Assignment 1: Less is More...
Find a picture online that allows you to zoom in for more detail a second and a third time. Be sure the picture dimensions are at least 1000x1000 pixels so that you can zoom in close enough to see useful detail. Then, using, Illustrator do an outline of the picture with modest details, then a second zoomed in with more details, and a final zoomed in at least 10x closer then the first. Color is not necessary but is allowed. Try to include more details as you get closer each time. The final frame should be recognized as part of the first but should be able to stand on its own. This work will be displayed on screen next class...
Yes, it sounds simple in so many ways, easy language, directions given in an understandable way, and overall a simple project. But try mixing this project with a non-technological human named Kara. Yes, it was hard! I couldn't comprehend the use of the tool which maneuvers the lines to create the image. It was all very overwhelming, but at the same time extremely interesting! I am challenged, but it's exciting because even from this one project I am learning so much and loving it, soon I will be writing the programs for Graphic Designers! All that being said, the project is a perfect mixture of a pinch of frustration and a pinch of luring learning opportunities.
Things that I learned and scratched the surface of the Adobe Illustrator world:
-Pointer
-Use of the canvas
-Artboards
-Layering (of course we only used 3 layers and it is possible for on a regular occasion in a graphic designers world for there to be 2000 layers, so I do not even think I could say scratched the surface :).
-Zooming in and out
-And other basics in Illustrator
Relationship status:
Love, hate relationship
Find a picture online that allows you to zoom in for more detail a second and a third time. Be sure the picture dimensions are at least 1000x1000 pixels so that you can zoom in close enough to see useful detail. Then, using, Illustrator do an outline of the picture with modest details, then a second zoomed in with more details, and a final zoomed in at least 10x closer then the first. Color is not necessary but is allowed. Try to include more details as you get closer each time. The final frame should be recognized as part of the first but should be able to stand on its own. This work will be displayed on screen next class...
Yes, it sounds simple in so many ways, easy language, directions given in an understandable way, and overall a simple project. But try mixing this project with a non-technological human named Kara. Yes, it was hard! I couldn't comprehend the use of the tool which maneuvers the lines to create the image. It was all very overwhelming, but at the same time extremely interesting! I am challenged, but it's exciting because even from this one project I am learning so much and loving it, soon I will be writing the programs for Graphic Designers! All that being said, the project is a perfect mixture of a pinch of frustration and a pinch of luring learning opportunities.
Things that I learned and scratched the surface of the Adobe Illustrator world:
-Pointer
-Use of the canvas
-Artboards
-Layering (of course we only used 3 layers and it is possible for on a regular occasion in a graphic designers world for there to be 2000 layers, so I do not even think I could say scratched the surface :).
-Zooming in and out
-And other basics in Illustrator
Relationship status:
Love, hate relationship
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