Welcome to Illustrator Week 3

This week we are going to explore more advanced capabilities of Illustrator, including layers, Symbols, Styles and advanced typography. Prepare yourself!

Objective:

To learn and demonstrate an understanding of Symbols in Illustrator.

Student-Friendly Learning Target: 

I can create and modify Symbol objects in Adobe Illustrator.

Video Links:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/create-symbols.html?set=illustrator–fundamentals–use-symbolshttps://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/edit-symbols.html?set=illustrator–fundamentals–use-symbolshttps://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/use-symbol-sprayer.html?set=illustrator–fundamentals–use-symbols

Topics Discussed:

• Start a new document in Illustrator CC using the Welcome screen.
• Adjust settings in the New Document dialog box.
• Establish multiple artboards.
• Create a Symbol object.
• Modify a Symbol object.
• Use the Symbol Sprayer to rapidly place a large number of symbols.

Assignment:

• Create a new Illustrator Web document with four default-sized artboards. Save this document as “YOURNAME – Illustrator Week 3”. We will use this document throughout this and next week to practice with the advanced tools.
• Using the submarine you drew last week as a model, and the techniques demonstrated in class today, create three different symbols, each using a different color sub.
• Use a symbol and the Symbol Sprayer tool described in class to fill the rest of the first artboard with submarines. (Do not go over the edge of the artboard!)

Assigned: January 28th, 2019
Teacher Pacing Due Date: Februrary 1st, 2019