Digital Painting-I (Illustrator) (Practical)

Paper Code: 
VAP 506
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to-

  1. Understand the basics of Adobe Illustrator like tools, effects, coloring.
  2. Develop practice in handling and working in software like manual painting.

                              COURSE OUTCOMES:

 

                  Course

 

Course Outcomes

 

Learning and teaching strategies

 

Assessment Strategies

 

Paper Code

 

Paper Title

VAP 506

Digital painting-I

 (Practical)

 

 

The students will -

CO131: Understand the various drawing tools with effects

CO132: learn to illustrate the subject into creative way in software. Create compositions with appropriate subjects in software by using various effects and styles.

CO133: Design and create vector illustrations using basic shapes.

CO134: Develop different background designs and shots for storyboarding.

CO135: Develop compositional skills in vector software’s

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion on composition subjects, Tutorials, Videos, Demonstration, Reading assignments.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Sketching, lay outing , Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical, handling of various material and mediums of art.

 

Semester end examinations, Continuous Assessment Test, Sketching, layouts Viva-Voice on display of artworks, Continuous Assessment Test, Quizzes, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and regular submission of artworks.

 

COURSE CONTENT:

       1. Explore proficiency in drawing illustrations in Adobe Illustrator

2. Interface Introduction to Adobe Illustrator

3. Panels & Workspaces in Adobe Illustrator

4. Artboards in Adobe Illustrator

5. Vector basics / Selection & Direct selection tool

6. Fill & Stroke effects in Adobe Illustrator

7. Using Colour / Swatches / Pantone’s / Gradients

 

ESSENTIAL PRACTISE

  1. Creating shape vectors
  2. Grouped vectors & Compounding vector shapes
  3. Drawing with the Pen tool / Brush tool / Pencil tool & more
  4. The Blob brush tool & Eraser tool
  5. Type tools in Adobe Illustrator

 

CREATE A PROJECT

  1. Setting up a document / Placing in a drawing / Sketch
  2. Image trace tool for sketches in Adobe Illustrator
  3. Tracing a hand drawn sketch & Converting to vector artwork
  4. Compounding vector shapes & strokes / Pathfinder Tool
  5. Colouring a vector drawing in Adobe Illustrator
  6. Adding type to a poster design in Adobe Illustrator
  7. Exporting ready for print in Adobe Illustrator

 

Submission:

4  Compositions using primitives and objects.

4   Conceptual Compositions (landscape, cityscape, environment design)

2   Typography Design

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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