Resources
To see
the rulers: View/Rulers
To convert
the Ruler units to inches: File/Preferences/Units and Undo
Use guides
to help you lay out the design
Use multiple
closed paths and the Pathfinder (in the "Object" menu)
commands to create a complex outline for the label
Visit Lyn's
Pepper Museum to see some excellent photos of peppers
Here
is one photo of chilly peppers you can download for reference
or tracing (small)
Here
is another photo of chili peppers to download for reference
or tracing (small)
This
is a good time to go to the grocery store and study the jar labels
Make
it simple and attractive.
You may
use Photoshop to manipulate bitmap images for placement in Illustrator
Tracing
Use either
the Pen, or Pencil tool in Illustrator in order to manually trace your
image. You may also use the "Auto Trace" tool for a quick
way to perform the same task. You can use any photograph you like (object,
person, landscape, a master's painting, or even the collage you created
for a previous project). And here is an idea: don't use a photograph
at all! Instead use one of your own Pencil or pen drawings.
The general
technique goes like this:
- Find
a photograph
- Place
the photograph in Illustrator (do not embed it)
- Create
a new layer
- Trace
the outlines with the Pen or Pencil tool, or use the "Auto Trace" tool
to have illustrator perform the task automatically.
- Manipulate
the created paths in order to alter the photograph. Use the Fill
and Stroke colors as well as Gradients and the transformation tools
we learned in a previous class (Scale, Reflect, Rotate, Sheer, or
the Pathfinder feature). You may add new shapes if you want.
Keep in
mind that the original Placed image will not be visible in the final
version. It is there just to provide you with a template for your drawing.
Ron Chan is
a master illustrator
Visit the Adobe
Gallery to see some advanced work in Illustration and Image manipulation.
Here
is another good
example of tracing
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