November 8 :: Layers!
Adobe Illustrator
Expectations:
C: Voice Level 2 (only the people next to you can hear you and no shouting across the room)
H: Ask your team, elbow partner or raise hand
A: Work on the assignment
M: Stay in your assigned seat
P: Work till assignment is completed
S: Finishing your work
CELL PHONES IN YOUR BACKPACKS!
ANY cellphone out will be taken for guardian pick up...no exceptions!
Typing.com ASSIGNMENT!
Beginner: Q, Y and P Keys :: Due Thursday, November 9
Typing:
Log in to typing.com
Click Lessons
On Beginner Tab, Q, Y, and P Keys
Due Thursday, November 9
10 Pts.
If you are finished or waiting, work on Clever!
Students click on the Clever icon on the desktop
Sign in using the username & password (same as logging into computer)
Click on the square that says iReady
Continue until time is up!
Lessons have been assigned to them based on their diagnostic test results both in Math and Reading. Within each lesson are brain break games. The district is pushing a goal of 45 minutes per week on Online Lessons in ELA and 45 minutes per week in Math to close the gaps found in the diagnostic. Math and ELA are providing some of that time during the week, but not all.
Let's Make a new folder on your desktop
For those who changed seats!
Make a new folder on your desktop...
Right click on your desktop
Select NEW>FOLDER
A new folder will appear
Name the folder...
If the name is not highlighted, right click the folder and select Rename
Name the folder: Arts and Media
Let's change a setting!
Open CHROME
Click the 3 dots on the top right and choose SETTINGS
On the left, select DOWNLOADS
In the downloads box, click the CHANGE button
<On the left,
select THIS PC then DESKTOP then ARTS and MEDIA FOLDER
Click SELECT FOLDER (Bottom right)
In the downloads box, click the CHANGE button
WHAT IS ILLUSTRATOR?
What you NEED to know!!!!
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Adobe Illustrator Layers!
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and design program developed and marketed by Adobe Inc.
What you will learn: Create and edit layers
The Layers panel is usually located on the right side of the work area. If it’s not visible, choose Window > Layers to open it.
Each new document starts with a single layer named Layer 1.
To rename a layer, double-click the layer name in the Layers panel, change the name, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (macOS).
To create a new layer, click the Create New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers panel.
To select a layer, click the layer in the Layers panel.
Drag a layer up or down in the Layers panel to change the order of layered objects in the document.
HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You move and adjust layers in a new document!
LAYERS
Change the order of content
Adobe Illustrator
We need to grab a file first!
Click the Ai Image on the left!
Left click the DOWNLOAD button on the top right
This will save the file to your Arts & Media folder!
Quick Tip! After you click the download button, notice on the top right corner the download should appear...simply click the file to open!
If Missing fonts box appears...click activate fonts to sync the Adobe font to your computer. Click Close after they are activated.
SAVE (as) YOUR DOCUMENT!
Shortcut: Shift + Ctrl + S
(or File: SAVE AS)
Save to YOUR COMPUTER!
Click the Save on Your Computer button
On the left click THIS PC
Select Desktop
Select Arts and Media Folder
Name the document:
"First Name Last Name LAYERS"
Click SAVE
Illustrator OPTIONS...
Version: Illustrator 2020
click OK
With the document open...
Click on VIEW (on the top menu) and select Fit All in Window!
Turn on SMART GUIDES
Click VIEW
Click SMART GUIDES (Check mark should be next to smart guides)
Smart guides will help to easily align the letters with each other as we modify them. (They will show up as Magenta lines)
Learning to use Layers makes managing your content faster and easier!
Create a new layer, add artwork to that layer, and change some properties for the layer...
Working with layers in the layers panel is useful in a lot of ways including for example when you have different elements in an icon or a logo that you need to work on individually without affecting the other elements.
For this poster, you'll create a background shape and then create a layer to more easily select the content later.
