COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Student will be able to –

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

                              COURSE OUTCOMES:

 

Course		Course Outcomes	Learning and teaching strategies	Assessment Strategies
Paper Code	Paper Title
VAP 506	Digital painting-I ( Illustrator) (Practical)	The students will be able to- CO105:   Understand the various drawing tools with effects   CO106: learn to illustrate the subject into creative way in a software   CO107:   Create  compositions with appropriate subjects in a software by using various effects and styles	Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion on composition subjects, Tutorials, Videos, Demonstration, Reading assignments.   Learning activities for the students: Sketching, layouting , 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