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VC 114 :: Week 06 1 of 2 05 November 2008

— Draw and Transform Exercise —

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Draw and Transform

1. Locate a folder called Lab_Resources_08 in the instructor’s Handouts folder on

XServe (XServe > Class Folders > VC 114 > Handouts). Rename the folder on

your computer using your name in the following format: lastname_firstname_08.

2. Go to the Colors palette (Window > Color). From the palette submenu, select

CMYK and click on the Fill box in this Color palette. Create a color with the

following specs: C: 10, M: 100, Y: 100, K: 10. Drag the new color from the

Fill box to the Swatch palette (Window > Swatches). Double-click on the new

color in the Swatches palette and change the swatch name to Red.

3. Repeat Step 2, creating a new color with the following specs: C: 0, M: 0, Y: 0,

K: 35. Name this color Grey.

4. Go to the Layers palette (Window > Layers). In the Layers palette, create a

new layer, then double-click on the layer name. Name it Artwork and assign it

a color of Orange. This will be your artwork layer (where you will create your

illustration). Also, make visible the layer named Template One.

5. Using the Ellipse tool, create a circle by single-clicking anywhere in your work

area. Enter 3.444 in (inches) in the height and width fields. Click OK.

6. Color the stroke using the red tint you added to the Swatch palette, and set the

fill to None. Set your stroke to 12 points (Window > Stroke; Command-F10).

7. Turn on your “Smart Guides” by going to View > Smart Guides (Command-

U). This will snap your objects to your template so that you don't have to do

any guesswork.

8. Select the circle you just created with the Selection tool and move it directly

over the circle of the same size in your template. It should snap into place

when it is in the correct position. From here on out, you can toggle Smart

Guides on and off as needed.

9. Copy your circle by selecting it and choosing Edit > Copy (Command-C) and

then select Edit > Paste In Front (Command-F). Paste In Front places the

copied object in the exact same position as the original object. Without de-

selecting the object, set the color of the stroke to Grey using the color swatch

from the Swatch palette.

10. Keeping your newly pasted circle selected, grab the Scissors tool (C) and click

on the two side (left and right) anchor points—this will slice your path in two.

Once your path is cut, select and delete the bottom path with the Selection

tool (V). You may have to deselect the current object by clicking anywhere on

the art board before you can select only the bottom path.

11. Select the new, grey open arch with the Selection tool (V) and drag the top-

center object handle down until the arch matches the template. With the object

still selected, select Object > Arrange > Send to Back (Command-Shift-[).

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VC 114 :: Week 06 1 of 2 05 November 2008

— Draw and Transform Exercise —

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Draw and Transform

Locate a folder called Lab_Resources_08 in the instructor’s Handouts folder on XServe (XServe > Class Folders > VC 114 > Handouts). Rename the folder on your computer using your name in the following format: lastname_firstname_08.
Go to the Colors palette (Window > Color). From the palette submenu, select CMYK and click on the Fill box in this Color palette. Create a color with the following specs: C: 10, M: 100, Y: 100, K: 10. Drag the new color from the Fill box to the Swatch palette (Window > Swatches). Double-click on the new color in the Swatches palette and change the swatch name to Red.
Repeat Step 2, creating a new color with the following specs: C: 0, M: 0, Y: 0, K: 35. Name this color Grey.
Go to the Layers palette (Window > Layers). In the Layers palette, create a new layer, then double-click on the layer name. Name it Artwork and assign it a color of Orange. This will be your artwork layer (where you will create your illustration). Also, make visible the layer named Template One.
Using the Ellipse tool, create a circle by single-clicking anywhere in your work area. Enter 3.444 in (inches) in the height and width fields. Click OK.
Color the stroke using the red tint you added to the Swatch palette, and set the fill to None. Set your stroke to 12 points (Window > Stroke; Command-F10).
Turn on your “Smart Guides” by going to View > Smart Guides (Command- U). This will snap your objects to your template so that you don't have to do any guesswork.
Select the circle you just created with the Selection tool and move it directly over the circle of the same size in your template. It should snap into place when it is in the correct position. From here on out, you can toggle Smart Guides on and off as needed.
Copy your circle by selecting it and choosing Edit > Copy (Command-C) and then select Edit > Paste In Front (Command-F). Paste In Front places the copied object in the exact same position as the original object. Without de- selecting the object, set the color of the stroke to Grey using the color swatch from the Swatch palette.
Keeping your newly pasted circle selected, grab the Scissors tool (C) and click on the two side (left and right) anchor points—this will slice your path in two. Once your path is cut, select and delete the bottom path with the Selection tool (V). You may have to deselect the current object by clicking anywhere on the art board before you can select only the bottom path.
Select the new, grey open arch with the Selection tool (V) and drag the top- center object handle down until the arch matches the template. With the object still selected, select Object > Arrange > Send to Back (Command-Shift-[).

VC 114 :: Week 06 2 of 2 05 November 2008

— Draw and Transform Exercise —

Using the Ellipse tool (L), create a circle over the left “eye” in the template. (Hint: hold down the Option and Shift keys and drag out from the middle of the eye.) Remember that you can move a shape around as you are drawing it by holding down the space bar (Use the Smart Guides to your advantage here). Give it an 8-point stroke, color it Red , and a fill of None.
Again with the Ellipse tool, create a smaller circle inside the left eye. Give it a fill of red and a stroke of None. Using the Selection tool, hold down the Shift key and select both the inner and outer circles of the eye, then select Object

Group. Copy and paste this new grouped “eye” and move it to align with the right eye in the template.
Using only two anchor points and the Pen tool (P), draw the smile of the face. Give it an 8-point stroke and a fill of None.
Make visible the Template Two layer so that the “body” and “left arm” are visible.
With the Pen tool, trace the body of the image (ignoring the left arm) by drawing straight lines. Assign the path a stroke of 8 points and a fill of None.
Again with the pen tool, trace over the left arm with straight lines.
With the Selection tool, do the following in one step: Select the left arm, begin to drag the arm to the right, then depress the Shift key (to constrain the object's movement) and Option key (to make a copy of the object) simultaneously, and slide the object to the right of the body. This should create a copy of the selected object.
With the new arm still selected, select the Reflect tool (O) and move the center point to the top-right anchor point of the object. Hold down the Shift key and click on the object, rotating and reflecting the object until it's in its final position.
With the Pen tool, draw a short line that matches the template line at the bottom-left of the body. Give it an 8-point stroke and a fill of None.
Select the short line with the Select tool, and go to Object > Transform > Move. Enter -.25 as the Horizontal Position (which should move the object to the right), and 0 as the Vertical Position. (Select the Preview checkbox to preview the move. If the object is moving in the wrong direction, change -. to .25 ) Click the Copy button (not OK) to commit your changes.
With the new short line selected, select the Object > Transform > Transform Again menu item. This repeats the last transformation on the current selected object (Command-D is the shortcut key for this command). Repeat this step a 15 more times (for a total of 17 lines).
Hide both of the Template layers, perform one final Save and close your document. Copy the folder containing your work for this lab to the instructor’s Drop Box on the XServe (XServe > Class Folders > VC 114 > Drop Box). This exercise is due on Monday, November 10th, 2008 (Week 07) at the beginning of the Lab period

An example of how the final image should look is on the class Web site under Exercises.

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