Objective:
Students will be able create and modify paths and shapes by using the Pen Tool in Illustrator so they can begin to master the powerful capabilities of this versatile tool.
Video Link:
Activity Link:
Topics Discussed:
- Pen tool
- Modify anchor points and handles
- Convert corner points
- Smooth curves at anchor points.
Assignment:
Click the Activity Link to play the Pen Tool Game! Follow the tutorial, and practice using the Pen Tool to produce shapes with Bézier curves! There are ten levels (not including the tutorial levels). Take a screencap (Command+Shift+4 and draw a rectangle around the part of the screen you want to capture) of your highest level completed and place it on the lower left artboard. The first to complete all ten levels each class gets a prize!
Once you’re comfortable with the pen tool, demonstrate the usage of the Pen tool on the lower right artboard by drawing an open rectangular wave, a closed rectangular wave shape, an open smooth wave and a closed smooth wave shape. Apply a colored fill to the closed waves. When you are finished, it should look something like this:
Save the file. Make sure you have all of the required activities from this week on each of the four artboards, and turn this entire document in to the “Illustrator Week 1” assignment post on our Google Classroom page by the end of the day on Friday.
Assigned: January 17th, 2023
Teacher Pacing Due Date: January 18th, 2023