Thursday, October 12 :: Create & Edit Shapes!
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: V, H, and M Keys :: Due Friday, October 13
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On Beginner Tab, Click V, H, and M Keys
Due Friday, October 13
10 Pts.
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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.
WHAT IS ILLUSTRATOR?
What you NEED to know!!!!
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Adobe Illustrator
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and design program developed and marketed by Adobe Inc. Originally designed for the Apple Macintosh, development of Adobe Illustrator began in 1985.
HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will practice different tools and techniques and gradually show your success!
ILLUSTRATOR: Create and edit shapes
Learn the basics of creating and editing shapes in Adobe Illustrator, including how to draw, combine, and trace shapes.
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 and 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!
SAVE (as) YOUR DOCUMENT!
Shortcut: Shift + Ctrl + S
Save to the YOUR COMPUTER!!!
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 Robot"
Click SAVE
Illustrator OPTIONS...
Version: Illustrator 2020
click OK
With the document open...
Click on VIEW (on the top menu) and select Fit Artboard in Window!
Select the Selection tool
Select the white triangle
The box around the triangle is called the bounding box. This is important for editing shapes and should be on by default.
(If you don't see the bounding box: choose view> see bounding box)
Click anywhere on the red space to deselect.
LET'S MAKE SURE SMART GUIDES ARE ON!!!
Choose view> Smart Guides to turn them on
As you move your cursor around you should see magenta lines.
Remember! You are only using SHAPES to create the robot...NOT THE PEN TOOL!
Now lets draw a rectangle/square
In the tools box on the left select the rectangle tool
TIP: Once you have selected the rectangle tool, check your properties! Make the Fill WHITE and the Stroke NONE!
Bring the pointer out to the document window and move it around.
As you move it you might see these magenta lines. These are SMART GUIDES and they help you align content.
(If you don't see the smart guides: choose view> Smart Guides to turn them on)
Starting on the dashed line, press and drag to create a square. To make a perfect square, hold the shift key down!
As you drag with the smart guides on, you'll see a gray label appear that gives you measurements like width and height.
Most of the shapes you draw are called live shapes, which means you can resize and move them without changing tools.
For instance, this shape we just drew, move the pointer over one of the corners of the rectangle (square) and when the pointer changes, click and drag to reshape it
Tip: To make a square hold the shift key down, this makes any shape proportional (like a perfect circle when using the ellipse tool)
Now notice the small widgets in each corner of the shape.
Drawing any of these with the shape selected will let you create rounded corners
So drag any one of the corner widgets to the center of the shape just a little to see the corners become rounded,
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
Lets create another shape
To select another shape tool, press and hold the rectangle tool in the tools panel on the left to show the shape menu
Select the POLYGON TOOL
Remember! You are only using SHAPES to create the robot...NOT THE PEN TOOL!
Starting roughly in the center of the dotted triangle, click and drag to make a shape.
Shapes you create from this tool are drawn from the center.
When the shape is a little bigger than the dotted triangle, press and hold the shift key to straighten it. (Don't worry we will change it to a triangle!)
Release the mouse button, and THEN the shift key!
Polygons also have shape options like rectangles...
For instance, this side widget controls the number of sides on a polygon
Drag the side widget up until it has 3 sides!
TIP: To move an shape with the drawing tool selected, drag it from the little circle in the center and position it where you need it!
Lets create a circle...
Press and hold on the polygon tool (the last tool you selected) and choose ELLIPSE TOOL
Down here, drag to create a circle
As you drag watch for these hinting crosshairs which mean a perfect circle (or hold the shift key as you draw)
Release the mouse button when you see them, and the circle is roughly the size of the dotted lined circle.
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
Lastly
You will create this triangle shape by copying and pasting the triangle you already drew
Select the selection tool in the tools panel on the left (or press V)
Click the triangle you created
In Illustrator, some shortcuts work the same:
Copy:
Paste:
Drag the pasted triangle down to the circle
To resize this triangle, drag the point on the right side to the left so that it is narrower first.
Then drag the top point down to make it shorter
Then drag the shape onto the guided dotted lines.
Grouping objects!
With the Selection Tool selected click on the circle.
Hold the SHIFT key down, and click on the small triangle below the circle.
Press Ctrl + G on your keyboard to group
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
ASSIGNMENT!!!
You have some experience with shapes in Illustrator, continue to explore by creating te shapes for this robot!
Using some of the shapes we just learned, create the robot on the right!
It consists of rectangles, circles and polygons!
The dotted guides will help you to see which shapes to create where!
When the shapes have a fill it is hard to see the guidelines!
Select NO fill and a Black or White stroke BEFORE making shapes!
Rotating objects...
You will need to rotate the antenna for the robot!
Select the grouped shape
Select the Rotate tool
Pull one of the corners to rotate (to rotate perfectly 90 degrees, hold the shift key down while rotating!)
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
ASSIGNMENT!
Due Friday, October 13... 25 Points!
POINT VALUES:
Head with eyes (Rectangle with rounded corners and 2 circles) = 3 points
3 Antenna (Circle with triangle and rectangle) = 3 points
2 arms (circles with rectangle) = 6 points
2 legs (each leg is 2 rounded corner rectangles and a rectangle) = 6 points
Body (2 Rectangles with rounded corners) = 6 points
Turning the ILLUSTRATOR file in through Teams! = 1 point
TOTAL: 25 POINTS!!!
Add your name to the artboard!
(First AND Last name)
Raise your hand and show me on your screen! Then...
Tomorrow, we will turn the ILLUSTRATOR FILE in through TEAMS!
Go to our Classroom in TEAMS
Select Assignments
Select
Illustrator Robot!
Scroll down to MY WORK
Click +ATTACH
Click UPLOAD FROM THIS DEVICE
Select DESKTOP (on the left)
Select your Arts and Media Folder
Find the First Name Last Name Robot.ai file and select it
Click OPEN
REMEMBER! YOU ARE ATTACHING THE Illustrator File!
DO NOT EXPORT THE FILES!!!!
Wait for files to upload
File will show up below under My Work
CLICK TURN IN!
NOTE: There MUST be an Adobe Illustrator file attached to get credit. Simply clicking TURN IN will not do!!!
WHEN YOU ARE DONE...
Take a
2 PAGE TYPING TEST!
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TAKE THE 2 PAGE TYPING TEST (this is due TODAY): 10 Pts for the week (Test + Lesson).
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