Part I – Review Questions – Please be sure and answer the first question. Since we are spanning four versions of Illustrator here, and each has a few different ways of handling things, it helps me to help you by knowing which version you’re using. Thanks!
1. What version of Illustrator are you using? I am using CS3
2. Of the colors listed below:
a. Which is most commonly used for printed work? CMYK
b. Which is most commonly used for web-related work? RGB
3. What’s the difference between opening a graphic and placing one?
Place allows you to position the graphic into an open drawing; Open allows you to open a new grachic as a new file.
4. How do you get the guidelines to appear? How would you use them?
You get guidelines to appear by View->Show Gridlines
5. What do you use to “nudge” your object?
using the arrows on the keyboard allows you to nudge your object.
6. How would you export your drawing as a raster graphic for use on the web?
File->Export give your file a name and extension type and location then save.
Part II – Looking Around
Draw a rectangle – it may be filled or unfilled, but give it a stroke outline.
Once the rectangle has been created, leave it selected and visit each menu (File, Edit, etc) and see what options are available on those menus. Take a look at all the palettes that are available from the View and Windows menu options. Tell me:
1. Two options you find on the View menu.
Outlines and Guides
2. Three palettes you can open from the Window menu.
Brushes, Layers, Links
3. Save your rectangle in .ai format (native format) and as a .jpg (raster format) using the Save for Web option on the File menu. Please place a link to both on your class homepage for me to see.
Week 1 lesson1-part-ii-rectangle.ai
Week 1 Lesson1-Part-II-Rectangle.jpg
Part III – Tutorial
Please do the tutorial on offsetting objects. Your object may be any vector shape/object of your choosing.
Week 1 Tutorial