#illustrator project

[ajmonte]

Is this a good idea?

I have a week to finish my project. It's been 5 days and all I've done is come up with a concept and chosen a product. I have 2 more days and I'm not even halfway done yet. Now I'm planning on scratching all the worked that I've done so far to work on a new product and come up with an ad concept for it. 2 days to finish. Can I do it? Maybe. Trading in Coca-Cola to redesign unpopular label. I have faith in myself that I'll do great and get an A (hopefully).

[rcsgraphicarts]

Illustrator Final Project - Part 1

The company Candy Surplus wants you  to create a web banner that will promote their Christmas sales.  They would like a web ad that “pops-out” at the reader, which should suggest using elements that create a 3D effect.  They would also like the ad to display some sort of holiday theme to it.  The ad should catch the attention of web readers so it should be colorful and interesting, don’t be afraid to use patterns and intricate designs.  Everything in the project needs to be original!  Do Not copy & paste from the internet. The document size should be 1000px wide and 500px in height.  Here’s what you will need:

Theme: This should give you an idea of the size and a possible theme.

Text: Apply a creative text that reads "Candy Surplus" you may use a tutorial to do this. You can also add a tag line or slogan if you want.

Candy: Draw some colorful candy pieces. Browse this website for ideas.

Supporting Design: There should be elements/details that tie it all together.

[rcsgraphicarts]

Create a Web Profile Page

Case Study:

There is a new social network that expects to be bigger than Facebook! They have asked you to build their future profile page.  It should include elements similar to other social network profile pages, such as a profile picture, an about section, an area for posts, a place to show your friends, etc.  Take a look at your Facebook, Tumblr, Indeed, YouTube accounts.  What do they have in common?  How do they stand out from each other? Your goal is to create a profile page that is unique from the others but has similar functions.  The dimensions for this project should be: 1280 x 768 and you should use the Web Document preset.  If you set it up correctly you will be using the RGB color mode.  You will also need to create the name for the new social network.

[rcsgraphicarts]

Take a picture of yourself using PhotoBooth and place it into an Illustrator file.  From there you will turn yourself into a vector character.  Use the tutorial to get ideas on how to do that. Obviously yours will be different because you have a different face - use what you have learned to complete this task.

[rcsgraphicarts]

Graphic Design - Final Project

Overview

Create a portfolio of 10+ high quality designs that display your best work. You should include pieces that show your versatility and ability to work with both Illustrator and Photoshop. At a minimum, your portfolio should cover the following topics (some may qualify as more than 1 category): website design, photo editing, photo manipulation, a tutorial (a more advanced one), at least 2 Illustrator artwork examples, an Illustrator & Photoshop combo, and at least 2 unique/original pieces.   You might have some of these already, however you are now more experienced and know more, so go back and touch them up or even redo them from the beginning. Once you know which files you want, you will put them into InDesign, add your cover page, a short introduction page, and divider pages. 

Project Pages

Your project pages are the meat of your portfolio. They need to be high quality and fully complete. Since you are better now than you were in October, you may want to go back and redo some of your Illustrator work or redo some of your Photoshop projects from January.  Maybe you have new thoughts and ideas that you would like to express and would like to create a new project.  You may feel that your tutorials were too basic and would like to do another, more advanced tutorial. There are very, very few instances in which your work will not need any touch-ups.

Cover

Your cover should include some artwork, photo edit, or photo manipulation. It is the face of your portfolio so it should represent your work and personality.  You need to include somewhere on the cover your name and the date.

Introduction Page

The introduction page should include a short paragraph or two about yourself and your design style. Think about answering questions such as: What would you like your style to be like? Who/What inspires you? Why do you like graphic design? What do you hope to accomplish in your art/design career?

Divider Pages

These pages will help divide your work into 2 sections: Photoshop and Illustrator. These will help your portfolio to flow better and give an additional chance to showcase your creativity.  These pages should include artwork and possibly explanations to your work and why you chose those specific projects.

Explanations

You should have an explanation for each piece of artwork in your portfolio. You can place these explanations on the actual artwork or on your divider pages.  The explanation should identify why you selected that specific piece of artwork and how it shows that you’re awesome. Here is a formula that will make this easy: mention what techniques you used + discuss what you created the design for +

Workflow Checklist

·      Carefully select Photoshop & Illustrator projects – make sure that you showcase all required categories

·      Fine-tune your project selections and/or create new projects as needed.

·      Resize your Photoshop projects to 8.5 inches in width OR 11 inches in width

·      Create a new InDesign file with 14 pages (Example breakdown below)

o   Page 1 Cover page

o   Page 2 Introduction page

o   Page 3 Photoshop Divider page

o   Pages 4-8 Photoshop Project Pages

o   Page 9 Illustrator Divider page

o   Page 10-14 Illustrator Project pages

·      Import your Photoshop and Illustrator projects to the corresponding InDesign page

·      Add artwork and comments to your InDesign Cover, Introduction, Dividers and Project Pages

·      Export InDesign file as a .PDF

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[rcsgraphicarts]

You will practice the mesh tool and add your own background to it. Before you begin step 5, create a new layer and lock your original layer which should have the moon shape on it. You should have the moon shape & the face components on separate layers.