Illustrator Summation & Review
Posted on October 17th, 2008
- Photoshop to Illustrator
- Illustrator Layers
- Gradients & Gradient Mesh
- Patterns
- Brushes
- Color Palettes
- Effects
You’ll use four programs to complete the set of four greeting cards.
We will discuss the specifications in class, and this post will be update with more complete information.
Seal Exercise
OBJECTIVES – The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize you with the following:
• Shape drawing tools
• Palette principles
• Offset paths
• Add anchor points
• Type Tool
• Text Formatting
• Layers
• Export to Photoshop
• Filters
The purpose of this exercise is to update an old logo and recreate it in an Illustrator digital format. The original card was printed on textured paper in two-color thermography. The updated logo will be printed in 4-color process on 15pt. card stock with a UV coat. Download PDF.
Use the links here, or in the Illustrator Links to access the three templates you will use for the pen tool practice exercises.
By successfully repeating and completing these three exercises, you will become familiar with the variety of behaviors associated with the pen tool and its editing features.
Due at the end of class, Oct. 9
The object of this lesson is to create an abstract illustration using ONLY black line — no curves, no fills, no colors. Using design principles reviewed in class, show depth, motion, emotion, in a dynamic and interesting way. You may use the pen tool or the line tool to create straight lines.
Other tools you may use to complete this assignment:
Due. Oct. 2nd at the beginning of class.
The deadline for the poster is being bumped up to Oct. 22nd in order to give you more time to think the project through. There are no restrictions on the software that you use to complete the project.
The name of the file that you will be retouching is fancylady.jpg on the transfer volume.
By completing this project, students should gain a basic understanding of the following tools and techniques used to repair, restore, and colorize old and damaged photographs:
DUE: Sept. 25
Submit two prints in a page protector — the original, and the completed retouched and colorized image. Present at the beginning of the period for critique.
A step by step guide to scanning.
Assignment: You will scan three different pieces at 100%–line art, continuous tone, and a 3-dimensional object. Use the same image, scanning each at four different resolutions–36ppi, 72ppi, 150ppi and 300ppi. You will end up with a total of 12 scans. Note the following information on each file and printout:
Use Photoshop’s “File Info” under the file menu to record your findings as a “Caption.” The caption will not print unless you go into the Page Setup menu and make sure that “Caption” has a check mark next to it. If your image is too large, there will not be enough room for the caption to print. If this happens, you can handwrite the information on the front or back of the printout.
You should end up with 12 files and 12 printouts which should be turned in; in addition save a second copy for your archives.
The role and appearance of the poster has changed continuously over the past century to meet the changing needs of society. Although its role is less central than it was 100 years ago, the poster will evolve further as the computer and the worldwide web revolutionize the way we communicate in the 21st century.
A poster is typically a printed paper announcement that is displayed publicly and functions as a tool for the promotion of a product, an event, or a sentiment or cause through image and/or text. A poster’s principal task is to be noticed: it must attract attention and influence the passerby.
