Objective:

Students will be able to create complex shapes by using the Shape Builder Tool in Adobe Illustrator to merge simple shapes so that they can develop an additional method of efficiently producing complex shape objects.

Link:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/shape-builder-easy.html?set=illustrator–key-techniques–interactive-drawing

Topics Discussed:

• Methods of combining objects
• Shape Builder Tool

Assignment:

• Visit the provided link to the Adobe Support website to learn how to use the Shape Builder tool!
• Using the tools and techniques described in class draw the following on the third art board:
  • A compound shape made of at least five shapes combined and at least one shape “subtracted” using the Shape Builder Tool.
• If you have not completed yesterday’s activity using the Pathfinder tools on the second artboard, use the rest of today to do so. We will finish with the fourth artboard and hand in this Illustrator document tomorrow.

Assigned: January 25th, 2024
Teacher Pacing Due Date: January 26th, 2024

Objective:

Students will be able to create complex shapes using the Pathfinder, Compound Shapes and Compound Path techniques in Adobe Illustrator so that they can quickly and easily enhance their artwork with unique and complex shapes.

Link:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/combining-objects.html?set=illustrator–fundamentals–work-with-shapes

Topics Discussed:

• Methods of combining objects
• Pathfinder
• Compound Shapes
• Compound Paths

Assignment:

• Using the Pathfinder palette and the shape tools to draw an example of each of the following compound shapes on the second (upper right) artboard of this week’s Illustrator document. Label each combination using the Type tool.
  • Shape Mode: Unite
  • Shape Mode: Minus Front
  • Shape Mode: Intersect
  • Shape Mode: Exclude
  • Pathfinder: Divide
  • Pathfinder: Trim
  • Pathfinder: Merge
  • Pathfinder: Crop
  • Pathfinder: Outline
  • Pathfinder: Minus Back

Assigned: January 24th, 2024
Teacher Pacing Due Date: January 26th, 2024