Computer Graphic Design

Spring 2014 – 26 – Color Week Day 3 – Color Vocabulary

Thursday, January 30th, 2014

Objective:

Use web resources to identify and explain the concepts of Color Theory and Color Harmonies.

Student-Friendly Learning Target: 

I can use the Internet as a resource to discover the meanings of color theory vocabulary terms.

Links:

Topics Discussed:

  • Color Theory
  • Color Harmonies
  • Color Wheel
  • Primary Colors
  • Secondary Colors
  • Tertiary Colors
  • Triad
  • Complementary
  • Split Complementary
  • Analogous
  • Monochromatic
  • Shade
  • Tint
  • Swatches Panel

Instructions:

Use the websites below to read about and define the following Color Theory terms:

https://www.sensationalcolor.com/category/understanding-color/color-theory
https://www.sensationalcolor.com/understanding-color/color-theory/know-color-wheel-806#.Uup6bPZgMQU
https://www.sensationalcolor.com/understanding-color-theory/color-theory/color-harmony.html
https://www.sensationalcolor.com/understanding-color/color-theory/color-temperature-warm-cool-relative-815#.Uup7XvZgMQU

After you have visited the websites, go to your third artboard and using a headline and a subhead (large font, then smaller font), write the following vocabulary words along with their definitions:

    1. Color Harmony
    2. Hue
    3. Primary Colors (Hues)
    4. Secondary Colors (Hues)
    5. Tertiary Colors (Hues)
    6. Warm Colors
    7. Cool Colors
    8. Triad
    9. Primary Triad
    10. Secondary Triad
    11. Tetrad
    12. Complementary
    13. Split Complementary
    14. Analogous
    15. Monochromatic
    16. Tint
    17. Tone
    18. Shade

 

When you have found and written all your definitions, save your document. We will continue to work with this document tomorrow.

Assigned: January 30th, 2014
Due Date: January 31st, 2014

Computer Graphic Design

Spring 2014 – 26 – Color Week Day 2 – Live Paint & Live Paint Select

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014

Objective:

 To effectively use Live Paint and Live Paint Select functions for recoloring shapes in Illustrator.

Student-Friendly Learning Target: 

I can use Live Paint and the Live Paint Select tool to color shapes and strokes that I have drawn in Illustrator.

Video Links:

Using the Live Paint Bucket Tool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrqywlOhPoY

Using the Live Paint Selection Tool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZKmR073Gcc

Topics Discussed:

  • Live Paint
  • Live Paint Bucket Tool
  • Live Paint Select Tool
  • Shape Tool
  • Swatches Panel

Assignment:

Watch the tutorial video link provided above. Follow the directions to learn more about how you can recolor vector shapes using Live Paint.

  1. After you have watched the tutorials, go to the second artboard in your Color Week 1 document.
  2. Using the Shape tool, draw five filled shapes that overlap each other.
  3. Next, follow the steps in the tutorial to activate Live Paint, and use Live Paint to color in the shapes you have drawn.
  4. Use the Live Paint Select tool (or the tool shortcuts demonstrated in the video) to recolor the strokes (lines).
  5. DO NOT use the Paint Brush, the Blob Brush or any other drawing tool to color in the shapes. Use Live Paint only.
  6. When all five shapes are successfully colored in and the strokes are recolored, save your document. We will continue to work with this document tomorrow.

 

Assigned: January 29th, 2014
Due Date: January 30th, 2014

It’s super effective!