COURSE CALENDAR | WEEK 02 CLASS OUTLINE | Homework | Quiz

Discussion

• Quiz and Review Tools palette (pdf)
• Setting up Illustrator Preferences, Document Settings and Views.
• Understanding paths: a path consists of two anchor points with a line-segment between them
  • Open paths are paths that have two distinct end points, with any number of anchor points between them.
  • Closed paths are paths that are continuous. These paths have no start or end, they just continue around with a distinct inside and outside.

  

Lab

• In this Lab we will create an illustration with the shapes tools and using the selection tools to modifiy your illustration. We will get an introduction to measurement, selection and modify tools, stroke and fill, swatches, layers for organization and file formats.
• Get Demo files and Homework files from the ADGA2 Server (Classfiles > Week02).

Homework | Week 2

Complete the shapes chart (shapes_chart.ai) and drop it into the AD360_dropbox on the ADGA2 Server.

Prepare for short quiz on today's lesson.

For additional review and a bit more follow this online tutorial.