Monday, January 26, 2015

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR NOTES

Wk 3a - Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
(I) Watch Mr. Webb's demonstration and post notes to do the following on your blog:
- Creating a new canvas (document)
(Press Command+N to make a new document)
Size= LETTER, Orientation=Portrait

Go to Window>Workspace>Reset Essentials
To reset Adobe Illustrator when you first open the app.

- Interface navigation, drawing tools (Illustrator's shapes & using the Pen Tool)
RECTANGLE (M)
Click and drag the rectangle on your document
ELLIPSE (L)
ROUNDED RECTANGLE
POLYGON TOOL
STAR TOOL
FLARE TOOL

PEN TOOL (P)
The Pen tool allows you to create lines and curves.
- Setting the Fill Color, and the Stroke Color
- Saving file formats (saving for Adobe Illustrator editing vs. Saving an image for the web)

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