Welcome to Adobe Illustrator

1. Make sure Illustrator is downloaded on your computer. Follow the prompt on the screen slide if you aren't sure how to check to see if Illustrator is on your computer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8a0PQvhRjk

2. Download the practice file:

Tour1 (2).ai

Download AI • 8.71MB

Discover the Super Powers of Illustrator!

FOR YOUR INFO: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (French: Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte) was painted from 1884 to 1886 and is Georges Seurat's most famous work.[1] A leading example of pointillist technique, executed on a large canvas, it is a founding work of the neo-impressionist movement. Seurat's composition includes a number of Parisians at a park on the banks of the River Seine. It is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

2. Complete the "quiz" about labeling the Illustrator work space https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=jzeSxNtx90yA25jIPawhl7Up3htVH2FHqgWaLxOrpFZUNUtOM0o5N004RjQ2VDNJTjlVQ0NYUUZPWS4u

3. Open a new document in Illustrator, make it 5" wide x 7" tall. (Inches NOT Pixels!)

Color should be CMYK and Raster effcts should be High 300 ppi

Spend the rest of the period playing with the tools and build a full body character of your choice. The character should have facial features, hair or fur and 2 accessories minimum.

Save the file SAVE AS Your name_day_one_practice.ai

to your computer and upload to dropbox on Schoology called Day One Practice