Illustrator Domains 1-4: Getting to Know Your Workspace. Dreamweaver Domain 3

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1 Illustrator Domains 1-4: Getting to Know Your Workspace 1

2 Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Work Area Toolbar Fly-out menus for hidden tools Panels Can be opened, closed, docked, or hide all (Tab) Like your panel arrangement? Save it as a custom Workspace. Don t forget the panel menu for extra options 2 2

3 Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Work Area File<New Document Profiles, artboards, Presets, sizes, bleeds, units Exercise: Making a Custom New Document Go to File<New and create a print document sized at 7 x 5 with a bleed of.125. Let s analyze what AI produced 3 3

4 Lesson 1 Summary Questions Name two ways that you can switch to another workspace. If you are looking for a tool and it is not visible, where might it be located? Name 3 things that can be done to the document using the Artboards panel. 4 4

5 Lesson 1 Summary Questions Name two ways that you can switch to another workspace. Window<Workspace or within the Application bar If you are looking for a tool and it is not visible, where might it be located? Nested behind other tools. Click and hold for the fly-out menu. Name 3 things that can be done to the document using the Artboards panel. Add, reorder, rearrange, and delete artboards. 5 5

6 Lesson 2: Selecting & Aligning AI creates vector art, a mathematical equation that can be exponentially resized. Vector connects the dots Selection tool vs. Direct Selection tool vs. Group Selection tool Selection box and Lasso Select<Same menu allows you to select multiple similar objects 6 6

7 Lesson 2: Selecting & Aligning Aligning Align objects to each other Align objects to artboard Distribute objects to each other Distribute objects to artboard Set registration points for snapping 7 7

8 Lesson 2: Selecting & Aligning Exercise: Aligning Objects In Illustrator, draw three shapes. Select all three shapes, then apply the six align options TO EACH OTHER. Step backwards until you have your original shapes. Select all three shapes, then apply the six align options TO THE ARTBOARD. 8 8

9 Lesson 2: Selecting & Aligning Create, Edit, and Ungroup Groups Arrange Objects: Object<Arrange Bring to Front Bring Forward Send to Back Send Backwards Hiding Objects and Showing Objects 9 9

10 Lesson 2 Summary Questions When you have multiple objects selected, how do you deselect just one item? What happens when you double-click a group? Explain what a key object is. 10

11 Lesson 2 Summary Questions When you have multiple objects selected, how do you deselect just one item? Shift+click What happens when you double-click a group? You enter isolation mode where you can select single objects of the group. Explain what a key object is. When aligning objects, the key object is the object that other selected objects align to. 11

12 Lesson 3: Creating and Editing Shapes Creating a Document with multiple artboards Modifying the artboards settings Guides and Smart Guides Basic shapes: Rectangle, Ellipse, Rounded Rectangle, Star, Flare, Polygon Shape Drawing Modes Drawing Lines 12

13 Lesson 3: Creating and Editing Shapes Exercise: Drawing Shapes Draw one of each shape on your artboard. Switch drawing modes, then repeat this process. Create a guide, and drag+snap your objects to the guide 13

14 Lesson 3: Creating and Editing Shapes Pen Tool Brush Tool Pencil Tool Modifying Lines, Brush Strokes, and Pen/Pencil Strokes with the Stroke Palette Joining separate paths Using the Eraser Tool Using the Width Tool 14

15 Lesson 3: Creating and Editing Shapes Outlining Strokes: how and why Combining Objects Why should we ever combine objects? Live Trace: settings and Expand 15

16 Lesson 3 Summary Questions Describe a few ways in which s mart guides can be useful. What is the difference between Shape Modes and Pathfinders in the Pathfinder panel? Explain what expanding a live trace object does. 16

17 Lesson 3 Summary Questions 17 Describe a few ways in which smart guides can be useful. Let you align content, see measurements, and snap to content. What is the difference between Shape Modes and Pathfinders in the Pathfinder panel? Similar, but shape modes can turn objects into compound shapes when a keyboard modifier is used. Explain what expanding a live trace object does. Enables you to divide a single object into multiple objects that make up its appearance.

18 Lesson 4: Transforming Objects Editing Artboards using the Artboards panel Reference Point Locator Working with Rulers and Guides Scaling objects Transform, Bounding Box, Scale Tool Reflecting objects Shearing objects 18

19 Lesson 4: Transforming Objects Rotating objects Positioning objects precisely X and Y as well as W and H in Info panel Changing the perspective Multiple transformations Free Distort Tool 19

20 Lesson 4: Transforming Objects Exercise: Manipulating your Shapes Let s return to your Illustrator file with the shapes. Begin moving through the tools to reflect, rotate, shear, scale, and free distort the shapes. Does every tool work on every shape? If not, why? 20

21 Lesson 4 Summary Questions How can you reset the ruler origin for an artboard? If you enter coordinates into the Transform panel and the object moves to an unexpected position, what are two things to check? What is the reference point locator used for? Name three ways to scale an object. 21

22 Lesson 4 Summary Questions How can you reset the ruler origin for an artboard? Double-click in the upper left corner of the rulers If you enter coordinates into the Transform panel and the object moves to an unexpected position, what are two things to check? Point of origin and ruler origin. What is the reference point locator used for? Lets you specify the reference point when you perform a transformation. Name three ways to scale an object. Transform panel, bounding box, and Scale tool. 22