Vector Art: AD360

COURSE CALENDAR | WEEK 03 CLASS OUTLINE | Homework

If you missed this class, due to the snow storm, please download the ZIP files and complete before the next class meeting. Contact me if you have questions!

Discussion

1. Review Favorite Food illustrations
2. Review Basic Shapes Chart homework
3. Find the Bezier Pen Tool exercises found on ADGA2 Server ( jspevack > public > ad360 > ad360_classfiles > week03). Drag the week03 folder to your desktop.
4. Path Types
   1. open paths, closed paths, curved path, straight path
5. Path Components
   1. anchor points, corner point, combination point, smooth point, direction lines, direction handles

Lab (ZIP)

1. Drawing and editing freeform paths
2. Creating Bezier paths with the Pen Tool
3. Manipulating and reshaping paths
4. The Path menu (if time allows)

Homework | Week 3

Bezier Pen Tool Practice (ZIP)

• Open the file called bezier_homework.ai., located on the ADGA2 Server ( jspevack > public > ad360 > Week 3 > homework), create your own abstract black and white illustration.
• There are three different views at the bottom of the View Menu: Your Practice Shapes, Your Shapes Illustration and Tips.
  • Complete "Your Practice Shapes" first, before working on "Your Shapes Illustration".
• Notice that a black background rectangle has been created and locked on a layer. You will be working on the layer named "shapes". Make sure this layer is selected.
• Set your stroke to none by selecting the stroke icon in the tools palette and click the none icon.
• Set your fill color to white by selecting the white swatch in the color palette.
• Create your drawing in Outline mode (View > Outline) using only the Bezier Pen tool.
• Create CLOSED paths of interlocking shapes.
• Create angles and curves using as FEW points as possible.
• Try to relate each shape to its neighbor, as if they are puzzle pieces that can fit together.
• Choose Views > TIPS if you need some help.
• When you have completed your drawing switch to Preview (Cmd+Y). If any of your shapes are not closed paths, select the two anchor points and join (Cmd+J) the anchor points.
• Remember to save often while you are working on your drawing and back up your work in more than one place.
• Be sure to label your files with your name and the home work title.
  • example: jsmith_bezier.ai
• Put in the dropbox (jspevack > public > ad360_dropbox).