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Computer Graphic Design

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR – INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATOR – SPRING 2026

Happy New Year, and Welcome to Adobe Illustrator!

Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard vector graphics drawing program, and my personal favorite application in the Adobe Suite. We are going to spend the next couple of weeks getting comfortable with the program and exploring its capabilities. We are also going to explore color theory, symbolism and expressive typography in the weeks to come, so prepare yourself with the following week’s exercises!

Let’s get started with a quick test to see what you already know about Illustrator, and a little bit about what you have to discover about the beauty and power of vector graphics.

Then we’ll begin our journey by exploring the Illustrator workspace, and learning about some of the new tools, palettes and control panels that are unique to vector art rendering.

Objective:

I can show what I already know about Adobe Illustrator by taking the Illustrator pre-test.

Topics Discussed:

  • Adobe Illustrator

Assignment:

  • Visit our Google Classroom and take the Illustrator Pre-Test.
  • Remember, this is a pre-test, so do your best to answer all the questions, but don’t worry if you don’t have all the answers. That’s what you’re here to learn.
  • Submit your test answers before the end of the class period today.
  • Make sure you mark the assignment as “Done” when you finish to confirm that you took the test.

Assigned: January 5th, 2026
Teacher Pacing Due Date: January 6th, 2025

Computer Graphic Design

“YouToon” Animation Project, Part 4 – The Walk Cycle (Side View) – Spring 2025

Objective:

I can prepare my Illustrator artwork to make a Bone Tween animation of a basic walk cycle in Animate CC.

Topics Discussed:

  • IK Armature
  • Bone Tool
  • For a complete list of Topics Discussed, please see the previous weeks’ lessons.

Assignment:

  • By now, you should have your completed Illustrator Web document with a front view of your original character, composed of at least six parts: a Head, a Body, a Left Arm, a Right Arm, a Left Leg and a Right Leg named “Your Name – Your Character’s Name.ai”. We will continue working on this file to re-import into Animate CC.
  • Your task today is to add a side view of your character. Use simple shapes to draw the character as they appear from the side (right or left, doesn’t matter at the moment) Draw the character’s head and body from the side, at least one arm, and two legs (that will be stacked on top of each other), plus any other elements of the character’s design (ears, tail, clothing, etc.)
  • When you are finished, you should have a Front View, a Side View and the original descriptive paragraph you wrote on your character model sheet.
  • To prepare your new Side View character for import to Animate, use the black selection arrow to select the different parts of your character, and use the fn+F8 shortcut to convert each part to a Symbol. Every part of your character’s Side View that is going to move should be made a separate symbol! Name each of the symbols appropriately as you create them. When you are finished, at a minimum you should have new symbols for your character’s Side Head, Side Body, Side Right Arm, (maybe even Side Left Arm), Side Right Leg and Side Left Leg.
  • Keep the full text of your character’s descriptive paragraph on the same page. Remember your principles of C.R.A.P. as you do this, and make it look neat and professional.
  • Your finished model sheet with the front character view, the side character view and descriptive paragraph are due at the end of class on Wednesday, May 7th.

Assigned: May 5th, 2025
Due Date: May 7th, 2025