Please open and save a copy of the EVALUATION FORM for this project.
Go to the Group Shared folder and open the file named "EvalPatLayout"
Read through and check off the boxes you have completed.
ASK QUESTIONS about the ones you don't understand
Friday, May 25 is the last class day to work on this project
Pattern Layout Day 6: Create Contrast & Unity 5/21
Work with a partner. One person can look up any defintions if needed and the other person can type up the responses onto a Microsoft Word Document. Please submit work for grading and include both your names, the date, and the band.
You need to be deliberate about how you scale your patterns and choose your colors or you may find that your shapes get lost. Using COLOR/VALUE & SCALE to create CONTRAST or UNITY is a way to maintain the definition of a shape.
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Q1. In which design (A or B) is the circle best defined? Explain why using one or more of these words: COLOR, VALUE, SCALE ,CONTRAST and/or UNITY
A. LARGE Scale Swatches
B. SMALL Scale Swatches
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Q.2 In which design (C or D) is the circle best defined? Explain why using one or more of these words: COLOR, VALUE, SCALE ,CONTRAST and/or UNITY
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Q.2 In which design (C or D) is the circle best defined? Explain why using one or more of these words: COLOR, VALUE, SCALE ,CONTRAST and/or UNITY
C. Swatches with CONTRAST
D. Swatches with UNITY
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Q.3 How will you apply this learning to your projects?
Pattern Layout Day 5: Fill Shapes - Use Your Swatches Pallette 5/17
You can copy and paste your swatches palette into your Pattern Layout file and use them to fill your shapes.
1. Open your Pattern Layout file
2. Open your Swatches file
3. In your Swatches file select all of your swatches
4. Edit > Copy
5. Close your Swatches file
6. Zoom out in your Pattern Layout file
7. Edit > Paste your swatches to the side of the page
You can scale down your swatches so you don't have to zoom out so far to see them
You can change swatches and make new ones to suit your project
1. Open your Pattern Layout file
2. Open your Swatches file
3. In your Swatches file select all of your swatches
4. Edit > Copy
5. Close your Swatches file
6. Zoom out in your Pattern Layout file
7. Edit > Paste your swatches to the side of the page
You can scale down your swatches so you don't have to zoom out so far to see them
You can change swatches and make new ones to suit your project
Pattern Layout Day 3: More Ways to Edit Shapes 5/15
Remember you can EDIT your shapes with the DIRECT SELECT TOOL (white arrow).
* Make sure the shape is DESLECTED
* Use the DIRECT SELECT TOOL to select the ANCHOR POINT, LINE SEGMENT, or HANDLE to EDIT.
NEW SKILLS
You can ADD or DELETE anchor points to edit your shapes
* Click on hold on the PEN TOOL to REVEAL the hidden tools
* ADD an anchor point with the ADD ANCHOR POINT TOOL (pen with plus sign)
* DELETE an anchor point with the DELETE ANCHOR POINT TOOL (pen with minus sign)
You can edit your new anchor points with the direct select tool!
* Make sure the shape is DESLECTED
* Use the DIRECT SELECT TOOL to select the ANCHOR POINT, LINE SEGMENT, or HANDLE to EDIT.
NEW SKILLS
You can ADD or DELETE anchor points to edit your shapes
* Click on hold on the PEN TOOL to REVEAL the hidden tools
* ADD an anchor point with the ADD ANCHOR POINT TOOL (pen with plus sign)
* DELETE an anchor point with the DELETE ANCHOR POINT TOOL (pen with minus sign)
You can edit your new anchor points with the direct select tool!
Pattern Layout Day 2: Overlapping 5/14
Look at your image and try to forget what it is an image of and just LOOK for the SHAPES in it.
Try to outline the biggest "BACKGROUND" shapes first. This may help you find ways to OVERLAP more easily.
Overlapping is a a big TIME SAVER and making your shapes fit edge to edge is a big TIME WASTER
REVIEW
How can you redraw one line segment that is part of a shape?
Try to outline the biggest "BACKGROUND" shapes first. This may help you find ways to OVERLAP more easily.
