Artist Trading CardsDirections for the second layer (Part 2):

1. Photograph your collage and email it to yourself. You can use your phone or our class iPad.

Helpful tip - make sure there is enough lighting on your collage to get a good picture. If the image is too dark you will lose some details.

2. Download the image from your email and make a copy on your desktop.

3. Create a new document in Adobe Illustrator.

4. File > Place your images into your new document. MAKE SURE THAT YOU EMBED YOUR PICTURES!

5. Scale your images to fit inside the picture frame.

6. Copy and paste your image 4 times.

7. Open your layers palette - Window Layers

To add a new layer click here

8. To place your images on separate layersyou need to (a) select the image. (b) on the right side of the lay you are on, drag the colored box to the new layer.

Artist Trading CardsDirections for the second layer (Part 2):

Listed below are some possibilities on how you might begin using the computer to manipulate your collage.

Look back through our past projects to refresh your memory about the tools and palettes we have used thus far. The objective of this project is to allow you to buid on past knowledge to create your own ideas with the tools you have learned to use.

Quick list of ideas - For best results add several ideas / tools to a single image.

Live Trace (Object > Live Trace > Tracing Options)

Cliping masks (Object > Clipping Mask > Make)

Change transparency (Window > Transparency)

Trace elements with the pen tool

Create complex shapes and arrange them in patterns over your collage. (See Building Design Essentials Project)

Apply Effects filters

Examples

Step 1 - Effects >Pixalate > color halftoneStep 2 - Type > Font > WIngdings (I found a palm tree font)Step 3 - Type > Create OutlinesStep 4 - Ellispse tool with a black strokeStep 5 - Select the ellispse and Window > Transparency > 45%Step 6 - Place the wingding over the ellipse.Step 7 - Found an image of the beach on google. Copy image > Edit paste.Step 8 - Embed image.Step 9 - Select the image and Window > Transparency > 30%Step 10 - Create a box 2.5” x 3.5”Step 11 - Select the collage, all the elements and the box. Object > Clipping mask > Make

Step 1 - Effects > brush strokes > Sumi-eStep 2 - Window > Transparency > 65%Step 3 - Draw a design elementStep 4 - Copy > Pastes > RotateStep 5 - change the fill to a strokeand place over collage to createa pattern.Step 6 - Create a box 2.5” x 3.5”Step 7 - Scale the collage smaller to fit more on the card.Step 8 - Place the box over the part of the collage that I like.Step 9 - Select the collage and the box. Object > Clipping mask > Make

tStep 1 - Object > Live Trace > Tracing OptionsStep 2 - Adjust the Threshold slider and when you are happy with the design > TraceStep 3 - Object > ExpandStep 4 - Object > Ungroup (repeat several times)Step 5 - Use the Magic wand tool to select the white areas > Delete or Backspace.Step 6 - Use the Lasso tool to select the parts that you want to keep.Step 7 - Object > GroupStep 8 - Arrange the elements into a design similar to the tile project.Step 9 - Object > Group Step 10 - Select your design. Edit > CopyStep 11 - Edit > Paste infrontStep 12 - Window > Transform (look for the little menu on the upper right corner) Flip Horizontal.Step 13 - Select the top elements. Edit > Copy > Edit Paste.Step 14 - Transform > Flip vertical

ExamplesMore ideas

Create your own in the symbols palette. Use the symbols spray can to spray your designs.

Create your own brush in the brush palette. Apply your brush to a stroke. Create fancy boarders.

Elements of Art / DesignLineShapesColorTextureValueForm

Principles of Art / DesignPatternRhythm / MovementScale / ProportionBalanceUnityEmphasis

Artist Trading Cards

Rectangle Tool

Pixels Inches

Directions for the second layer (Part 2):Find other images from the internet to continue collaging digtially.

Use the elements and principles of Art / Design to help generate ideas.

Do some research online. Google search - Artist Trading Cards,

Draw 4 boxes that are 2.5” x 3.5”. These will be the size of your Artist Trading Cards.

Helpful Tip - To create a shape that is the perfect size,

click on your rectangle tool >

next, click once on your document. A box will pop up where you can type in the exact size of the shape that you want.

How to crop your collages to make it the correct size

Artist Trading CardsDirections for the second layer (Part 2):

1. Place the 2.5” x 3.5” box over the part of your collage that you want to keep.

2. Select the collage image and the box. (The box must be a fill not just a stroke.)

3. Object > Clipping mask > Make.

4. After you finish the imageon one layer you may want to lock it and hide itso you can work on the other pieces withoutthings getting in your way.