ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Quiz Adobe Illustrator: Using the Pen Tool Adobe Illustrator Studio Practice Pen Tool Composition Assignments

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Object Oriented Object Oriented Drawing Program The artwork produced using Adobe Illustrator is made up of individual objects created using the program. These individual objects are assembled together using painting order and layer order to create illustrations and graphics.

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Pen Tool Basics Tool Bar Where the AI Tools are found. Selection Tool Allows you to select, scale and rotate an object. Direct Selection Tool Allows you to select individual Anchor Points and edit an object. Pen Tool Allows you to make lines and objects by creating Anchor Points and Line Segments. Stroke and Fill Icons Allows you to Stroke and/or Fill a line or an object.

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Pen Tool Basics Anchor Points Solid Anchor Points Hollow Anchor Points Line Segments Fall between 2 Anchor Points Definition of Anchor Points The beginning and ending of Line Segments

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Pen Tool Basics Hollow Anchor Points Allows editing of the object Line Segments Can be straight or curved Directional Handles Allows you to control the curve of a curved Line Segment

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Pen Tool Basics Open Object An object in which the Anchor Points and Line Segments are not all connected. Closed Object An object in which the Anchor Points and Line Segments are connected.

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Pen Tool Basics Open Object Filling an Open Object with color is problematic. Closed Object A Closed Object fills with color correctly.

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Pen Tool Basics Corner Anchor Points Anchor Points which connect Line Segments at angled corners. Smooth Anchor Points Anchor Points that connect Line Segments without angled corners.

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Pen Tool Basics Corner Anchor Points Do not have Directional Handles. Smooth Anchor Points Have Directional Handles. Directional Handles Can only be used to edit an object when the object has been selected with the Direct Selection Tool.

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Pen Tool Basics Directional Handles When the object has been selected with the Selection Tool the Directional Handles are not visible.

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Palettes Stroke Palette Allows you to select the stroke width of the Line Segment.

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Palettes Swatch Palette Allows you to select the stroke color of the Line Segment and/or the fill color of the Closed Object.

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Palettes Layers Palette Allows you to organize and arrange the Objects and Line Segments you create.

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Studio Practice

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Adobe Illustrator: Studio Practice

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Pen Tool Composition Assignment Using Adobe Illustrator trace over the template to create closed objects and stroke and fill with black and white to replicate the template design. You will need the following for this assignment: • Pen Tool Composition.ai file • Pen Tool Composition Template. Jpg file • Adobe Illustrator CS6

ANM 100 ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE