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| + | === Multi-panel Adobe Illustrator & raster/pixel comic === | ||
Building this week's vector (Adobe Illustrator) assignment and your previous pixel-based illustration techniques. Your next assignment is to create a 4 to 6 panel comic that illustrates one of your personal rituals or routines. | Building this week's vector (Adobe Illustrator) assignment and your previous pixel-based illustration techniques. Your next assignment is to create a 4 to 6 panel comic that illustrates one of your personal rituals or routines. | ||
* You will assemble your final print-ready comic in an Adobe Illustrator file. | * You will assemble your final print-ready comic in an Adobe Illustrator file. | ||
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## Remember, Adobe Illustrator used for projects like this will most likely have linked files that you will need to include in the file upload. | ## Remember, Adobe Illustrator used for projects like this will most likely have linked files that you will need to include in the file upload. | ||
| + | === Let's Confirm the Details === | ||
| + | # Week one is just sketches and any optional illustration/design explorations. | ||
| + | # The finished project must be one well-formed Adobe Illustrator document with '''ONE''' 6" x 6" inch Artboard containing '''FOUR to SEVEN''' comic panels of your illustrated story. | ||
| + | ## The comic panels can be in any arrangement or style that you prefer. | ||
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You will be uploading a minimum of three things to the folder for this assignment: | You will be uploading a minimum of three things to the folder for this assignment: | ||
# A screenshot or working web link to the vector artist or vector-style illustration(s) or techniques that inspired your work this week. | # A screenshot or working web link to the vector artist or vector-style illustration(s) or techniques that inspired your work this week. | ||
# Your foundational 'pencil sketch' which can be an analog or digital raster or vector drawing. | # Your foundational 'pencil sketch' which can be an analog or digital raster or vector drawing. | ||
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## Review the last video from class if you want to see an example. | ## Review the last video from class if you want to see an example. | ||
Revision as of 19:35, 25 November 2025
Contents
Last Week
- InDesign Overview
- Intro to Vector illustration in Adobe Illustrator
- Illustrator Still Life Assignment
This Week
- We reviewed the Illustrator still life assignment, and I shared a few additional tips.
- New vector illustration assignment, we will discuss whats due next week.
Open Questions
Notes
Vector illustration tips & inspiration
- Adobe Illustrator time-lapse
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1sqFd0ol93_Vm6foAmmvcmGnnLLAuTFw
- Adobe Illustrator quick tips (good people to follow)
- Pixel Shadow Effect
- ollies_doodles
- Adobe Illustrator for the iPad tips
- Kaleb Gonyea
Video Notes
Assignment
Multi-panel Adobe Illustrator & raster/pixel comic
Building this week's vector (Adobe Illustrator) assignment and your previous pixel-based illustration techniques. Your next assignment is to create a 4 to 6 panel comic that illustrates one of your personal rituals or routines.
- You will assemble your final print-ready comic in an Adobe Illustrator file.
- You must use a mix of vector art and pixel-based parts to create your comic.
- The panels/frames and any lettering should be vectors.
- The artwork within each panel should be a mix of raster (pixel) and vector parts.
- You must use the techniques shared in today's class to fit your artwork into the comic panels of your project.
- Any raster artwork in the Illustrator file should ideally be linked or embedded .psd files.
- If you prefer to use Procreate, you might want to move the parts into .psd files and link them.
Dates & Timing
- Week 1: On December 1st you will upload sketches (analog or digital) and any initial illustrations or story explorations to Google Drive.
- Week 2: On December 8th you will upload your finished production-ready comic Adobe Illustrator file and any related production assets to the Google Drive.
- Remember, Adobe Illustrator used for projects like this will most likely have linked files that you will need to include in the file upload.
Let's Confirm the Details
- Week one is just sketches and any optional illustration/design explorations.
- The finished project must be one well-formed Adobe Illustrator document with ONE 6" x 6" inch Artboard containing FOUR to SEVEN comic panels of your illustrated story.
- The comic panels can be in any arrangement or style that you prefer.
You will be uploading a minimum of three things to the folder for this assignment:
- A screenshot or working web link to the vector artist or vector-style illustration(s) or techniques that inspired your work this week.
- Your foundational 'pencil sketch' which can be an analog or digital raster or vector drawing.
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- Review the last video from class if you want to see an example.
The Process
- You can create and or assemble your illustrations directly in Adobe Illustrator. As shown in class, leveraging the layers and clipping masks in Illustrator.
- If you make parts in Fresco. You will need to export using the "open a copy in" option and send your image to Illustrator on the desktop. From here, you will need to combine them into one file.
- Illustrator on the iPad is an option, you will need to use the desktop to prepare the finished file.
Upload one Adobe Illustrator file, your sketch and your inspiration references to the Google Drive folder:
I will not accept jpegs, psd or png files this week.
