A1 Pre-Activity Pen Tool
Project Overview: practice using Illustrator's pen tool
Due Date: This will be turned in with your final A1 project - check whiteboard
Grading Parameters LT1
Pen Tool Practice
- Open a new Illustrator document (File-New) Name it your LastnameA1pre.ai
- In your new document, import the image "shapes.jpg" onto your page. Do this by going to File > Place
(The shapes.jpg file is found in our class templates folder) - Once this is placed, go to the to Object (on the control bar )> lock > selection
- Save this file to your desktop.
- Carefully trace the icons (with no fill, just a stroke). Make sure you have smooth icons with the least amount of points possible.
- Save the fie again to your desktop and transfer it to your student space. Once you are sure it is in your student space - delete the desktop version. (your most current version should always be in your student folder so you can access it from other computers. This saving process is taped to your monitor stand
Pen Tool Videos
(review what we learned in class + pick up some new tips)
If you come across any additional pen tool videos you found helpful - please email me the site and I will add it to this list. tassonema@beaverton.k12.or.us
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/new-pen-tool.html?set=--fundamentals--create-artwork
Pen Tool Games
http://bezier.method.ac/
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/games/pen-tool-game/
Do you have the pen tool down?
Advanced/Extra - Learn the curvature tool which helps with curves
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/draw-edit-curves.html?set=illustrator--whats-new--2014-10