vectors and pen tool
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Vector • Program used:
• ILLUSTRATOR
• Characteristics: • Usually an Illustration • Images details are VERY precise • NEVER CHANGES, no matter how much you enlarge • Files take up less memory than bitmaps
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Bitmap • Program used:
• PHOTOSHOP
• Characteristics: • Usually a photograph • Image details are less precise than vectors • “Pixelizes” as the image is enlarged • Files take up a lot of memory space
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Examples
(Pixelizing)
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Examples
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PAUSE: Vector vs Bitmap Quiz Game • Take the quiz below before you move on:
• http://edu.dixonsca.com/file.php/1/lo34/swf/LO34.swf • Record your score
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Drawing Vectors • Illustrator has a powerful tool
called the Pen Tool. • This tool will allow you to draw
PRECISE lines, outlines, and objects.
• You will be learning how to use the pen tool to make precise outlines of objects
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Pen Tool Practice • Go to
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/pen-tool-game.html • Play the game, record your total
• Go to http://bezier.method.ac/ • Record the number of “nodes” that it took you for each of the
shapes it asks you to create
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Learn Pen Tool Techniques • Follow the video tutorial to learn the ins and outs of the
pen tool
• You will be creating a simple shape:
• And you will learn how to recreate a more complex character drawing
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Project: Cartoon Character • Open a new Illustrator document. • Name it: LastName_PenTool_CharacterAndDrawing • Find a cartoon character from the internet that you want to
recreate. • Use the pen tool to outline the character. Pay attention to
any parts of your character that can be made with shapes. • Be sure to put your character on the BACK layer, and your
pen tool drawing on the FRONT layer • Be as PRECISE as possible!
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Project: From an Actual Drawing • Draw a simple object or character that you will want to
recreate. • Scan your image into the computer • Add an Artboard to your Illustrator document • Use the pen tool to outline your drawing. Pay attention to
any parts of your character that can be made with shapes. • Be sure to put your actual drawing on the BACK layer,
and your pen tool drawing on the FRONT layer • Be as PRECISE as possible!
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Resources The Vectors vs Bitmaps • http://www.teach-ict.com/as_a2_ict_new/ocr/
AS_G061/316_present_communicate_data/bitmaps_vectors/miniweb/pg4.htm
• http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/bitmap-versus-vector • http://vector-conversions.com/vectorizing/raster_vs_vector.html