Introduction to Computer Art
Assignment: Tracing
Create one illustration
by "Tracing" and manipulating a photograph of your own choosing.
Do not use text.
Use
Adobe Illustrator and the techniques demonstrated in class in order to
complete this project.
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)
- 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.
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