Finish The Project..!!!

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Finally the work will be look like this..=)

Word..!!!

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last process is the word, go to the type tools and copy the wishing word from the example that have been given. color it with yellow color and use georgta the italic the word and using the 37 pt as the size of the word.

color the picture

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like before we still use the live paint bucket to color it the picture. red will be the t-shirt color follow with yellow to color the body part. for the heart color i choice ( c-10 m-100 y-50 k-0 ). after finish with the coloring part, use selection tools to bring the image inside the white circle.

to get the fireworks, first u need to go to symbols application then go to the bottom and click symbols libraries menu. go to celebration part and pick up the firework image and drag into the board.

Pooh Heart

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search for the picture in online and download it. open the file and bring the picture inside the AI to do the live trace also need to expand. after that use selection tools to bring the picture to project board and deselect it.then go to direct selection tools click the picture and press delete button.

 then use erase tools and erase the both leg and just let the body part only.

Second page

Next is the inside of the birthday card. just like before, repeat the first step at the beginning. go to rectangle tools and click at the board and drag it until A4 size. the color i choice is ( c-50 m-0 y-100 k-0 ). second step still the same, click on rounded rectangle tools and click inside of rectangle shape. center the rounded rectangle just like before.

And for the circle shape, you need to go rectangle tools but click right and choice the fllipse tools and click on the second board. after the circle is appear try to minimize it and put the circle at the right bottom. use the white color as the main color and black color for the stroke with 7 pt.

Word time..!!

go to type tool click it and go to the center of the art board. click and write the word Happy Birthday on it. using the 72 pt size of the word. click align on the top of window to changes the design of the word and i use the Are upper type. for the stroke color i pick up the ( c-50 m-0 y-100 k-10 ) green. for other part of word design. go to appearance click path then off set path like the picture below.

 

Background effect..

Click on the background shape ( round rectangle shape) use selection tools. go on the right icon find gradient application. click the gradient application and go to type choice linear. after that double click on gradient slider block. when u click it, it may help you to change the color of the background and the effect of it. the color i pick up is ( c-50 m-0, y-100 k-10 ).

Symbols Time..!!!

Go to right side of AI. u will fine other application. search for symbols application. click on it, at the bellow of symbols application you will see symbols libraries menu try to click it. then choice nature part and pick up 3 type of leaf. first is maple leaf, maple leaf 2, and maple leaf large. take as many as can. this time use selection tools to  move the leaf image and put it bellow pooh image randomly.

 next step how to get the ballon, cake, and party hat. same as before, go to symbols tools and this time search for celebration part. click on it u will see many symbols of celebration. choice the ballon, cake, and party hat and bring them inside the board. place the ballon on the top of the art board. cake on the hand of Pooh. lastly the party hat on the top of head of Pooh. to put the party head at the back head of the Pooh. push the 'CTRL and [ ' button to make it looks like the picture.

 

color up the image

First thing to do is i zoom in the picture using 'ctrl and +' button at the keyboard. next go to selection tools click on the image. use live paint bucket to paint the image. i use yellow color to paint the Pooh body and red color for the t-shirt design. after finish color it the image. click selection tools and minimize the image and put it at the bellow of the art board.

insert picture....

For this time i use character 'winnie the pooh' as my main picture. search from online and open it in AI. click picture, use live trace then expand the trace. like picture below.

For the second step, minimize the 'pooh' page. go to selection tools then click at the picture and drag the image to the main page of birthday card. after that deselect, goes to direct selection tool click at the image and click delete button at the keyboard and the white background will gone only the image will stay like the picture below.

 

Lets Begin..!!!!

First open a new page in AI, then take A3 size paper to begin the project. click rectangle tools, select color at the path and take (c-85 m-10 y-100 k-10). click on board and drag the rectangle until it become half or A4 size paper like below.

Use the same way as before, but change the rectangle to round rectangle tools. using different color like ( c-50 m-0 y-100 k 10). click it add the art board and drag the shape inside of the first rectangle and center it.

 

Final assignment

Final assignment will be to create a birthday cards from list in the blog, you are required to re-design the card and to add elements of local culture into the cards. The cards shall depict how birthdays are celebrated in your culture.

calendar of mine..

Finally this is my calendar look like

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for the children picture. i take the picture from the internet. to transfer the picture, i import the picture inside the AI and i live trace it and use technical drawing to get the effect.

To put word and date

for this part. i use the type tools to write "selamat hari raya...." i click at the tools. go to the bottom of the mosque and drag it along the bottom are. i use book antique as the font. 35 size of the word.

 the result is like that. the word is on the bottom of the mosque.

for the number i use the the type tools vertical to put the number going down like the picture above. for the other number i still use the type tools to add the number.

 after that, import some mosque picture. i use Pen tool to get the shape of the mosque. use selection tool to move the shape and transfer it on the other page just like below.

 i put it just like the picture.next step is to do the other one shape of the mosque.right click the shape that already have. re size the shape  by smaller it more than the original. less up the opacity to 31. and use selection tools to put it at the back original mosque. example like the next picture.

