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About the Artist 2

Working with Illustrator 4

Warm-up Exercises 18

Lines and Teapots 28

Hats and Tutus 46

End Note 64
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about the artist

A sophomore at Saint Xavier University majoring in Art and Design,

concentration in Secondary Art Education. The following works were created in a
Computer Graphics course during the Fall semester of 2010. The course was an
applied introduction to digital art and design.

Cynthia Gonzalez
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Working with illustrator

A series based on a photograph of a landscape using Adobe Illustrator.

The original photograph was used as the first layer, then using the pen tool
outlines of the major shapes starting from the background to the foreground were
created. All the shapes were organized in different layers according to each object.
Using the eyedropper tool the color from the original photograph were given to the
shapes representing those of the photograph. The gradient tool was used to add
dimensions and the transparencies were altered to add more depth. In order to create
different variations in the composition the colors were changed, adding different
emphasis on certain areas. Various brush styles were used to create a more stylized
images.
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variation one
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variation two
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variation three variation three

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variation four
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variation one
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version two
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warm-up exercises

A set of exercises done in class before starting drawing projects. The drawings were
done to experiment with the drawing pad so as to become more comfortable with the
new tool. The brush tool in Adobe Illustrator was used to make lines in different
directions; different sizes and styles of brushes were also experimented with.
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warmup one
version two
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warmup one
version two
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warmup two
version one
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warmup two
version two
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lines and teapots

A series of teapots drawn though a drawing pad in Adobe Illustrator using the brush
tool. Teapots where drawn by long lines to create shapes as opposed to
using lines to outline the figures. To create the dimensions the darkest and lightest
areas were put in on different layers, the overlapping of the darks and lights
created middle tones. Most of the teapots were created in black and white
resulting in different middle gray tones. The colored teapots were made with one very
dark hue of a color and a very light hue with several varieties of the hues in between
to portray the middle tones. Different brush styles and sizes helped create more variety
in line.
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Teapot number one

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Teapot number two

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Teapot number three

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Teapot number four

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Teapot number six

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Teapot number two

version one
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Teapot number two

version two
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Teapot number two

version three
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Hats & Tutus

A series of hats and tutus created through a drawing pad in Adobe Illustrator using the
brush tool. The hats where made against a neutral gray background drawn only using
black and white. The layers tool was used separate the black shadows and white light
sources. As more layers were added the middle tones of gray formed from the overlap-
ping of black and white. The tutus were drawn in the same manner with the exception
of the tutus drawn with colors, in which dark hues were used from the darks and light
hues for the lights and middle tones were created by hues in between.
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hat
version one
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HAt
version two
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hat
version three
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hat
variation four
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tutu
variation one
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Tutu
variation two
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tutu
variation three
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tutu
variation four
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end note

Special thanks to:

Hector & Rosalinda Gonzalez
Linda Lizzete Chairez
Heclin Gonzalez

You’re my heart.