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Beginning Graphic Design

Graphic Elements

1. Lines

a. Straight: Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonalb. Curved: Circular, Irregularc. Combination

2. Shapes

a. Two Dimensional: Circle, Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Polygonb. Three Dimensional: Sphere, Cone, Cube, etc…

3. Texta. Font Familiesb. Serif / Sans-Serif

4. Color / Shading

5. White Space / Negative Spacea. Unused space

http://www.pgsd.org/School%20Webs/hsweb/TechEd/Comm1/pdfdocs/GraphicElements.pdf

Graphic Manipulations

1. Change Sizea. Proportional / Stretch, Skew

2. Change Locationa. Move to a different area

3. Change Positiona. Flipb. Rotate

4. Repetition

5. Combination of Graphic Elementsa. Connecting elementsb. Overlapping elements

6. Fragmentationa. Cutting element into pieces by lines, gaps or shading

7. Changing Tone or Density of Color / Shading

Basic Graphic Creation

1. Modular Graphics

2. Combination of Shapes

3. Repetition

4. Symbol Fonts

5. Screen Capture

6. Clip Art Manipulation

Modular Graphics

The Beginning…..

1. Open Paint

2. From the IMAGE menu select Attributes

3. Specify the total size of your square / rectangle.

4. Fill your document with Basic Graphic Elements

Mod Graphics I Combination of Shapes I Repetition I Symbol Fonts I Screen Capture I Clip Art Manip

Modular Graphics

…..The Middle…..

1. Open a NEW Paint Document From the START menu

2. From the IMAGE menu select Attributes

3. Specify an 8-1/2” x 11” size

4. Resize window so you can view both documents.


Modular Graphics

…..The End

1. From the EDIT menu of your original documentchoose Select All

2. From the EDIT menu select Copy

3. Click on the 8-1/2” x 11” document window to make it active

4. Paste your original image 2 – 4 times

5. Using the Rotate & Flip commands experiment for best results.

6. Using the transparent paste option, position your imagestogether to form a single image


Modular Graphics

EXAMPLE


Combination of Shapes

1. Look for Basic shapes contained in any object

2. Draw basic shapes either connected or over lapping

3. Add / Erase / Change colors as necessary for detailed drawing


Combination of Shapes


Repetition

1. Draw or Select an Object or Clip Art

2. Copy, then paste multiple times.

3. Experiment with placement of copies, color, size, fragmentation

4. Some Student Examples


http://www.pgsd.org/School%20Webs/hsweb/TechEd/Comm1/pdfdocs/Silhouette.pdf

Repetition


Symbol Fonts

1. Use the Character Map Utility to select appropriate symbols

2. From the START menu select Programs / Accessories /System Tools / Character Map

3. Use scroll box to display the contents of the Font

4. Select desired symbol, manipulate to suit needs.


Symbol Fonts


Screen Capture

1. Use the Screen Capture Utility to copy on screen elements

a. With desired images visible press Print Scrn to copy the contents of the monitor to the clipboard.

2. To copy the contents of the Active Window ONLY…a. Press and HOLD the ALT key while pressing the Print Scrn Key

3. Open PAINT

4. From the EDIT menu select Paste

5. Manipulate images as desired


Screen Capture


Clip Art Manipulations


1. Use the following Link to access instructionsfor some basic clip art manipulations

2. Clip Art Manipulations

Future Artist?


From this……..

Future Artist?


From this…….. To this ?

For More Student Examples

http://www.pgsd.org/School%20Webs/hsweb/TechEd/Comm1/DigArt.htm

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