Tag Archives: Spring 2017

Computer Graphic Design

21 – Illustrator Week 1 – Day 4: The Pen Tool

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 use the final artboard and turn in this document tomorrow.

Assigned: January 12th, 2017
Teacher Pacing Due Date: January 13th, 2017

Computer Graphic Design

21 – Illustrator Week 1, Day 3: Lines, Shapes and the Eraser

Objective:

To learn and demonstrate an understanding of the use of the Line, Eraser and Shape tools in Illustrator.

Student-Friendly Learning Target: 

I can create and modify lines and basic shapes using the line, shape and eraser tools in Illustrator.

Video Link:

 

Topics Discussed:

  • Line Tool
  • Eraser Tool
  • Shape Tool
  • Using modifier keys to access additional options and save time
Assignment:

Demonstrate the usage of the shape tools on the upper right artboard by drawing a Rectangle, a Perfect Square, a Rounded Rectangle, an Ellipse, a Perfect Circle, a Triangle, a Pentagon, a Hexagon, a Line and a Star. Then demonstrate the use of the Eraser tool by erasing a small part of each shape. Save your work and we will continue using this document tomorrow.

Assigned: January 11th, 2017

Due Date: January 11th, 2017