Tuesday, July 12, 2011

still life and more drawing tools

line vs shape
gradients
transparency
smooth & erase pencils
scissors, knife & eraser

paintbrush vs pencil
brushes palette
stroke palette & width tool

mesh tool
symbol sprayer
swatches & pattern
warp tools

view menu:
smart guides
show/hide artboard
show/hide grid
show/hide edges

Work on this for a while, and then make some adjustments to create a focal point. What's the most important object/area? How will your audience know it? Adjust the scale (after grouping!), desaturate the colors or use repetition to make the focal point clear.
Scale: group object, use scale tool or black select arrow - hold shift to enlarge and keep proportional
Repetition: group, select, copy & paste (or option drag)
Desaturate: add a large grey shape on top of entire object, adjust the transparency (this lowers the chroma, robbing the intensity of color)

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