Tuesday, October 19, Week 9

 DAR 122  Desktop Graphics: Adobe Illustrator   

Credit Hours:  4.00
CRN 12592
Fall 2021

Instructor Information

Instructor Name: Stephen Romaniello
Instructor Email: sromaniello@pima.edu
Instructor Website: stephenromaniello.com
DAR122 Blog: http://pimaccdar122.blogspot.com
Office Location/Hours: The instructor is available by appointment for online meetings chat or phone conversations. Email your instructor to schedule a time.

DAR122 Syllabus 
DAR122 Drive

DAR122 Drop Folder 

Zoom Videos

 

DAR122 Zoom Meeting

Steve Romaniello is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: DAR122 Zoom meeting

Time: This is a weekly recurring meeting 

Tuesdays, 12:45-3:00PM

8/24/21- 12/14/21

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 939 0104 8858

Passcode: 409428

Topics

• Review Project 2
• Brushes (Continued)
• Distortion Effects
• Gradient Meshes
• Envelopes 
• Blends

Illustrator CC Revealed  Chapter 7-2 through 7-29 Working Gradient Meshes, Envelopes and Blends.
Module 7a: Manipulate a gradient mesh 7-10 through 7-15
Module7b: Create an Envelope distortion 7-16 through 7-21
Module 7c Blends 7-22 through 7-29

Module 7d Mesh Guy (in class module)

Module 7

Mesh Guy

Videos

• Videos and Resources
  Series of Videos Easy to difficult Gradient Meshes 
  Photo Realism
  Realism
  Gradient Mesh 
  
  
  Start with the video at the bottom of the page. Then work your way through these in order.
  Envelope Distortions
  Blends
  Transparency 

Project 3 Travel Poster Due October 26
Create a poster that depicts a specific state, country or place in the world. Draw a landscape in Illustrator that best portrays a specific region. Choose a place that you have visited or would like to visit. You may use photos as a reference but do not Image Trace or placed images. Create a dynamic landscape. Then choose an appropriate type face for the poster that is well integrated with the image. Do not use Image Trace. Create artwork using the drawing tools and brushes. You may use Effects. See examples of professional posters at:
https://www.art.com/gallery/id--b6473/places-posters.htm

Specifications: 11”x17”, Portrait or landscape, full color. CMYK.

Examples of Project 3

Fall 2017
Spring 2018
Fall 2018
Spring 2019

Fall 2019

Spring 2020

Fall 2020 (Pandemic Poster)

Modules Due with Project 3

Module 5 

A. Pattern swatches 6-11 through 6-13 

B. Repeating Patterns 6-14 through 6-19

C. Pattern Options 6-23 through 6-27

Module 6 Brushes 6-31 through 6-39

Module 7A Gradient Meshes 7-10 through 7-13, 

7B “Heart” 7-14 through 7-15 

7C Mesh Guy (creative module done in class)

7D Midterm Review