Preparing to Save

We must save the file PDF and be <20MB in size! YAY! Mine ended up being wayyy smaller so yay!

- make sure all the images are placed and not missing
- 5mm bleed is to be included
- width = 148mm
- height = 210mm
- delete extra information on the artboard cos it adds to the size
- make sure the links are all there

- file save as > desktop > save > high quality print > check off preserve illustrator editing > view pdf after saving > ALL PRINTERS MARKS > use document bleed setting > SAVE PDF > ok

Symbols Symbols

Symbols I used to create the necklace. These were quite easy to create and it was so useful technique for creating the necklace! Thank God someone invented the Symbols Technique in Illustrator =D

Final Cover Page

So i decided on the jacket/necklace image as my reference for the front cover.
I think this is much more better than my first reference image because I used lots of symbols to create the necklace and I think that the necklace stands out and shows off this technique.

For the face, hair and jacket, I used the pen tool and colour blocked the foundations. I added shadows in and blurred it. I used these techniques because I wanted them to play a part in the background without losing any colours. The blurring technqiue has allowed the eye to be focused on the bolder, solid necklace to be the main feature. I didnt want to include eyes in the illustration because I usually believe that facial featues attract someone's first attention, so having no eyes has challenged the audience to be attracted to something else first.

screenshots of my pages

My layout of the catalogue. I decided I didnt want to overload my background because the symbols on the pages are artworks themselves and I wanted them to be solid, bold and stand out so I didnt want anything in the background to distract it. So I used a pastel green background.

Front Cover Images

I need to find an image that will really show up the symbols technique...tossing up between these two.

I think that the first one is good for a fashion illustration poser etc showing off the figure but I think the second image is more appropriate because the central focus is the necklace. I can apply the technique of symbols to create the necklace feature!

YAY! Better get started now! =D GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Creating new symbols and symbol sprayer tool > BACK UP!

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Creating a New Symbol

Creating new symbols in Adobe Illustrator is a particularly useful when there is a need to repeat an art object multiple times, such as creating a piece of jewellery and accessories in fashion illustrations.

New symbols can be created from Illustrator objects, including paths, text objects, raster images, mesh objects and groups of objects. Logos and text as symbols are easy for retrieval for designs who use Illustrator for design layout.

To create a new symbol:

1. Draw the original art object. This can be created using any Illustrator tool and can be as simple or as complex, customised to the preferred style.

2. Group the entire artwork or Select all of the artwork that is included as the symbol.

3. Open the Symbols Palette > Drop down menu > New Symbol > Symbols Options > Name symbol > Type: Graphic

-Alternatively: Drag the object to the Symbols Palette

4. The original drawn art object is now transformed into an instance of the new symbol

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A spray can in the side tool box represents the symbols sprayer tool. The symbol sprayer tool repeats the symbol and this is an advantage as each symbol is multiplied quickly, without the need to place every symbol individually and precisely. A disadvantage is that once each symbol is sprayed and placed, each instance cannot be selected.

There are eight options that can be used to manipulate the effect and appearance of the symbol instances.
When the symbol tools are selected, a brush circumference will appear. Only the symbols under the brush circumference will be effective.

To adjust the circumference, go to:
Press the { key to reduce size or } key to increase size of the circumference.

1. Symbol Sprayer Tool
This tool sprays and multiples the symbols on the artboard. The rest of the symbol tools are used after they have been sprayed on by using this tool.

To spray symbols:
> Select the Symbol Sprayer tool
> Drag out a symbol
> Click and drag to move the tool around within the symbol set (or boundary box)

If too many instances are sprayed on, hold down the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) as you click or drag over the instances that will be deleted.

2. Symbol Shifter Tool
This tool shifts and moves the position of the symbols and their stacking order. It can also be used to create perspective.
Once the symbols have been multiplied using the Symbol Sprayer tool, do not deselect and:
> Select the Symbol Shifter tool
> Click and drag over the instances in the desired direction
> Shift-click on instances to bring them forward
> Alt (Windows) or Options (Mac) and Shift-click on instances to send them backwards

3. Symbol Scruncher Tool

This tool attracts nearby symbol instances to gather closer together and reversely, to move instances away from the cursor.

To scrunch symbol instances:
> Select the Symbol Scruncher tool
> Click and drag over the symbols
> Symbols have come closer together move away from one another

4. Symbol Sizer Tool

This tool allows each symbol to be scaled in size. The longer the cursor is held over the symbol, the larger the symbol. To shrink the size of the symbol, hold down the Alt key (Windows) and the Option key (Mac) and click.

To size symbol instances:
> Select the Symbol Sizer tool
> Click or drag over the instance
> Release the hold once the symbol size is desired

5. Symbol Spinner Tool
This tool rotates individual symbols.

To spin symbol instances:
> Select the Symbol Spinner tool
> Click or drag the tool over the instances
> Rotate the symbols in the desired direction

6. Symbol Stainer Tool
This tool is used to colourise the instances

The longer the cursor is held over the instance, the lighter it will be. Colourising a symbol instance changes the hue towards the tint colour, while preserving the original luminosity.

To stain symbol instances:
> Select the Symbol Stainer tool
> In the Colour palette, select the fill colour that will colourise the instance
> Click or drag instances that wish to be stained
> Hold down the Alt or Option keys as you click or drag to decrease the colourisation amount
> Hold down Shift as you click or drag to keep colourisation amount constant, while gradually changing the colour of the instance to the colourisation colour.

7. Symbol Screen Tool
This tool changes the opacity of the instance and lightens the colours of the instances. The longer the cursor is held over the symbol, the lighter the symbol.

To screen the symbol instances:
> Select the Symbol Screen tool
> Click or drag to increase the symbol’s transparency
> Hold down Alt or Option key as you click or drag to decrease the symbol’s transparency

8. Symbol Styler Tool
This tool allows an application or removal of a graphic style from a symbol instance.

To stylise a symbol instance:
> Select the Symbol Styler Tool
> Open the Graphic Styles from the Window menu
> Select a graphic style
> Click or drag over the symbol instance
The amount of the style applied to the instance increases and the style gradually changes
> Hold down the Alt or Option keys as you click or drag to decrease the style amount