Objective
To learn advanced Illustrator drawing techniques. To learn Illustrator's
blending tools by recreating the following art by Precision
Graphics:
Discussion
This realistic illustration may look complicated at first, but
it is essentially colored shapes blended together. Using the outlines
provided, we will assign colors to each object and then create
blends. The
result is realistic only because the original illustrator used
reference when creating the original shapes.
Procedure
prepping illustrator
- download starter file
- open "airplane.ai" in illustrator
- practice Illustrator's navigation shortcuts (download
Illustrator keyboard shortcuts)
- examine layers
general instructions
- start with the lowest layer ("sky"), fill the shapes
with the colors indicated
- select objects to blend: objects > blend > make (cmd+opt+B)
- repeat with other layers
- hide "instructions" layer
- save
notes
- layers with parenthesis in the name do not need to be edited
- to reflect: use reflect tool, opt+click vertical center guide, choose COPY
- for "exhaust" layer only: select all: objects > clipping
mask > make
grading
- file > save as (format=PDF)
- delete unused art
- add your name and the exercise number to the file
- print a b&w proof for grading
- file your graded proof in your Process Book for individual review