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Graphic Design (level II)  Illustrator/QuarkXpress 5

Overview

Upon completion of this curriculum, the student will obtain the necessary knowledge and skill to perform the daily tasks of a graphic designer with the tools of Illustrator 10 and QuarkXPress 5.

Prerequisites

Students must take the course Graphic Design Level I.

Outline

Part I: Illustrator 10

Module 1: Setting up a new document, Pen tool, Selection tools, Zoom tool

            1. Pen tool, Corner points, and Smooth points.

                To add and subtract points. To convert points and control handles.

    Trace templates shapes. (1 hr.)

            2. Direct Selection tool (white arrow tool).

            3. Selection tool (black arrow tool).

            4. Group Selection tool (white arrow with a +).

            5. Overview of the Drawing tools Rectangular tool, Oval tool, Star tool,

                Swirl tool, Polygons tool etc.

Module 2: Transforms tools, Align, Pathfinder commands, fill, stroke an object, brush tools.

1.      Commands: Transform, Align, Pathfinder.

            2. Stroke & fill object (Color & Swatch palettes).

            3. Tools: Rotation, Scaling, Skewing, Reflect, Twirl, Reshape, Gradient.

                  A. Create and editing gradients.

                  B. Change the angle of gradients.

                  C. Save gradients in the swatch palette.

            4. Brushes

                  A. Create your own brushes.

                  B. Modify brushes.

                  C. Use the existing scatter,

                  Calligraphic, and pattern brushes.

Module 3: Masking, Blending, Cut, slice, layers, Gradient Mesh, Transparency, Patterns,

                 Eyedropper. Warp tools. Layers, Blending, and other tools 

            1. Masking

                  A. Create and edit clipping mask.

                  B. Masking a Photo.

                  C. Use text to mask.

            2. Blending

                  A. Blend two objects.

                  B. Use the blending tool.

                  C. Modify blends using the blend dialog boxes.

                  D. Blend more than two objects.

            3. Cut, slice and join.

                  A. Use the Scissors tool.

                  B. Use the knife tool.

                  C. Use the Join Command.

            4. Overview of the Gradient Mesh tool.

            5. Work with Layers

                  A. Place an object on a layer.

                  B.  Create new layers.

                  C.  Use the layers palette to move, edit, hide or delete layers.

                  D. Lock layers.

                  E. Use layers to trace bitmap art.

            6. Patterns

                  A. Create and edit patterns.

                  B.  Save patterns in the swatch palette.

7. Tools: Eyedropper, Paint bucket, Slice, Slice selection, Hand,

                Wand, Lasso, Direct select lasso.

            8. Create type

                  A. Expanding and collapsing the character palettes.

                  B. Create type on an open path. 

                  C. Create type on a circle.

                  D. Move or copy type.

                  E. Create type outlines.

                  F. Format type.

                  G. Create type inside a shape.

                  H. Create vertical type.

                  I. Paint and edit the path text.

                  J. Use leading, vertical Scale, Horizontal scale, Baseline Shift.

                  K. Warp Type.

            9. Styles. Various tools and how they affect shapes.

                  A. Make a style.

                  B.  Use styles.

      C. Warp tool.

                  D. Twirl tool. 

                  E. Pucker tool.

                  F. Bloat tool.

                  G. Scallop tool.

                  H. Crystallize tool.

                  I. Wrinkle tool

            10. Symbol palette and how to create a new Symbol. Transparency Palettes.

                 A. Symbol Sprayer tool.

                 B. Symbol Shifter tool.

                 C. Symbol Scruncher tool.

                 D. Symbol Sizer tool.

                 E. Symbol Spinner tool.

                 F. Symbol Stainer tool.

                 G. Symbol Screener tool.

                 H. Symbol Style tool.

                  I. How to use transparency with layers.

Part II: QuarkXpress 5

Module 4: Setting up a new document, ruler, selections tool, zoom tool. Item and Content tool, type, color, shapes, measurement palette, and Modify palette.

1. Set up new document through the new document palette size, columns, margin    

    guides etc.

            2. Use horizontal and vertical rulers to create guides for alignment of shapes,

                and use of non-printing guides.

            3. Explanation of Item and Content tools. (Text and Picture tools). 

            4. Use the Shift key to constrain shapes and to make multiple selections.

            5. Create and move around pictures and text shapes using the Item tool.

6. Use the Magnification tool and holding the Option key to get around the 

    document.

            7. Move, scale and manipulate shapes with the Content and Item tools.

            8. Type in QuarkXPress. Add Color shapes.

            9. Modify palette and Keyboard short cut Crtl. M.

            10. Use the measurement palette, for text and pictures, rotation and sizing for both   

      picture and text boxes.

Module 5: Import text, enlarge and reduce text, Import pictures, Layers, Bezier Pen, Rotation tool, Line tool,

                 Frames.

            1. Import text- via keyboard command and techniques for highlighting text.

            2. Enlarge and reduce text using keyboard command.

            3. Text formatting utilizing the Paragraph Formats dialogues boxes, via keyboard

                command Crtl. Shift F-left, right, first line indent, paragraph spacing and when 

                to use Drop Caps.

4. Import, enlarge and reduce pictures, create a frame for picture and text shapes,  

    via Keyboard command.

            5. Explanation of runarounds and their use.

            6. Line and Rotation tools.

            7. Using the Document Layout palette to get around a facing page document;

                  rearrange page layout.

            8. Master Page and Linking tool. Scissor and Bezier Pen tools.

            9.Merge commands and how to use them to create shapes.

           10.Freehand line and octagonal line tools. Layers in QuarkXPress.