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Week #3


assign "PROJECT A"

*Look at HOMEWORK from Week#2


More with Photoshop
:
blending modes,
paint tools,
gradients

*masks,
grouping layers,
masking groups,
placing smart objects,
adjustment layers,
layer styles,
history window,
history states,
full screen,
rulers,
guides,
flattening your image

Open up Adobe Illustrator

Stroke & Fill
Vector shapes
Placing Objects
*Vector Masks
Live Trace
Pen Tool
*Type
*Convert to outlines
Pathfinder window
Gradients
Pencil & brush tool
Grouping objects
*Use Layers, Effects
Transparency window

Talk about TYPOGRAPHY
& readability

HOMEWORK:

Create a rough draft of your Project A using Photoshop.
Then, using Adobe Illustrator, create a composition with at least 4 different colors.
Add some text (use more than 1 font size & color).
*Make 3 additional compositions, with the same style, but different color schemes & different typefaces.
requirements:
*Save all 4 compositions as a .ai file, and a .pdf file.
& bring in your Photoshop document

Next class:
We will look at these as a class
Get necessary supplies
Demonstrate mounting (buy black boards)