DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER INFORMATION
AND
OFFICE SYSTEMS
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Prefix and Number OFS 130
Course Title Adobe Illustrator
Curriculum Computer
Information & Office Systems
Lecture 3
Lab 0
Credit Hours 3
Prerequisites CIS 105 or
consent of department
Catalog Description
The student will learn the fundamentals of the object
oriented drawing application Adobe Illustrator including navigating around the
work area, drawing basic shapes, selecting and editing objects, using the paint tools, creating and formatting display type and
text columns and using layers to organize, edit and display professional,
computer based illustrations.
Course Objectives:
1. Create
basic shapes and draw cylinders and boxes.
2. Paint, use
brushes, create watercolor or airbrush effects.
3. Move
objects and layers
4. Blend
shapes and colors and produce color separations.
Prepared by: Reviewed
by:
Fern Rau Ram
Raghuraman
Dept. of CIOS
Department
Chairperson Date
10/98 Updated
12/00
Revised
3/99
Revised
3/02
STUDENT MATERIALS
A. Textbook
Title: Adobe Illustrator 8.0 – Classroom in a Book
Author: Adobe
Publisher: Adobe
Press
B. Other
Required Materials
C. Student Evaluation (Type of Grading)
To
be determined by the instructor.
Teaching
Aids or
Week/Days Topic or Class Activity Special
Instruction
Week 1 General overview of program. Familiarization with program features. Read and
complete Chapter 1..
Week 2 Review Chapter 1. Work on Chapter 2, “Creating Basic Shapes.”
Week 3 Review Chapter 2. Work on Chapter 3, “Painting.” Study answer review for test on Chapters 1-3.
Week 4 TEST on Chapters 1-3. Work on Chapter 4,
“Drawing with the Pen Tool.”
Week 5 Midterm
Study review Chapters 1-5
Week 6 MIDTERM TEST!
Week 7 Complete
Chapter 6, “Transforming Objects.” Work on Chapter 7, Working with Type.”
Week 8 Midterm Study Review Chapters 1-6. Continue
work on retouching photo.
Week 9 Complete Chapter 7. Study answer review
for test on Chapters 6-7.
Week 10 Test on Chapters 6, 7! Work on Chapter
8, “Blending Shapes and Colors.”
Week 11 Review Chapter 8 Work on Chapter 9, “Creating Shapes with the Pathfinder.”
Week 12 Review Chapter 9. Work on Chapter 10, “Working with Layers.” Homework:
read Chapter 13.
Week 13 Complete Chapter 13. Work on Chapter 14, “Combining Illustrator Graphics
and PhotoShop Images.”
Week 14 Complete Chapter 14. Work on Chapter 15, “Preparing Graphics for Web
Publication.”
Week 15 Review
Week 16 Final Exam!!!
Objectives:
The
student will:
1.
Create basic
shapes in Illustrator.
2.
Paint.
3.
Draw with the
pen.
4.
Use brushes.
5.
Transform
objects.
6.
Add type to a
document.
7.
Blend shapes and
colors.
8.
Create shapes
with the Pathfinder.
9.
Move objects and
layers.
10.
Create watercolor
or airbrush effects.
11.
Draw cylinders
and boxes.
12.
Print artwork and
produce color separations.
13.
Combine
Illustrator Graphics and PhotoShop images.
14.
Prepare graphics
for web publications.