Tutorial 3: Illustrator

Vector Art

Objectives
Skills Used
Requirements

Example

Step-by-step

Vector Art Lecture notes

Objectives

Students will use Adobe Illustrator commands and tools to construct and edit vector objects (type, points, lines, and filled shapes.)

Skills Used

Tools and techniques covered in this tutorial:

• type — setting, editing, creating outlines, transforming (text on a path, filling a shape, text effects)

• stroke (thickness and color) and fill (color) — default values/changing

• freeform drawing — pencil, brushes

• pen tool — curves, points and paths

• selection arrows — selection, direct selection, group selection

• transforming objects — move, duplicate, scale, rotate, shear, distort

• Envelope Distort - Using a mesh

• reshaping objects — Pencil, Smoothing tool, Scissors, Knife

• complex fills and strokes — gradient fills, brush strokes

• color (picker, swatches)

Requirements

In-class. Follow the steps to create an image based on the example shown.

Submit: Native Illustrator .ai file, uploaded to to the appropriate section of VS2 / Coursework / ART 250.