CG 2 - aDOBE iLLUSTRATOR iNTRODUCTION

​This assignment is intended to be an introduction to the creation of VECTORS using ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR.


Assignment OBJECTIVE - Become familiar with:

• PEN TOOL
• STROKE
• FILL
• SELECTION TOOLS
• ARTBOARD TOOL

Using the ARTBOARD TOOL, you will create 3 different ARTBOARDS

1. ARTBOARD 1 will include straight-line, geometric shapes.
2. ARTBOARD 2 will include organic shapes with curved sides
3. ARTBOARD 3 will contain a PLACED reference image that contains shapes you must copy to your Downloads or Google Drive

Click the button below to DOWNLOAD a COPY of the PEN TOOL PRACTICE template for the assignment

• Right click and choose Save Image As...
• You should be able to find the document in your Downloads named pen_tool_pr.jpg

A Master of the PEN TOOL

BASIC STEPS

​Open ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

Create a new file 
FILE > New (you can just use the default size given in Illustrator) 

In Illustrator, you will be working on an ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR FILE or a .ai file

NAME your file:
IllustratorINTRO_lastname.ai

Using the PEN TOOL

• On ARTBOARD 1 draw straight-line, geometric shapes
• On ARTBOARD 2 draw curved-lined, organic shapes
• On ARTBOARD 3 download the pen_tool_pr.jpg file found as a link at the bottom of this assignment and PLACE it in on ARTBOARD 3 - trace over each shape as precisely as you can.

To add the PRACTICE DOCUMENT use
​FILE > PLACE... (choose the file). You may need to resize your artboard using the ARTBOARD TOOL to fit your reference file.

To turn in your file, you need to EXPORT it as a JPEG
FILE > EXPORT > EXPORT AS... > JPEG (*JPG)

• Make sure your file is named correctly IllustratorINTRO_lastname
• Make sure to choose JPEG and check the JPEG OPTIONS to match those below...
• Color Model [RGB] - Quality [10] - Resolution [High (300ppi)]
• Make sure to check the USE ARTBOARDS box and ALL 

Name your FILE - Save as Type JPEG - Use Artboards All - then click EXPORT

bASIC pen tool tECHNIQUES