COURSE DOCUMENTS | SYLLABUS PG01 | Syllabus pg02
WEEK TOPICSWeek 1. Introduction and Orientation.
Discussion: Goals and expectations, course materials, class structure and introduction to online resource. What is vector art?
Demonstrations: Understanding Illustrator and the Illustrator Interface
Week 2. Components of Illustrator
Discussion: Getting Started in Illustrator
Demonstrations: Introduction to measurement, selection and modify tools, stroke and fill, swatches, layers for organization and file formats
Week 3. Creating Shapes
Discussion: Open Paths, Closed Paths and the Parts of a Path
Demonstrations: Basic Shapes using rectangle, ellipse and polygon tools, straight lines, arc segments and grids
Week 4. Drawing Paths
Discussion: Understanding paths and path components
Demonstrations: Drawing and editing freeform paths, creating Bezier paths with the Pen Tool, Manipulating and reshaping paths, the Path menu
Week 5. Drawing Paths ContinuedWeek 6.Working with Color.
Discussion: Understanding Color Models and Gamuts, Color Management
Demonstrations: Applying color, gradients and transparency to artwork, the Swatches palette.Week 7. Transforming Objects
Discussion: Scale, Reflect, Rotate, Shear, Free Transform
Demonstrations: Transform tools, reshape, using Transform palette and Bounding BoxWeek 8. Midterm Critique and Skills Evaluation
Week 9. Creating Complex Shapes
Discussion: Understanding Compound Shapes and Compound Paths
Demonstrations: Using Pathfinder palette, Compound Shape menu and clipping paths
Week 10. Creating and Formatting Type
Discussion: Creating copy with various Type Tools
Demonstrations: Formatting type with Type menus, Character and Paragraph palettes, creating graphics from Type
Week 11. Organizing and Preparing for Print
Discussion: Controlling how files will print and avoiding printing problems,
Demonstrations: Setting document parameters and options, splitting paths, creating crop and trim marks, trapping and color separations
Week 12. Creating Artwork Efficiently
Discussion: Understanding Appearances
Demonstrations: Creating and saving Symbols, Brushes, and Styles
Week 13. Using Rasters, Filters and Effects
Discussion: Filters, Live Effects and their differences
Demonstrations: Working with Raster images, applying Filters, Effects and opacity Masks,
Week 14. Organizing and Preparing for the Web
Discussion: The Rules of Web Graphics: File formats, Web color, Image size and resolution
Demonstrations: Creating and saving web graphics from Illustrator
Week 15. Final Project Critique / All work is DUE