work by selecting the desired objects in one Illustrator file, copying the selection, then pasting the copied selection into another Illustrator file.
FOR 100 POINTS:
Submit FIVE Illustrator files:
1) Abstract Composition
2) Cartoon Self Portrait
3) Cartoon Animal
4) Representational Composition
5) Treasure Map (with copies of images #2, #3, and #4 integrated into the map image)
Make sure to submit all FIVE files in order to receive the full credit of 100 points!
