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1/22 - 24/17 Photoshop Selection Tools Part 2
1/22 - 24/17 Photoshop Selection Tools Part 2
- Create a veggie-fruit basket using the veggie fruit and basket images.
1/18/17 Photoshop Selection Tools
1/18/17 Photoshop Selection Tools
- Download the file to your computer and create a veggie-fruit character
12/21/17 Photoshop Basics
12/21/17 Photoshop Basics
- Clink here to watch Photoshop basics tutorials.
- Download the necessary file needed in each tutorial.
12/19/17 Finals
12/19/17 Finals
Download your finals exam here.
12/06 - 13/17 Holiday/Winter Landscape
12/06 - 13/17 Holiday/Winter Landscape
- Draw a winter or holiday scene
- Use any of the techniques you've learned so far
- you can use shapes, pencil or pen tool, image tracing of personal drawing
- it should cover the entire artboard
11/29 - 12/04/17 Draw a holiday character
11/29 - 12/04/17 Draw a holiday character
- Using the techniques you've learned, draw a holiday character (see samples)
- It can be hand drawn and then image traced
- It can be drawn using shapes
- It can be drawn using the pencil tool (not recommended though)
- it can be drawn using the pen tool
- IT CAN'T BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE INTERNET AND THEN TRACED
11/14 - 17 Draw, Trace and Color
11/14 - 17 Draw, Trace and Color
- Draw your own character or logo, trace and live paint
11/13/17 Tracing and Coloring/Live Painting
11/13/17 Tracing and Coloring/Live Painting
- Download a line drawing. Do a Google Image Search and click tools>type>line drawing
- Start a new Print document in Illustrator and click File>place... to put the image on the art board.
- Click Image Trace and open Image Trace Panel. Adjust Threshold and/or Paths and/or Corners. Click Advanced and check ignore white. .
- Click Expand.
- Select line drawing. Click Object>Live Paint>Make.
- Select Live Paint Bucket (K) from the tools panel. It's under Shape Builder Tool.
- Enjoy coloring!
11/6 - 9/16 Type on a Circular Path: Badges
11/6 - 9/16 Type on a Circular Path: Badges
- Create a badge with type on a circular path.
10/31 - 11/2/17 Type on a Circular Path
10/31 - 11/2/17 Type on a Circular Path
- Create a circle. Remove the fill color. Leave the stroke color.
- Select the Scissors tool and cut through the middle anchor points.
- Select Type on a Path tool and type top text.
- Select Type on a Path tool and type bottom text.
- Adjust size of text to your liking.
- Adjust position of text by dragging the left or right bracket handles. Use the middle handle to flip text.
- When everything is in position, select both top and bottom texts and choose type>type on a path>type on a path options...
- Choose Align to Path - Center.
10/26 - 30/17 More 3D Text Practice/Overlapping Text
10/26 - 30/17 More 3D Text Practice/Overlapping Text
- Use the following steps:
- Type text
- right click>create outlines
- then, right click>ungroup
- modify letter using direct selection tool
- select all the letters then, object>path>offset path
- select shadow, change fill to black, window>pathfinder>merge
- arrange>send to back
- make a copy of shadow and send to back
- scale the copy smaller
- select both shadows and object>blend>make
10/18 - 25/17 Sporty 3D Text
10/18 - 25/17 Sporty 3D Text
Follow the tutorial on the right to create your WARRIORS Sports logo
10/16/17 Add Text to your Designs
10/16/17 Add Text to your Designs
- Follow the tutorial videos to learn how to add a line of text, add paragraphs, format text, place text on or inside a path, and reshape text.
- Download the necessary files on the right.
10/12 - 13/17 No School
10/12 - 13/17 No School
10/9 - 13/17 - Pen Tool Practice #2
10/9 - 13/17 - Pen Tool Practice #2
- Write your name using your own penmanship.
- Scan or take a photo of it and place it in an Illustrator artboard.
- Use the pen tool to trace the letters of your name.
- Add effects!
10/4 - 6/17 - Pen Tool Practice #1
10/4 - 6/17 - Pen Tool Practice #1
- Download the image to the right and paste on your artboard.
- Trace the following shapes, snip and paste on your page.
10/3/17 - Master the Pen Tool with the Bezier Game
10/3/17 - Master the Pen Tool with the Bezier Game
- Play The Bezier Game to get good at using the Illustrator/Photoshop Pen Tool
- For some help, you can watch this YouTube tutorial.
9/25 - 10/3/17 Mr. Robot (50 points)
9/25 - 10/3/17 Mr. Robot (50 points)
- Create a new document (File>New>Print>Letter).
- You will be using the following tools/commands you previously learned:
- shapes
- gradients
- shape builder or pathfinder
- alignment
- transform>reflect
- grouping
- You can customize colors (red, blue, yellow) to your heart's content as long as you keep the silver/gray parts of the robot.
- If you need a guide, here is one.
