DAR122 Digital Graphics in Adobe Illustrator
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DAR 122 Desktop Graphics: Adobe Illustrator
Credit Hours: 4.00
CRN 20908
Spring 2021
DAR122 Zoom Meeting
Time: This is a recurring meeting that meets weekly on Mondays at 3:15PM -5:30PM.
Meeting ID: 996 3670 5060
Passcode: 960807
Topics
- Module 10A Designing Graphs 9-6 through 9-25
- Symbols Pages 12-21 12-37
Videos and Resources
Project 4: Reflections and Transparency Due April 26 (note change)
Choose and object that has a shiny reflective and a transparent surface. Render the object as realistically as you can with lots of detail. Use the techniques you learned drawing the loupe to render transparency, highlights, shadows and reflections. The object should exist in an environment and sit on a surface. The drawing would necessarily pick up colors and reflections from its environment. Go for Realism! The more detail you include, the more precise realistic the image will appear. Do not image trace a photograph, draw the object in your own unique style. Specifications: 8.5”x11” (portrait or landscape) full color. CMYK.
Choose and object that has a shiny reflective and a transparent surface. Render the object as realistically as you can with lots of detail. Use the techniques you learned drawing the loupe to render transparency, highlights, shadows and reflections. The object should exist in an environment and sit on a surface. The drawing would necessarily pick up colors and reflections from its environment. Go for Realism! The more detail you include, the more precise realistic the image will appear. Do not image trace a photograph, draw the object in your own unique style. Specifications: 8.5”x11” (portrait or landscape) full color. CMYK.
1. Do a few sketches of the object to establish proportion, point of view and to become familiar with its surface and texture.
2. Photograph the object with the digital camera and use the picture as a template.
3. Proceed systematically and create layers for the various elements and surface details.
4. Draw from life. Don't work from images in magazines, newspapers, the web or any other publications. Do not Image Trace. Submit the completed full color CMYK digital file.
Examples from the Archive
Modules due with Project 4Module 7d Mesh GuyModule 8a Limeade 8-30 through 8-39Module 8c Masks 8-51, 8 53Module 9A The LoupeModule 9B Map Artwork 10-49 through 10-43Module 9C Perspective 10-44 through 10-59
Project 5: Graphic Narrative Due Sunday, May 16 @ 11:59PM (Final Project)
The graphic novel has become a popular literary form. A graphic narrative is a story whose events and dialog transpire over a sequence of images. Graphic narratives have traditionally been drawn in a variety of mediums and computer- generated stories have emerged on the scene in the past twenty years. Formerly called a "comic strip", a graphic narrative starts with a manuscript and is translated by the artist into a series of rough marker or pencil drawings called a storyboard. If there is dialog or text it can appear at the top or bottom margin or expressed in word and thought balloons.
Create a graphic narrative based on an event or events in your life. Draw a series of thumbnails to create a storyboard that shows the sequence and layout of each frame and the total story. Execute the entire story in Illustrator in your own unique style in at least eight frames with a title block. Include a perspective drawing somewhere in the narrative.
Specifications:
Configure the story on one11”x17” page, or 2 8.5”x11” pages with 4 frames on each page. Don't forget a title block Black and White or Color. CMYK.
Tips:
• Research other graphic narratives and comic strips to get a feel for how other artists have achieved dynamic composition.
• Draw a storyboard in pencil or marker to organize the story into a sequence of at least eight images.
• Keep your work organized in layers and sub-layers.
• Be aware of the visual relationships between frames and how they relate to the gestalt of each page. The images should flow together logically and aesthetically.
Examples of Project 5
Fall 2019
Modules Due with Project 5Graphs, Pages 9-6 through 9-25Symbols, Pages 12-22 through 12-31
Final Exam
Review Monday, May 3The final exam will be posted on Tuesday, May 4th. Submit the exam by Saturday, May 8 at 11:59PM.
1. Do a few sketches of the object to establish proportion, point of view and to become familiar with its surface and texture.
2. Photograph the object with the digital camera and use the picture as a template.
3. Proceed systematically and create layers for the various elements and surface details.
4. Draw from life. Don't work from images in magazines, newspapers, the web or any other publications. Do not Image Trace. Submit the completed full color CMYK digital file.
Examples from the Archive
Modules due with Project 4
Module 7d Mesh Guy
Module 8a Limeade 8-30 through 8-39
Module 8c Masks 8-51, 8 53
Module 9A The Loupe
Module 9B Map Artwork 10-49 through 10-43
Module 9C Perspective 10-44 through 10-59
Project 5: Graphic Narrative Due Sunday, May 16 @ 11:59PM
(Final Project)
The graphic novel has become a popular literary form. A graphic narrative is a story whose events and dialog transpire over a sequence of images. Graphic narratives have traditionally been drawn in a variety of mediums and computer- generated stories have emerged on the scene in the past twenty years. Formerly called a "comic strip", a graphic narrative starts with a manuscript and is translated by the artist into a series of rough marker or pencil drawings called a storyboard. If there is dialog or text it can appear at the top or bottom margin or expressed in word and thought balloons.
Create a graphic narrative based on an event or events in your life. Draw a series of thumbnails to create a storyboard that shows the sequence and layout of each frame and the total story. Execute the entire story in Illustrator in your own unique style in at least eight frames with a title block. Include a perspective drawing somewhere in the narrative.
The graphic novel has become a popular literary form. A graphic narrative is a story whose events and dialog transpire over a sequence of images. Graphic narratives have traditionally been drawn in a variety of mediums and computer- generated stories have emerged on the scene in the past twenty years. Formerly called a "comic strip", a graphic narrative starts with a manuscript and is translated by the artist into a series of rough marker or pencil drawings called a storyboard. If there is dialog or text it can appear at the top or bottom margin or expressed in word and thought balloons.
Create a graphic narrative based on an event or events in your life. Draw a series of thumbnails to create a storyboard that shows the sequence and layout of each frame and the total story. Execute the entire story in Illustrator in your own unique style in at least eight frames with a title block. Include a perspective drawing somewhere in the narrative.
Specifications:
Configure the story on one11”x17” page, or 2 8.5”x11” pages with 4 frames on each page. Don't forget a title block Black and White or Color. CMYK.
Tips:
• Research other graphic narratives and comic strips to get a feel for how other artists have achieved dynamic composition.
• Draw a storyboard in pencil or marker to organize the story into a sequence of at least eight images.
• Keep your work organized in layers and sub-layers.
• Be aware of the visual relationships between frames and how they relate to the gestalt of each page. The images should flow together logically and aesthetically.
Examples of Project 5
Fall 2019
Configure the story on one11”x17” page, or 2 8.5”x11” pages with 4 frames on each page. Don't forget a title block Black and White or Color. CMYK.
Tips:
• Research other graphic narratives and comic strips to get a feel for how other artists have achieved dynamic composition.
• Draw a storyboard in pencil or marker to organize the story into a sequence of at least eight images.
• Keep your work organized in layers and sub-layers.
• Be aware of the visual relationships between frames and how they relate to the gestalt of each page. The images should flow together logically and aesthetically.
Examples of Project 5
Fall 2019
Modules Due with Project 5
Graphs, Pages 9-6 through 9-25
Symbols, Pages 12-22 through 12-31
Final Exam
Review Monday, May 3
Review Monday, May 3
The final exam will be posted on Tuesday, May 4th. Submit the exam by Saturday, May 8 at 11:59PM.
Our final class will be held on Monday, May 17
