Adobe Illustrator Drawing Introduction Levl 1
B5 Template
Open Adobe Illustrator
Open Adobe Illustrator, then go to my portfolio page and navigate to the Appropriate Template.
To Open the Template
Click on the "B5 Template" link above, click the Open button, double click the B5 Adobe Illustrator file.
To save:
File> Save As> make sure you point your browser to your U-Drive and Name it appropriately.
Copying Shapes
Copy the shapes you created in B4 and paste them on this sheet. (Ctrl+C = Copy, Ctrl+V = Paste)
Reflecting objects
Select the shape, go to: Object, Transform, Reflect,
Vertical, Copy or Transform, Reflect, Horizontal Copy.
You can reflect along a vertical line, a horizontal line, and duplicate at the same time.
Shape Builder Tool
Use the shape builder tool to merge the two halves of each shape to create a single shape. To merge multiple parts they MUST TOUCH or OVERLAP (Change to outline view to make sure objects touch or overlap)
Use the black arrow to select all the parts, then drag with the Shape Builder tool to merge the shapes.
Copying Shapes
You will copy this Ace of Spades onto the B6 Template, and use the cards from A6 tomplete this assignment.