Overlapping is a a big TIME SAVER and making your shapes fit edge to edge is a big TIME WASTER
REVIEW
How can you redraw one line segment that is part of a shape?
Pattern Layout Day 1: Easy Pen tool Techniques 5/11
Now that you have finished lesson 4 you now know that you can draw smooth curved lines with the pen tool. But you also know how COUNTERINTUITIVE it is to work with. If you feel like you mastered the technique - good for you!
If you think you need to find another way - read on about Ms. Hooker's EASY pen tool techniques.
NO DRAG METHOD: This is the easiest and quickest way to outline shapes. Simply click to create anchor points and let the line segments stay straight. You end up with a somewhat jagged looking outline. Make a lot of clicks and you'll get a smoother looking "curve".
CLICK & DRAG then CLICK BACK METHOD:
1. Start your path with a simple CLICK.
2. Move your mouse to a location further down the edge of the shape where it starts to curve and CLICK & DRAG until your path is curved the way you want.
3. Now CLICK BACK on that last anchor point.
4. Again move your mouse to a location further down the edge of the shape and CLICK & DRAG until your path is curved the way you want.
5. Again CLICK BACK
6. Keep repeating the sequence until you have closed the shape
If you think you need to find another way - read on about Ms. Hooker's EASY pen tool techniques.
NO DRAG METHOD: This is the easiest and quickest way to outline shapes. Simply click to create anchor points and let the line segments stay straight. You end up with a somewhat jagged looking outline. Make a lot of clicks and you'll get a smoother looking "curve".
CLICK & DRAG then CLICK BACK METHOD:
1. Start your path with a simple CLICK.
2. Move your mouse to a location further down the edge of the shape where it starts to curve and CLICK & DRAG until your path is curved the way you want.
3. Now CLICK BACK on that last anchor point.
4. Again move your mouse to a location further down the edge of the shape and CLICK & DRAG until your path is curved the way you want.
5. Again CLICK BACK
6. Keep repeating the sequence until you have closed the shape
Pattern Layout Get Started - Preview: 5/10
If you need to make any changes to your photographic image, like cropping or scaling, you have to open it in Photoshop to edit it.
The purple Digital Camera handout explains how to CROP in Photoshop.
The orange Digital Camera handout explains how to ROTATE in Photoshop.
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When your photographic image is the way you want it you can create your Pattern Layout file in Adobe Illustrator.
1. Drag your closed Photoshop file to the Illustrator Icon on your Dock.
2. File > Save As and name your Illustrator file: "PatLayout________ "(first Name)
3. Make your image grayscale in Illustrator if you haven't already ( Filter > Colors > Convert to Grayscale)
4.Reposition your image on the page if you want to
5.Change your page orientation from tall to wide if you need to. File > Document Set Up
6.Lock your image in its own layer: Window > Layers - click the empty box next to the eye to lock the layer
7.Create a new layer and start outlining the biggest shapes with the pen tool
Watch demo for EASY PEN TOOL TECHNIQUES
The purple Digital Camera handout explains how to CROP in Photoshop.
The orange Digital Camera handout explains how to ROTATE in Photoshop.
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When your photographic image is the way you want it you can create your Pattern Layout file in Adobe Illustrator.
1. Drag your closed Photoshop file to the Illustrator Icon on your Dock.
2. File > Save As and name your Illustrator file: "PatLayout________ "(first Name)
3. Make your image grayscale in Illustrator if you haven't already ( Filter > Colors > Convert to Grayscale)
4.Reposition your image on the page if you want to
5.Change your page orientation from tall to wide if you need to. File > Document Set Up
6.Lock your image in its own layer: Window > Layers - click the empty box next to the eye to lock the layer
7.Create a new layer and start outlining the biggest shapes with the pen tool
Watch demo for EASY PEN TOOL TECHNIQUES
Photographic Image - How to get it onto your desktop
SCANNING
You have to log into Computer 1 or Computer 29 to use the scanners that are attached to them. Read and follow the instructions on the scanner. When you get to the preview window select grayscale.
