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Use the Object/Repeat/Radial to create a mandala design. Use the Object/Expand to make it a shape and then color in your design with Shapebuilder.

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Use the global edit to quickly reproduce a design in more than 1 shape at a time. The orientation of the shape is important. Your design must have 3 colors plus and outline. Use shapebuilder to color in the shapes.

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Duplicate an exact angle in a word to match a shape

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Add 2 vector logos to a blank box with Object/Mockup. 1 larger one to the front right side, 1 smaller one in one of the left side corners.

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Download this box for the Mockup bellwork.

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1. Choose a letter

2. Draw a curving line on top of the letter making sure the line is outside of both sides of the letter

3. Select - Object/Intertwining/Make

4. Click or circle with the lasso tool every other section that passes on top of the letter

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1. Using Eras Bold ITC Choose a letter

2. Type/Create outlines to change to a shape

3. Use the white arrow direct selection tool to stretch out the anchor points of the left side of the letter

4. Add a 3 color gradient with a small tilt to the right

5. Go to Effects/Pixelate/Mezzotint/Long lines to create the effect

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Create a glowing neon word

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NOTE - If your it has "IN" (inches) in the Path/Offset Path area, the number you type should be more in the .2" to .05" range depending on the thickness of your letters.

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Use blending & envelope distort with a gradient outline to make a freeform design. Good for backgrounds!

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Create a word that looks like it is pages flipping in a book.

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Create an OP Art line pattern using Object/Envelope Distort and then use that design in a clipping mask with your initials.

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Create a compound path with 3 shapes and use it as a clipping mask.

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Fitting an image inside of a shape with a background.

1. Find an image online and fill the page

2. Copy & paste in place on 2nd layer

3. Bottom image 20% transparent

4. Find a silhouette that is not too complex and place on 2nd layer

5. Image trace/Make & Expand the image

6. Object/ungroup - keep the silhouette, delete the background

7. Object/Compound Path/Make

8. Object/Clipping Path/Make

9. Adjust bottom image transparency so top image is visable

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Fitting a word inside of the shape with Envelope Distort.

1. Type an ALL CAPS 2 words that have at LEAST 4 letters each.

2. Create 2 shapes.

3. Select one of the words and one of the shapes.

4. Make sure the shape is in front of the word and do an Object/Envelope Distort/Make with Top Object, to fit the word inside of the selected shape.

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Type a word that has at LEAST 5 letters in all caps that means summer to you. Find an image that matches the word. Use Clipping Mask to put the image into your word.

1. Make sure the type has been converted to Create Outlines.

2. Make sure the word is a compound path.

3. Make sure the lettering is above the photograph before the Clipping Mask is used.

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Create a rope design and add it to a pattern brush. Apply the new rope brush to a circle.
*Reminder - to subtract using the Shapebuilder tool hold down the ALT key when you are choosing the shapes to subtract.
*To make the inside of the rope colored, click on the rope and then select Expand Appearance in the Object dropdown. You can then use the Shapebuilder brush to change the colors of the inside of the rope.

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Make a new brush with the Pattern Brush using compound images and color. Apply the new brush to any type of shape. Duplicate your shape and make your pattern in the inside circle smaller by reducing the stroke size.

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Make a new 2 shape brush with the Pattern Brush and apply the new brush to a circle. Duplicate your circle and make your pattern in the inside circle smaller by reducing the stroke size.

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Create colored stars from concentric 'circles' using the Blend Tool and the Transform Zig-Zag effect. Watch the Demo video. 2 colors per star, fill your page with AT LEAST 3 stars.

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Making a Screen

Using the blend tool to create a screen.

Make a shape in the bottom left of the page, drag the shape while holding the ALT & the shift key to create a second shape in the upper left corner that is aligned with the bottom one. Using the Object/Transform, make the top left shape smaller. Blend the 2 shapes using the Specified Distance setting. Remember this measurement. Once the blend is set how you want it, use the Object/Expand to make each step a shape. Now take the column of grouped shapes and move them the same measurement that you used in for the Specified Distance.

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Using the Scissor tool and Distort & Transform, change a circle into a rotating dotted spiral vortex. Use any color combination to create 1 spiral vortex.

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Create smooth blended shapes on a spine.

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Find a flat emoji face, no gradations or blending. We will be using this for our review of Illustrator.

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Do an image search for "tribal flower tattoo designs". This will be used for Exercise #1

COPY/PASTE THE WEBSITE. - for full Bellwork credit

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Make 2 - 3 letter words in Illustrator that includes a Pucker & Bloat shape. 1 with a pucker, 1 with a bloat.

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Now that you know how to add 2 blended shapes to a spine, create a balloon letter.

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Create a swirling star shape using the Blend tool, Transform & Roughen effect. Post only 1 star - Use black & white.

Make sure your stars DO NOT have outlines!

Make sure your SPECIFIED STEPS blend has over 200 steps!

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Create a rotating transformed square with a blended outline. Follow the demo video. Choose any 2 colors for the line on the squares. Choose a background color.

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Fill your page with at LEAST 10 shapes of different colors & sizes. Using the Blend tool click on each shape one at a time to blend one shape to the next, until all of your shapes are blended together.

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Blending on a Circle
Make 2 white hexagons each with a 1 point line and then Blend them to 8 steps. Add the blend to a circle and then change the Blend option to Specified Distance.
Using these same steps, do 2 additional blends with stars with different numbers of points and colors.

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Making an Art Brush. Show your brush and 2 applications

1. Find a rough brush stroke image online A

2. Copy & paste

3. Object/Image Trace/Make & Expand the image

4. Delete white areas

5. Object/Compound Path/Make - to combine all sections into 1 shape

6. Window/Brushes - to open brush window

7. Drag rough brush stroke to the Brushes window

8. Select Art Brush

9. Draw a shape and select your new brush in the Brushes tab

10. Select the Brush tool and draw a freeform line with the new brush you created.

11. Object/Expand Appearance of your brush stroke to change color

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Use blend and the spiral shape with a gradient to create a great background effect.