Drawing & Type poster

Project Brief

Create a poster with a line drawing, text (one font), and only 2 or 3 colors. Your chosen font and colors should relate to your drawing and overall theme of your poster. The words can be in any language.

Look at Examples

Look through the Google Slides to see examples of posters with drawings and text.
Think about what you want to make your poster about.
Think about if you like any of the example color combinations.

Drawing and Type Poster Examples

Choose a Drawing

Find a drawing online that you want to trace or use as a reference image.
If you want it printed so you can trace it:
- Right-click and click "Save image as..."
- Save the image as your first and last name.
- Upload the image to the "Drawings to Print" Google Drive folder
- Ask Mrs. Hodges to print your image

Draw with pencil

Get a blank piece of paper.
With a pencil, draw your image either by:
- Looking at your image on your computer
- or by tracing a printed copy
Keep the lines simple and don't shade or create texture.

Trace over with Marker

Using a dark marker, trace over your pencil drawing.
Erase any pencil marks.

Take a Photo of Your Drawing

Either:

Take a photo of your drawing (crop out the edges) and email it to yourself
Or ask Mrs. Hodges to take a photo and download it from the "Photos of Drawings" Google Drive folder.

Copy Illustrator Template

Go to the Drawing and Type Poster Template
If you aren't already signed in to Adobe, click "Sign in" in the top right corner.
Click "Copy to Files"
Open the Creative Cloud desktop app.
Right-click on the file and click "Rename"
- "Last Name, Drawing and Type Poster"
Right-click and click "Open"

Adjust Your Workspace

Adjust your workspace (go to "Window" > "Workspace" > "Essentials Classic"

Import Image of Drawing

Click the "Drawing" layer in the "Layers" panel.
Open your "Downloads" folder in "File Explorer"
Click, hold, and drag your image onto Illustrator.

Image Trace Tool

With your image selected, click "Image Trace" in the top left.
Click "Expand"
Right-click on your image and click "Ungroup"

Delete White Background

Click on a white part of the drawing.
Click "Select" > "Same" > "Fill Color" to select all the white parts of the image.
Click "Delete" or "backspace" or "Ctrl" + "X"

Regroup Drawing

Select all the parts of your drawing.
Right-click and click "Group"
In the "Layers" panel, lock the "Drawing" layer.

Text - Write Words

Make sure you're in the "Text" layer
Click on the "T" in the left toolbar to activate the "Type tool"
Click on your poster to create "Lorem ipsum"
While "Lorem ipsum" is still highlighted, type your words. They can be in any language.

Choose Your Font

Select all your text.
Click on "Character" at the top and choose 1 font.
The minimum text size is 24 pt.
Make sure to keep your text within the margins (the blue lines around the edges)

Pick 2 or 3 colors

Go to: https://coolors.co/f6c28b-5296a5-82ddf0
Click the space bar to generate new colors.
When you like a color, you can click the lock button and keep pressing the space bar for the others.
The letters and numbers on the bottom are the HEX #s.

Adjust Your Text Color

With your text selected, double click the gray square on the bottom of the left toolbar to open the "Color Picker"
Type in the HEX # of the color you want to be the background.
Once you're done editing the text, in the "Layers" window, click the empty square next to "Text" to lock the layer.

Adjust Your Background Color

In the "Layers" window, click the lock next to the "Background Color" layer to unlock it.
Click on the gray rectangle.
Double click the gray square on the bottom of the left toolbar to open the "Color Picker"
Type in the HEX # of the color you want to be the background.
In the "Layers" window, click the empty square next to the "Background Color" layer to lock it.

Adjust Your Drawing Color

In the "Layers" window, click the lock next to the "Drawing" layer to unlock it.
Click on your drawing
Double click the black square on the bottom of the left toolbar to open the "Color Picker"
Type in the HEX # of the color you want to be the drawing.
In the "Layers" window, click the empty square next to the "Drawing" layer to lock it.

Save as .aic and .pdf

Go to "File" > "Save" to make sure to save your .aic file (if it is grayed out then it is already saved).
Go to "File" > "Save As..."
Choose "On your computer"
Click "Creative Cloud Files" folder on the left menu
Name: "Last Name, Drawing and Type Poster"
Click "Save"
Click "Save PDF"
Once you save as a .pdf, exit out of Illustrator. If you need to edit again and resave, make sure to edit your .aic file and re-save as a .pdf.

Turn in to Canvas

Turn in your .pdf file on Canvas in the "__" assignment.

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