Graphic Design and Illustration

The students will be working in Adobe Illustrator CC. The students will begin Ch. 9 “Transforming, Positioning, and Drawing”. In Lesson 18, they will learn to add, edit, rename, and reorder artboards in an existing document; navigate artboards; work with rulers and guides; move, scale, and rotate objects using a variety of methods; reflect, shear, and distort objects; position objects with precision; position and align content with Smart Guides; use the Free Transform tool to distort an object; create a PDF; and put graphic design skills to work in public relations. In Lesson 19, they will learn to understand paths and anchor points, draw curved and straight lines with the Pen tool, edit curved and straight lines, add and delete anchor points, convert between smooth points and corner points, create dashed lines and add arrowheads, draw and edit with the Pencil tool, work with the Join tool, and explore entrepreneurial opportunities in graphic design.

The students will be introduced to Adobe Illustrator CC.

TEKS – 1Ei, 3Gi

Activity – The students will be working in Adobe Illustrator CC. The students will begin Ch. 9 “Transforming, Positioning, and Drawing”. In Lesson 18, they will learn to add, edit, rename, and reorder artboards in an existing document; navigate artboards; work with rulers and guides; move, scale, and rotate objects using a variety of methods; reflect, shear, and distort objects; position objects with precision; position and align content with Smart Guides; use the Free Transform tool to distort an object; create a PDF; and put graphic design skills to work in public relations. In Lesson 19, they will learn to understand paths and anchor points, draw curved and straight lines with the Pen tool, edit curved and straight lines, add and delete anchor points, convert between smooth points and corner points, create dashed lines and add arrowheads, draw and edit with the Pencil tool, work with the Join tool, and explore entrepreneurial opportunities in graphic design.

Materials – Learning Graphic Design and Illustration by Andrew Faulkner, Conrad Chavez, and Brian Wood

Evaluation –  Lesson 18 and Lesson 19

Graphic Design and Illustration

The students will be working in Adobe Illustrator CC. The students will begin Ch. 9 “Transforming, Positioning, and Drawing”. In Lesson 18, they will learn to add, edit, rename, and reorder artboards in an existing document; navigate artboards; work with rulers and guides; move, scale, and rotate objects using a variety of methods; reflect, shear, and distort objects; position objects with precision; position and align content with Smart Guides; use the Free Transform tool to distort an object; create a PDF; and put graphic design skills to work in public relations. In Lesson 19, they will learn to understand paths and anchor points, draw curved and straight lines with the Pen tool, edit curved and straight lines, add and delete anchor points, convert between smooth points and corner points, create dashed lines and add arrowheads, draw and edit with the Pencil tool, work with the Join tool, and explore entrepreneurial opportunities in graphic design.

The students will be introduced to Adobe Illustrator CC.

TEKS – 1Ei, 3Gi

Activity – The students will be working in Adobe Illustrator CC. The students will begin Ch. 9 “Transforming, Positioning, and Drawing”. In Lesson 18, they will learn to add, edit, rename, and reorder artboards in an existing document; navigate artboards; work with rulers and guides; move, scale, and rotate objects using a variety of methods; reflect, shear, and distort objects; position objects with precision; position and align content with Smart Guides; use the Free Transform tool to distort an object; create a PDF; and put graphic design skills to work in public relations. In Lesson 19, they will learn to understand paths and anchor points, draw curved and straight lines with the Pen tool, edit curved and straight lines, add and delete anchor points, convert between smooth points and corner points, create dashed lines and add arrowheads, draw and edit with the Pencil tool, work with the Join tool, and explore entrepreneurial opportunities in graphic design.

Materials – Learning Graphic Design and Illustration by Andrew Faulkner, Conrad Chavez, and Brian Wood

Evaluation –  Lesson 18 and Lesson 19

Graphic Design and Illustration

The students will be working in Adobe Illustrator CC. The students will begin Ch. 8 “Working with Shapes and Paths”. In Lesson 16, they will learn to create a document with multiple artboards, use tools and commands to create a variety of shapes, understand Live Shapes, round corners, work with the Shaper Tool, work with drawing modes, and explore the Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications career cluster. In Lesson 17, they will learn to cut with the Scissors tool, join paths, work with the Knife tool, work with the Eraser tool work with the Shape Builder tool, work with the Pathfinder commands to create shapes, create a compound path, edit strokes with the Width tool, outline strokes, and use mathematics in graphic design.

The students will be introduced to Adobe Illustrator CC.

TEKS – 2Bi-ii, 11Ai-ii

Activity – The students will be working in Adobe Illustrator CC. The students will begin Ch. 8 “Working with Shapes and Paths”. In Lesson 16, they will learn to create a document with multiple artboards, use tools and commands to create a variety of shapes, understand Live Shapes, round corners, work with the Shaper Tool, work with drawing modes, and explore the Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications career cluster. In Lesson 17, they will learn to cut with the Scissors tool, join paths, work with the Knife tool, work with the Eraser tool work with the Shape Builder tool, work with the Pathfinder commands to create shapes, create a compound path, edit strokes with the Width tool, outline strokes, and use mathematics in graphic design.

Materials – Learning Graphic Design and Illustration by Andrew Faulkner, Conrad Chavez, and Brian Wood

Evaluation –  Lesson 16 and Lesson 17

Graphic Design and Illustration

The students will be working in Adobe Illustrator CC. The students will begin Ch. 7 “Getting Started with Illustrator CC. In Lesson 14, they will learn to open an Adobe Illustrator CC File, work with the Tools panel, work with panels, use viewing options to change the display magnification, navigate multiple artboards and documents, explore document groups, find resources for using Illustrator, and study workplace ethics. In Lesson 15, they will differentiate between the various selection tools and use different selection techniques, recognize Smart Guides, use tools and command to align shapes and points to each other and the artboard, group and ungroup items, work in isolation mode, arrange content, select objects that are behind other objects, hide and lock items for organizational purposes, and employ personal and professional cyber safety rules.

The students will be introduced to Adobe Illustrator CC.

TEKS – 7Ai-ii, 9Ai, 9Bi-ii, 9Di

Activity – The students will be working in Adobe Illustrator CC. The students will begin Ch. 7 “Getting Started with Illustrator CC. In Lesson 14, they will learn to open an Adobe Illustrator CC File, work with the Tools panel, work with panels, use viewing options to change the display magnification, navigate multiple artboards and documents, explore document groups, find resources for using Illustrator, and study workplace ethics. In Lesson 15, they will differentiate between the various selection tools and use different selection techniques, recognize Smart Guides, use tools and command to align shapes and points to each other and the artboard, group and ungroup items, work in isolation mode, arrange content, select objects that are behind other objects, hide and lock items for organizational purposes, and employ personal and professional cyber safety rules.

Materials – Learning Graphic Design and Illustration by Andrew Faulkner, Conrad Chavez, and Brian Wood

Evaluation –  Lesson 14 and Lesson 15