Midterm Bezier Curve

You will need to draw a geometric shape, using Bezier curves in Adobe Illustrator, and submit this file to the Drop Box as an .ai file along with your Midterm. You will find an example of the shape that you need to recreate in the course shell under Week 4, Midterm AI Image.

There are several ways to create this shape, but here is how I would do it:

First, open a new file in Illustrator and use the grid by selecting View, Show Grid from the menu.

Then, using the Rectangle tool, draw a rectangle that is about 5 large grid squares wide and 3 tall.

Now, use the Pen tool (Bezier tool), click and hold to access the flyout menu and select the Add Anchor Point tool. Click halfway down the left side of the rectangle to insert a new point there. Add 2 more points, one 3 small grid squares from the top left corner, and the other 3 small grid squares from the bottom left corner of your rectangle. Switch to the Direct Selection tool, click outside the rectangle to deselect it, then click and drag your first added point out to the left, about 1 1/2 large grid squares.

Next, use the Convert Anchor Point tool (under the Pen tool), and click drag up on the point that is now the apex of your triangle. Use the Direction Selection tool to adjust the handles of your anchor point until you get the shape how you like it.

Last, save this file as an .ai file, with LastName_FirstName_Midterm.ai as the file name and submit it to the Drop Box under Week 4 Midterm AI Image.

Artbites

I was listening to NPR yesterday and I heard an inspiring story about the many surprising avenues, crooked alleys, mossy courtyards, and breathtaking hikes that a journey through a life in the arts can lead someone who is willing to experiment and keep learning. Of course, there's usually a fair amount of hard work involved, too...but artists like to work, right?

Check out Maite Gomez-Rejon's Artbites, and you'll see what I mean!

http://www.artbites.net/

First a sculptor, after completing an MFA in studio art, Gomez-Rejon became fascinated with art history, and pursued a second degree in that. Later, after discovering that she enjoyed making food for her friends more than anything else, she decided to go to Culinary school. But all that schooling was NOT in anyway superfluous!

Welcome the birth of Artbites, a program in which Gomez-Rejon guides visitors through museum collections, such as The Italian Renaissance, The Art of Southeast Asia, and Mesoamerican Art, and discusses the art in terms of the people who made it, and the history that cultivated it. Emphasis is placed on the importance of regional food in each culture. Then, the whole group makes a 7- or 8- course meal, developed specially by Gomez-Rejon to compliment the art tour. Often, the food prepared by guests is the very food featured in some of the artworks.

Amazing ingenuity, huh? And what a memorable experience!