Week 3 | Transforming Objects

Review

Review Assignment #1 : Favorite Food

  • Photographs, writing, thumbnails, vector illustrations in progress
  • Review final illustrations, looking at file organization (Layers).
  • If successful, put illustrations in the Dropbox with proper file naming convention.
    Example: jsmith_assignment1.ai

Review Basic Shapes Chart

  • Questions?
  • Put illustrations in the Dropbox with proper file naming convention.
    Example: jsmith_shapes_chart.ai

LAB

Basic Shapes and Transformations

  • Transformation tools and commands: Move, Rotate, Reflect, Transform
  • Precise measurement and building with basic shapes
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Rework

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Introduction to Assignment #2: Shape Relations

  1. Research / Inspiration
    • Look for examples of interesting contour shape relationships in art, design, nature or everyday objects
    • For example: wood grain on a cabinet, the top of a pine cone, a child’s puzzle, cobblestones or sidewalk or stone path
    • Document these observations in your sketchbook
  2. Experimentation / Iteration
    • Make at least 6 thumbnails in pencil of free-form shape relationships.
    • Start with one shape and the create another shape that follows the path of the first.
  3. Examples for Reference:

Homework | Week 3

  1. Assignment #2 : RESEARCH and EXPERIMENTATION (Due next class)
  2. FINISH and/or REWORK Assignment #1