Timeline for Adobe Design II

May & June
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31	1	2	3
4	5	6

Friday, April 27^th - Current Event Article & Illustrator Multiple Choice Quiz

Monday, April 30^th - Wednesday, April 2^nd - Work Days for Recipe Illustration

Thursday May 3^rd - Begin FINAL PROJECT “Sketchbook/Journal” combination project in Illustrator

(Seniors: This will be your final project for the semester!)


In Class Assignment: Strengths/Weaknesses of Each Program & Final Project Plan Overview

Friday May 4^th – Application Test in Adobe  Illustrator / Yesterday's In Class Assignment Due

May 11^th - Current Event Article Due

Wednesday May 16 -  Earliest day for Final Project submission.

Friday May 18^th - Final Project “Sketchbook/Journal” Last Day for submission to write drive NO LATER than this date.

Thursday May 24^th: Current Event Article Due + Study Guide Completed and handed in (Check in class).

March 28- 31: Daily Assignments & Review Activities.  TBA

June 1, 4, 5 FINAL EXAMS! Have a wonderful summer J

Senior Info:

Thursday May 17^th: Seniors final exam review DUE for those taking the exam. The exam review is OPTIONAL for seniors who are NOT required to take the exam. You may choose to complete this to raise your grade, otherwise you will be excused.

Monday May 21^st- Senior Exams Part 1: Theory/Adobe Programs

Tuesday May 22^nd : Senior Exams Part 2: Application

Grade Questions??? See Me ASAP!

The correct weighting of grades based on the 90/10 and outlined in the class syllabus has been applied for this quarter.

Please check your grade, all missing assignments need to be turned in!
Seniors ONLY: A's in each quarter will exempt you from the final exam!!!

COMING SOON!!!
Friday, May 27th there will be a multiple choice and short answer quiz on BubbleScore over the Adobe Illustrator Program. We will begin preparing for an application test in Illustrator, the test will be given at the end of the "Cook & Draw" project.

Live Trace Activity: In Class Participation

Using Photoshop & Illustrator to edit a hand-drawing:
Previous Knowledge: Photoshop Basics
New Info: Illustrator Live Trace & Kuler App

Link to follow directions:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/11/15/illustrator-s-live-trace-sketch-to-vector/

1st: Use file in Read Drive "example for live trace". Open using Photoshop and follow directions above.
2nd: Open the file in the Read Drive called "Student Sketches" and find yours. Repeat the above directions!
Practice = smoother use of applications!!!
3rd: See Blog entry below for tomorrow's new project!!!

They Cook & Draw Illustrations

Don't Forget!

Reminder: Be sure to bring a recipie of your choice by no later than Tuesday, April 22nd.

Project Examples: http://www.theycookanddraw.com/

To Do:
1.) Choose Color Scheme using the following website: http://kuler.adobe.com/
2.) Create Word Document with the RGB Color Codes for your Color Scheme
3.) Create Adobe Illustrator Artboard that is 16.667 inches x 6.25 inches. RGB Color Mode & 300 ppi.
4.) Create color swatches for this project and save as LastName_recipie.ai in your "Student Z-Drive"

Illustrator Running List of Skills

Illustrator Running List of Skills:

So far in Adobe Illustrator we have labeled the tools in our workspace, created tutorials, and practiced some skill in follow along class sessions. Below is a running list of the skills you need to know how to demonstrate in illustrator along with the vocabulary to describe them.

Skills from Tutorial #1
1. Know what a vector image is...
2. What is rasterizing?
3. Know how and when to use the (white) direct selection arrow, and the (black) selection arrow.
4. Know how to "create outlines" on text
5. Know how to change the color of both fill and stroke independently.
6. Understand how to change the type/texture of a line or stroke using a variety of brushes
7. Be able to identify translucent and opaque strokes.
8. Be able to create a gradient using the gradient tool
9. Be able to "Blend" to create a 3D object.
10. Know where the 3D Effects tool is and what it is most compatible with.