Spring 2016 – Illustrator Week 1 – Day 3

Objective:

To learn and demonstrate an understanding of the use of the Pen Tool in Illustrator.

Student-Friendly Learning Target: 

I can create and modify paths and shapes using the Pen Tool in Illustrator.

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! Help Weber the alien get home, and try to get the highest score! Take a screencap (Command+Shift+4 and draw a rectangle around the part of the screen you want to capture) of your score and place it on the lower left artboard. Highest score in each class gets a prize!

Once you’re comfortable with the pen tool, demonstrate the usage of the Pen tool on the same lower left 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:

Illustrator Example Week 1 Artboard 4
Illustrator Example Week 1 Artboard 4

Save the file and we will turn this document in on Monday.

Assigned: January 8th, 2016
Due Date: January 11th, 2016