How to do it

1) firstly, i take the background picture from my laptop fail. i import it to the layer and drag it as the same as the size of the calendar.

Second Assignment..Calender Design

In this assignment, your task is to create a calendar based on a festive season like Christmas, Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali and so on. In other words, you are to create a calendar based on the month the festival fall into. For example, Christmas will be in the month of December, Chinese New Year will be in the month of Feb (in 2010), Hari Raya will be in the month of September.

i take 'Hari Raya' as my idea to create the calendar.

Finish My Logo

After going all the process in making the logo. the logo will be look like the picture above.

change the word style

• For this picture, i will show how to use Apprearance on the word. first click word and go to the expand panel. find the "Apprearance". click it go to down left u will find "add new stoke". click it and u will see "fill" and "stoke" at it. change the color like the leaf color for "fill" and "stoke" color will take the same color as the ellipse shape.
• next go down and click "add new affect" then go to "path". click on  "offside path" later u will have other application for it. 

• on the offset panel i change the offset to 5. other like "join" & "miter limit" i just ignore it and then click ok. next deselect all.

Color it

• To color the picture. click the picture that i want to color it. example i want to color the leaf. then choice the "color guide" on the Expand panel and pick up the color that i want. the color that i use is green compound and deselect.
• For the ellipse shape click on it first and pick up the color also on the expand panel and go to "swatches" and choice green (C=90 M=30 Y=95 K=30). lastly deselect.
• like before, click the shape of product below the ellipse shape. do the same step like before. i go to "swatches" and take (C=50 M=0 Y=100 K=0) as it colors.
• lastly for the word. doing the same step like before. but for the "stoke" & "fill" we use two kind of color. for the fill i take the same color like the shape of the product. for the "stoke" i use the same color as the ellipse shape color.

• For this picture, i will show how to use gradient on the product shape. first click shape and go to the expand panel. find the "Gradient panel" click on it. u will have small window like picture above. click the gradient menu button and choose liner gradient from the menu.
• double click the black color stop and change it to green color like the product shape. change type of gradient to Radial and move the gradient bar until it look like the picture. lastly deselect all.

To put word

• Click "Type tool" and drag it inside the ellipse shape to make a word on it. i use "Arial Rounded MT Bold" font and 52 size of the font.

To make some root at the leaf picture

• To made the root on the leaf. i use the "Pencil tool" and use it by drawing it from the bottom to the upper leaf and deselect it.

To move the same picture into the artbook

• From the drawing that i have import. i use "Pen Tool" and click it on the drawing by line. make sure u change the color of stroke that not the same as the drawing color.easy for us to see the different of the line.

• after finish click on the drawing that i want. i use the selection tool(V) to drag the drawing and u get the shape like the drawing. example like above.

•  still use the "pen tool" this time doing it at the different drawing.use it at the drawing under the name "herbalife" and do the same step.

•  use the "selection tool" to drag and move it to the ellipse shape the i have made before and put it above the shape like the picture.

• use "selection tool" to move the second drawing and put it below of the shape like the picture above.

How me do it..

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First :

• i scan the drawing then open it on the AI  and the the logo look like that

• i start with the base, select the ellipse tool from the rectangle tool group in the tools panel. click on the art board. type 6 in into the width field and 4 in into the height field.
• for the next shape. doing the same but minimize the size to 3 in into the width and 2 in into the height field. and put them together like the picture.

Assignment 1

Redesign Logo

we must to redesign, using Illustrator, a known international logo and customise it to fit local culture or local settings. In other words, we must to re create a company logo to fit the localise conditions.

and for this logo design. i have choice the HerbaLife logo. to be the base of my design. example the Herbalife logo:

 a little brief about Herbalife :
 Herbalife started in Beverly Hills, California, where we now have our world headquarters. With an aggressive expansion attitude, Herbalife currently operates in 73 countries, and we welcome new countries every year.
Herbalife emphasizes herbs and other natural ingredients in our weight loss, nutritional and personal care product lines. Our exclusive formulations appeal to the growing consumer interest in herbal and natural products.


For this first assignment. i have made the herbalife logo as my base logo and to redesign it to my own logo. 

Brief about myself

Hello and nice to see you all.

For the start i will tell about my self. My name Muhammad Nabil b. Nordin. normally my friend and lecture call me "nabil". I from very peaceful village at Sungat Rambai Melaka. before this i from MMU Melaka campus. taking diploma in account and now taking BETA in Media Innovation and Management in MMU cyberjaya campus.

I was very friendly person and active in sport and to all my classmate dont worry to speak with me. i also looking forward to know you all. 

so i guess i will stop for now. if you want to know about me more details later we will talk ok. see you all later and have a good days