If your image is very small, ask Ms. Hooker for help to insure that you get the proper image quality.
DOWNLOADING
Use the BLUE HANDOUT on downloading Internet Images
Make sure your image is about 700 pixels wide (with the part of the image you actually want to use taking up most of the image)
CAMERA
Use the ORANGE HANDOUT. Make sure you include the entire figure but at the same time leave a small amount of space around the figure when you are framing the shot.
You have to log into Computer 1 or Computer 29 to use the scanners that are attached to them. Read and follow the instructions on the scanner. When you get to the preview window select grayscale.
If your image is very small, ask Ms. Hooker for help to insure that you get the proper image quality.
DOWNLOADING
Use the BLUE HANDOUT on downloading Internet Images
Make sure your image is about 700 pixels wide (with the part of the image you actually want to use taking up most of the image)
CAMERA
Use the ORANGE HANDOUT. Make sure you include the entire figure but at the same time leave a small amount of space around the figure when you are framing the shot.
Day 4-6: Pen Tool Exercises - Pear: 5/7-5/9
Open the file named L4Start in the AICIBLESSON4 folder
* Save as Pear _________ (your First name)
Continue reading the instructions in the Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book
* Ask for help with steps that you don't understand
* Come to RC for extra help if you need it
* Type your name and band somewhere on the file
* Print your Pear exercise on printer 1 and place it into your class submit folder
* Save as Pear _________ (your First name)
Continue reading the instructions in the Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book
* Ask for help with steps that you don't understand
* Come to RC for extra help if you need it
* Type your name and band somewhere on the file
* Print your Pear exercise on printer 1 and place it into your class submit folder
Day 1-3: Pen Tool Exercises - L01-L04: 5/3 - 5/5
Look in Group Shared Folder for the AICIBLESSON4 folder
AICIB stands for Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book
* Open L4strt01-04
* Save as "1-4_________(first name)"
Lesson 4 starts on page 93 of the Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book
The book will ask you to open 4 different files to do the exercises but I combined all the files into the L4strt01-04 file that you just opened.
*Type your name and band on the file
*Print your work on PRINTER 1
Note - Make sure you set the page ORIENTATION to WIDE in the PRINT WINDOW. 2ND ICON
*Place into SUBMIT FOLDER for your class
AICIB stands for Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book
* Open L4strt01-04
* Save as "1-4_________(first name)"
Lesson 4 starts on page 93 of the Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book
The book will ask you to open 4 different files to do the exercises but I combined all the files into the L4strt01-04 file that you just opened.
*Type your name and band on the file
*Print your work on PRINTER 1
Note - Make sure you set the page ORIENTATION to WIDE in the PRINT WINDOW. 2ND ICON
*Place into SUBMIT FOLDER for your class
Pattern Layout Preview & HW: 5/2
You need a photographic image for the pattern layout project. Here are some possible choices:
* Room Interior
* Fashion Model
* Product (Plush Toy, etc.)
* Self Portrait
You can scan magazine pictures, download Internet images, or upload digital camera pictures. You should have a photograph on your desktop for class on Monday.
If you have time today, you can look on the Internet for an image. Go over to the cubbies under the American flag and look for the blue handout on downloading Internet images. Look for large images (1000 pixels wide should be good).
* Room Interior
* Fashion Model
* Product (Plush Toy, etc.)
* Self Portrait
You can scan magazine pictures, download Internet images, or upload digital camera pictures. You should have a photograph on your desktop for class on Monday.
If you have time today, you can look on the Internet for an image. Go over to the cubbies under the American flag and look for the blue handout on downloading Internet images. Look for large images (1000 pixels wide should be good).
Swatches - Extra Day Added: 5/2
You have one more day to work on your swatches assignment in class.
*Copyright your project (note to former Photoshop students - copyright goes on the illustrator file.
* Keep all artwork and text inside the margins
* Show margin guides: View Menu > Show page tiling
* See previous posts for more information
*Copyright your project (note to former Photoshop students - copyright goes on the illustrator file.
* Keep all artwork and text inside the margins
* Show margin guides: View Menu > Show page tiling
* See previous posts for more information
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