COURSE CALENDAR | WEEK 13 CLASS OUTLINE | Homework

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Lab (download Week 13 files)

  1. Create an illustration (or illustrations) that experiment with the following palettes and commands.
    • Dashed STROKES: Create interesting dashed strokes using the dash, gap, cap and join in the stroke palette. Place several paths on top of each other, see examples on ADGA server > Week 13. Experiment with the following or come up with some of your own:
      • stroke 6, dash 4, gap 4
      • stroke 6, dash 6, gap 10
      • stroke 1.5, dash 11, gap 10
      • stroke 5, dash 0, gap 12 (round cap)
      • stroke 10, dash 1, gap 12
      • stroke 6, dash 0, gap 10, dash 8, gap 10
      • stroke 6, dash 6, gap 6 (pasted in front of a 6-point gray stroked line)
    • PATTERNS: Create a precise geometric pattern (1 inch by 1 inch) using smart guides. Draw a transparent square (no fill, no stroke) from the center of your pattern. Use this as a bounding box. Send it to back. Select all objects and choose Define Pattern from the Edit menu or drag into the swatches palette. Name the new pattern swatch and use it as a pattern fill.
    • Symbol Palette is used to save time and memory. A symbol allows you to record a single copy of an image and yet use its instance many times.
      • To create a new symbol simple drag it to the symbols palette and give it a name.
      • To use a symbol drag the symbol to the art board.
      • To return the symbol to its original state (editable points and lines) click the unlink button in the symbols palette.
      • To replace one symbol with another symbol, select the symbol on the art board and select a new symbol in the symbols palette. Then click the replace symbol button.
    • Style Palette is also used to save time and styles can be saved to apply to virtually any path or object. They can also be transferred from file to file using style libraries.
      • Styles can be saved in the Styles palette, by selecting a object on the art board and choosing the new style button.
      • Styles are applied by selecting an object on the art board an clicking on the desired style in the styles palette.
    • Appearance palette works in conjunction with the Styles palette. An object is nothing more than an invisible path. Applying color gives it an appearance.
      • Click on an object and the Appearance palette shows you what styles or attributes (stroke, fill, effects, etc.) have been applied.
      • To clear the appearance of an object, select the object and press the Clear Appearance button. To reset the appearance of new objects, you may also press the Clear Appearance button.
      • Command D restores the default stroke and fill values.
    • Align Palette is used to reposition objects relative to each other or to the artboard. This palette can both align and distribute objects. Aligning repositions objects so they line up. Distribute places an even amount of space between objects.
      • Two or more objects must be selected to align objects to each other. Only one needs to be selected to align to the artboard.
    • Live Trace and Live Paint commands allow you to take a raster image and convert it into a vector image. Live Trace optimized the image for tracing and then draws vector paths, similar to hand-tracing using the pen tool.
      • CAUTION: the Live Trace result is less than ideal, because the paths automatically created are overly complicated and have a generic "live trace" look. Use with caution and do not use on the Final Project.
      • Select any raster image and click the Live Trace button or choose Object > Live Trace > Make.
      • You can choose from preset tracing options or customize your own settings.
      • Once the image is traced, it maintains a live link to the original raster image until you expand the object or convert it to a Live Paint Group. Once expanded you can edit the paths just like another vector object.
      • Live Paint allows you to color objects using flood fills, similar to Photoshop.
      • Adobe PDF
  2. Work on WPA Poster

 

Homework | Week 13

  1. Work on Final Project
    • Organize layers and color swatches for each section or depth level of your drawing.
    • Squint your eyes and think in terms shapes. Isolate shadows, midtones and highlights, and broadly define the main areas of each using the pen tool and/or basic shapes.
    • Bring your file to class next week. Be prepared to work in class.
  2. Finish WPA Poster