Week 8 March 15... Pen Tools
"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted." —Henri MatissePen Tool 
Concept of paths- Anchor points and direction lines
- Click two points make stright line
Open and closed paths- closed paths: when you are creating shapes... first point becomes last point.
- open paths: first point never meet the last point
Using the Direct Selection tool: White arrow
- moves individual anchor points
- moves segments
- moves direction lines in pairs
Add or reduce anchor points - Add anchor points with +pen tool
- Remove anchor points with -pen tool
Convert anchor point: convert direction point tool- Toggles segments from straight to curves or vice versa
- Moves direction lines individually
Reshape tool- using 3 different pen tools with white anrrow
"He who would leap high must take a long run."
-Danish Proverb
Week 7 March 8... Typography
"Man are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds."- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Basics of Typography Fonts - serif, sans serif, script and grundge - serif is good for hard copies which is book or magazine, newspaper...
- sans serif is good for computer screen since its blurredness or reflection
- en-dash (option key)... ex) May - June
- em-dash (option key + shift key)... She didn't -- but then she did http://www.strandbest.com
Point size & Alignment and justification
- using character palette... various font sizes & alignment for paragraphes...
- justification... with small size characters... create the special shapes with letters
Using the type menu and character palette &
Leading tracking and kerning
- control the space in between letters or lines using tracking and kernings
General typographic standards
- rule No. 1... don't use several font styles or sizes... minimize the various in one page... it will make you busy and crowed...
- rule No. 2... usage of serif and san serif
Using the area type tool &
Flowing type along a path using the path type tool
- You can type in along with various guide lines..
- either shapes or slop using "T with curve" in Type tool
Creating outlines
- type the letters with large size... ungroup first...
- use white arrow to creat anchor points...
- change letter shapes & color
Typography project
3 different posters for Miles Davis
- using various methods... what we've learned...
- having fun fun fun!!!
3 different posters for favorite music
Week 5, 6 March 1... Gradients
"Things do not change we change."
- Henry David thoreau
Gradients
Using the gradient tool to position gradients
I like this tool a lot…
I can create my own gradients for my favorite colors
I didn’t know how to control the directions or density.
But… now^^… I know how...^.~
It’s great!!!
Thank you!!! Ms. Bein!!!
Using the gradients palette & Making custom gradients
Click either racial or lineal box
Click & drag the color from the swatch or color prism…
And release it on gradient tool
You can add or remove the color, simply drag it out.
You can control the color’s density, too.
Making Gradient Meshes & Using the Blend tool
The Globe… or face…
In order to make 3D effects… like air brushes…
Creating many anchor points by clicking meshes…
When you using the blend tool on white anchor points…
The color will be affected on 4 sides.
If you click on smooth surface… it will only blend on that area.
You can also move anchor points as you need.