Layers Panel
To access the layers in the document you'll open the layers panel… so choose WINDOW then LAYERS
Every new document in illustrator starts with one layer you see here named "Layer 1"
Changing names
Changing layer names, including the default layer, can make it easier to keep track of which content is on each layer especially in documents that have multiple layers.
To change the layer name, double (left) click the layer named “Layer 1” .
In the dialog box, change the name to “Content”
Press Enter or click OK to accept the name
You can name your layers anything that makes sense to you.
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
New Layer
Now you’ll create a new layer where you'll add a background color to the poster which in this case will make the text more readable.
Putting the background color on its own layer is also helpful because it allows you to hide select and edit the background more easily.
To make a new layer at the very bottom of the layers panel on the right, click the create new layer button
The new layer is added to the layers panel and named something generic like "Layer 2"
Also notice that this new layer is ABOVE the "content" layer in the layers panel
Double click the new layer name and change the name to “Background” then press enter (return) or click OK
NOTE: Notice each new layer is also a different color. This can be changed if needed (there is a reason...but we can discuss that later!)
Click OK
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
Adding content...
With the layer selected (and you can tell it's selected because it is highlighted) you'll add content to it.
Selecting a layer in the layers panel tells Illustrator to place new content you add onto THAT layer.
To add a new shape to the new layer
Select the rectangle tool in the tools panel on the left
In the document starting in the upper left corner of the artboard click and drag to the lower right corner of the artboard to create a rectangle that covers the entire artboard
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
Change the color...
To change the color fill of the selected shape...
Click on the Properties Panel on the right (near the Layers panel)
Click the fill color (make sure the Swatch is option is selected) and select the color PURPLE to fill the shape
Arranging Layers...
With the shape still selected, click the layers panel tab
You can see that the new shape is on the layer named "Background" and the little red box to the right means the selected content is on THIS layer.
Arranging Layers...
The shape needs to be behind the other poster content!
To do that you can reorder the layers in the layers panel...
Click and pull the "Background" layer to drag the layer below the "Content" layer
When you see a blue line appear below the content layer, release to reorder the layers and ultimately the layer content in the document!
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
Moving items to other layers...
Make a new layer...at the very bottom of the layers panel on the right, click the create new layer button
Change the name of the new layer...
Double click the new layer (Layer 3) and name the layer "Text"
Click OK
With the Select Tool...
Click on the text "PING PONG TOURNAMENT"
All of the text on the page is grouped to make it easier.
Notice the Blue square to the right of the "Content" layer
Click the Blue Square and pull it to the "Text" layer...
Now the text is on the green "Text" layer!
Note: the item selected has keylines/anchor points which match the color of the layer
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
Locking the layer
Sometimes it is helpful to lock a layer so you can't accidently move something on the layer...
In the layers panel, click the blank area to the right of the “eye” icon in the background layer
When locked: You should see a LOCK icon!
NOW...
Take a few minutes to add and new layer. Rename it "Champion"
Add the word "CHAMPION" to that layer below TOURNAMENT (USE ALL CAPS).
Change the font to a SANS SERIF font
Around 75 pt and center align the Paragraph
Apply the ARCH text warp to the word and change the color to white!
TIP: To ARCH...Select the text with the Select Tool
Click OBJECT...Envelope Distort...Make with Mesh
TIP: To change the color to a warped item, you must be on EDIT CONTENTS (In the Properties Panel)
Then using the TEXT tool, select all of the text
In the Properties panel, click the Fill color and select WHITE!
SHOW ME ON YOUR SCREEN!!
Do not close Illustrator until your work is verified!!!
Being able to add and rename layers helps you organize and manage your content.
As you get more comfortable with layers, you'll find that adding and renaming them is especially useful for complex projects that use multiple objects and elements!
To save computer memory for other students using the computers....
We will CLOSE THE PROGRAM!
Click the X on the top right corner of Illustrator!