9/17 - 22/17 Draw your own bitmoji using Drawing Tools (cont'd)
9/17 - 22/17 Draw your own bitmoji using Drawing Tools (cont'd)
- Using the tools you've learned so far, draw your own bitmoji avatar. If you don't have one, you can use of the bitmojis on this page or search one from web.
9/15/17 Draw your own bitmoji using Drawing Tools (cont'd)
9/15/17 Draw your own bitmoji using Drawing Tools (cont'd)
- Using the tools you've learned so far, draw your own bitmoji avatar. If you don't have one, you can use of the bitmojis on this page or search one from web.
9/14/17 Draw your own bitmoji using Drawing Tools
9/14/17 Draw your own bitmoji using Drawing Tools
- Using the tools you've learned so far, draw your own bitmoji avatar. If you don't have one, you can use of the bitmojis on this page or search one from web.
9/13/17 Create with Drawing Tools
9/13/17 Create with Drawing Tools
- Follow the tutorial videos to learn how to change color, strokes, create color swatches and gradients.
- Download the necessary files on the right.
- Key words:
- Open path
- Closed path or shape
- anchor points
- direction handles or control handles
9/12/17 | Change Color and Strokes
9/12/17 | Change Color and Strokes
- Follow the tutorial videos to learn how to change color, strokes, create color swatches and gradients.
- Download the necessary files on the right.
9/11/17 | Snapchat Geofilter project (cont'd)
9/11/17 | Snapchat Geofilter project (cont'd)
- continue working on your project today.
- Screenshot your project and post on your website with the title 9/11/17 Snapchat Geofilter project
- Submit your website here.
9/8/17 | Snapchat Geofilter project (25 pts)
9/8/17 | Snapchat Geofilter project (25 pts)
- Use shapes to create a snapchat geofilter.
- Start a new document for the web that is 1080 x 1920 pixels with 1 artboard.
- Create a geofilter for San Francisco using shapes, lines and text and the tools that you have learned already (shapebuilder, alignment, cutting, pen tool).
- Must use alignment tool correctly (5 pts), pen tool (5 pts), text tool (5 pts) and grouping (5 pts). 5 pts for the finished product.
9/7/17 | Transform and Edit Artwork
9/7/17 | Transform and Edit Artwork
- Follow the tutorial videos to learn how to transform and edit artwork.
- Download the necessary files on the right.
9/6/17 | Mobile App Icons Project (25 points)
9/6/17 | Mobile App Icons Project (25 points)
- Continue working on your project.
- Take a screenshot of your work and post in your website in the Illustrator webpage. Title it 9/6/17 Mobile App Icons using shapes, lines and shape builder
9/5/17 | Mobile App Icons Project (25 points)
9/5/17 | Mobile App Icons Project (25 points)
- Continue working on your mobile app icons.
- If you finish ahead of the class, I will be providing you with a more challenging app icon to draw.
- Take a screenshot of your work and post in your website in the Illustrator webpage. Title it 9/6/17 Mobile App Icons using shapes, lines and shape builder
9/1/17 | Mobile App Icons Project (25 points)
9/1/17 | Mobile App Icons Project (25 points)
- Start a new US letter sized artboard in Adobe Illustrator CC
- Download the sample app icons and place (file>place) it in Illustrator.
- You can only use shapes, lines and shape builder tool to draw.
- Draw 5 icons (5 points each).
8/31/17 | Intro. to Illustrator (cont'd)
8/31/17 | Intro. to Illustrator (cont'd)
- Continue working through the tutorials - (2) create lines and (3) combine shapes.
- Download the necessary files for the tutorials. Save your work by adding _practice to the original file name.
Shortcut Keys to remember:
Shortcut Keys to remember:
- ctrl+z = undo
- ctrl+shift+z = redo
- hold spacebar = handtool/to pan
- ctrl + = zoom in
- ctrl - = zoom out
- ctrl+0 = fit canvas to window
8/29/17 | Intro. to Principles of Design
8/29/17 | Intro. to Principles of Design
- Review Elements of Design - Point, Line, Shape, Form, Value, Texture, Color & Space
- Watch Principles of Design video
- Watch Elements and Principles of Design video
- On your Elements of Design page, insert a text box. Create a bulleted list of the different principles of design and write their definition.
- On your homepage, insert a text box. Type Quick Links and create a bulleted list under it: Mr. Alvarico, YVHS
- Publish your website.
8/28/17 | Intro. to Elements of Design
8/28/17 | Intro. to Elements of Design
- Watch What is graphic design? video from lynda.com
- Watch Fundamental of Graphic Design video
- Watch Elements of Art video
- Assignment: On your online portfolio, create a page title Design Fundamentals.
- Insert a text box and type 8/28/17 Elements of Design for your title using Heading format.
- Create a bulleted list and type the following words: Point, Line, Shape, Form, Space, Value, Color and Texture. Write the definition of each based on the video you watched or from this website.
- Insert an image of the Elements of Design. You can get the image here.
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