It is time to put our Pen Tool skills into real practice. Your task is to recreate a series of shapes and images according to provided models. The images you are recreating are composed ot basic shapes that are familiar but are distorted due to perspective of camera angle. Also, the shapes are not merely perfect traingles, circles, squares, etc. Their edges are not accurately straight nor are the corners perfect points - they are typically rounded a bit. So, getting close to your work (using the Zoom Tool - that little spyglass icon) will be essential when it comes to really getting your shapes to turn out right. 

This Graphic Communications project must be saved as a PDF, and saved in the appropriate location on the server, in order to be considered a "Completed Assignment"

1. Create a folder in the Graphic Communications I folder and label it "Adobe Illustrator Image Recreation"
2. Download this source file to your "Adobe Illustrator Image Recreation" folder
3. Create a new Adobe Illustrator file (letter size - 8.5" x 11") using these settings:
4. Change the name "Untitled-?" (mine says Untitled-4) to "Illustrator Image Recreation Assignment" in the Preset Details box
   
5. Place (do not paste) the downloaded source file into your Illustrator document and lock the layer that it is on. (*There are two pages to this document. Be sure to place both images into Illustrator  - you may have to place it twice). Also, be sure to have the "Show Import Options" box checked
   You should see this dialogue box:
   
   
   Notice that it shows "1 of 2". This means that you'll have to place this file into your Illustrator document twice (be sure to select "2 of 2" the second time you place it in there.
   
   Illustrator should now look like this: 
   
   
6. Click on the flyout menu on the Layer's Panel (the three lines at the top right of the layers panel) and select Panel Options at the bottom of the menu. Set the number for "Other" to 99
   
   
   
7. Create a new layer (for each image), and begin re-creating the 6 images. For example, if you are creating the "Pyramid" image, create a new layer and title it "Pyramid."
   
   
   
   
8. Make sure your "Control" bar is enabled (at the top of the program, right under the Menu Bar). If it s not visible, go to Window  and then make sure the word "Control" has a checkmark next to it. 
9. Some of these images (if not all of them) have rounded corners. Be sure to recreate these corners accurately
   
   
   
   
10. While you are working on your assignment, be sure to save it as an Adobe Illustrator (AI) file and title it as "Adobe Illustrator Image Recreation Finished.ai.
11. When you have completed the assignment, then save it as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file. This file is considered the completed project file.

In-Depth information on Adobe Illustrator Pen Tool Basics can be located here!

Use only the Pen Tool, Path Finder, and native Illustrator Shapes in order to recreate these logos

When you are finished, be sure that there are two files present: the Adobe Illustrator file (AI) and the Adobe Portable Document Format file (PDF)

Relevant Video Tutorials:

• Pen Tool Adobe Illustrator PathFinder

Assignments that are not saved as PDF will not be considered submitted and therefore will not be graded. Please refer to the grading policy)

https://help.adobe.com/archive/en_US/fireworks/cs5/fireworks_cs5_help.pdf

STEL 2 Core Concepts of Technology and Engineering

2R: Compare how different technologies involve different sets of processes.

STEL 7 Design in Technology and Engineering Education

70: Apply tools, techniques, and materials in a safe manner as part of the design process

7Q: Apply the technology and engineering design process

7BB. Implement the best possible solution to a design.

STEL 8: Applying, Maintaining, and Assessing Technological Products and Systems

8D: Follow directions to complete a technological task.

8J: Use devices to control technological systems