Thursday, October 5 :: Explore 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: O, B, and A Keys :: Due THURSDAY, October 5
Typing:
Log in to typing.com
Click Lessons
On Beginner Tab, Click O, B, and A Keys
Due Thursday, October 5
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.
WHAT IS ILLUSTRATOR?
What you NEED to know!!!!
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Adobe Illustrator Changing Colors
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and design program developed and marketed by Adobe Inc.
What you will learn: Color artwork
Vector artwork in Illustrator can have a stroke (border) and a fill. The fill or stroke can be a color, gradient, or pattern.
Find the fill color and stroke color in the Properties panel to the right of the document. Clicking the fill color or stroke color reveals colors saved in a document, called swatches, by default.
Open the Color Picker by double-clicking the stroke or fill box at the bottom of the Tools panel on the left. Use the Color Picker to create a custom color visually, by entering color values, or by choosing from a library of color.
HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will practice different tools and techniques and gradually show your success!
ILLUSTRATOR: Explore Shapes!
Let's try!
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!
Adobe Illustrator
Let's open Adobe Illustrator now
On your desktop...you can double click (click click) the Illustrator icon (shown left) or
Click the windows icon on the bottom left of your screen and a list of programs will appear
Click on Adobe Illustrator
With Illustrator open, you can open a file by choosing file in the menus above and then OPEN or OPEN on the Left hand side!
This is also where you can start a new file but we'll do that later!
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Let's open the file we downloaded!
Click OPEN
On the left of the screen that pops up, click Downloads
If DESKTOP does not show up, click (on the left) THIS PC...then on the right look for DESKTOP and (left) Double click (click click!)
Let's 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 Shapes"
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 Rectangle tool (M)
Drag over the red dashed line to make a rectangle that will become a bird perch.
Drag over the green dashed line shape to make the roof of the birdhouse
To draw a perfect square, press the SHIFT key and drag over the orange dashed line. Release the mouse button and then the shift key.
Most shapes in Illustrator are "live", which means you can transform them using on-screen widgets...to round corners , for example.
The circles on the corners are called "Widgets"
Select the Zoom tool (Z)
Select the Zoom tool and click in the area of the smallest rectangle to enlarge your view.
Select the Selection Tool (V) and click on the smallest rectangle.
Drag any of the four circles in the rectangles corners towards the shape's center. Stop when you see a red highlight on the corners. That means you can't round them anymore.
Press ctrl + 0 to see the artboard in whole again
Shapes are made of anchor points and paths. Now you'll use the Direct Selection Tool to move a point to reshape the roof.
The blue boxes you see on the corners are called "anchor points."
Select the Direct Selection tool (A)
With the Direct Selection Tool, click inside the skinny, long rectangle to select it.
The blue boxes you see on the corners are called "anchor points." They control the shape!
Click on the blue point on the upper-right of the rectangle to select it...ONCE.
Release the mouse button. This is important!
Look at the rectangle now. Notice the point you clicked is blue while the rest are hollow.
Drag the blue point up to reshape the roof, using the dashed gray line as a guide.
The box around the circle is called a "Bounding box."
Adding a circle to your artwork
There are lots of shapes you can create. Now you'll create a circle to make a window for the birdhouse.
Press and hold on the Rectangle tool. Select the ELLIPSE tool!
Press the SHIFT key and drag over the dashed blue circle to draw a perfect circle. Release the mouse and then release the Shift Key.
Don't worry if the circle doesn't align with the dashed line. You'll move it soon!
The box around the circle is called a bounding box. It's useful for rotating, resizing, and more.
The box around the circle is called a "Bounding box."
(If the Magenta guidelines do NOT appear, press Ctrl + U on your keyboard to turn them on!)
Assembling the birdhouse
Next, you'll bring everything together to make birdhouse.
Select the Selection tool (V)
Drag the circle onto the center of the square to the right.
Drag the rounded rectangle onto the left side of the larger rectangle to make a perch for the birds.
Drag the roof shape to the top of the square until their right edges are aligned.
You'll know the two shapes are aligned when a vertical magenta guideline appears over the right edges of the shapes.
(If the Magenta guidelines do NOT appear, press Ctrl + U on your keyboard to turn them on!)
The perch and the roof are behind the square because you made those shapes first. Objects are stacked in the order they are created!
Editing your shapes
After drawing shapes, you can refine them further by resizing, rotating, and repositioning them.
Select the Selection tool (V)
Click the LARGE square to select it.
Now you'll make the square a bit skinnier to create better proportions
Drag the point on the left side (center point) of the square to make it a little narrower.
Combining shapes
Next, you'll see how you can combine simple shapes to make a unique shape
Select the Selection tool (V)
Click the LARGE square to select it (or it is still selected).
Press the SHIFT key and click the roof shape above it to select them both.
Pressing the shift key lets you add or remove shapes from a selection.
Shape Builder Tool
Select the Shape Builder Tool (Shift + M)
Drag through the shapes to merge them into one!
As you drag through, the shapes should turn a grey shade
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
Try to create the tree and bird!
Using shapes now try to create the bird and tree etc!
Use the rectangle and ellipse tools to create then add color!
To help, in the Layers pallet...
Turn OFF the Template layer and turn on the Try the rest layer!
Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!
Add color!
Using what you learned about color, select each item and add color!
Select the Selection tool (V)
Select an item, click on the fill (at the top or in properties)
Try using the Eyedropper Tool (i) to select colors from the colored version on the right!
Tip: You might need to zoom in (ctrl +) to the house and tree to select color with the eyedropper!
And try the pen tool for the beak and tail!
Be creative!