R2(A) Digital Inking with Illustrator

DIGITAL INKING

with

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

Many graphic illustrators and comic book artists use tablets and Illustrator to produce their work. You are going to learn to use both of these tools to do your own drawings! If you don't think you're a good drawer (draftsman), don't worry- we are going to walk you through the steps slowly and you'll be right into it very soon!

Introduction to the Wacom Intuos tablet:

• Sign out a tablet.
• Make sure it has a stylus and cord.
• Plug the cord into the tablet first, then into the computer.
• The computer should recognize the tablet; hover the pen closely over the tablet, but not touching the surface. You should see the cursor moving along with your pen.
• If you do not, you may need to download the driver software for the tablet. *Make sure you ask your teacher before doing so*

ASK FIRST BEFORE DOWNLOADING THIS! Wacom Driver Download

TASK ONE

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator with the tablet:

Watch this video tutorial on importing an image into illustrator and creating layers to draw on.

Warm up to the tablet by doing some exercises!

This fun and interactive guide takes you through some common difficulties with drawing and some helpful tips to improve your drawings as well!

Fun and Easy Warm-Up Drawing Exercises

If you have extra time, continue to get familiar with the tablet and brushes!

*HOW TO SAVE FINISHED DIGITAL DRAWINGS*

1. Delete your "Photo" layer.

2. File: "Export"

3. Change file ending to a .jpg.

4. Save.

TASK TWO

Here's your chance to shine!  Pick one subjects from the following list and do a digital inking of it. Make sure you are drawing from a photograph, and not someone else's artwork!!

OPTIONS:

• Nature Scene
• Animal
• Person (body or face)
• Building
• Car
• Flower
• Other (check with Mrs. Potter)

REMEMBER:

• include a range of line weights and widths
• make sure your settings are correct to get good strokes
• add as much detail as you can; the more detail, the better the mark
• add colour if you would like, but focus specifically on the drawing itself

UPLOAD the original image and drawing to your blog, LABEL them as "Tablet: Final Image"

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