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Wateryear Logo Recreate this WaterYear logo using Illustrator. This activity will introduce you to gradients, transparency, and outlining strokes.
1. Download the WaterYear logo and immediately save it in your folder. Remember to save every 15 minutes or so. 2. Create a new layer and name it "drop." 3. Trace the drop using the pen tool. Initially, use a stroke that isn't blue. You should have 7 anchor points. Use the white arrow tool to make adjustments.
5. Double-click on the gradient palette tab to expand the palette.
6. Click on the small white square and then use the eyedropper to select the light blue. Be sure to HOLD the SHIFT button on the keyboard when you click on the light blue, otherwise you will lose the gradient.
7. Click on the black square and click on the dark blue with the eyedropper tool. Once again, be sure to press the shift button on the keyboard.
8. Change the angle of the gradient to 90 degrees. 9. Adjust the balance of the gradient by sliding the black diamond. You probably want to slide it to the right. 10. Turn the stroke off and slide the large shape to the left so that it covers up the raster image. 11. Turn the drop
layer off. 13. Trace the wave shapes
along the center of them with the pen tool. 14. Change the stroke thickness to 15 pts on the stroke palette.. Press the "rounded caps" button to make the ends of the path rounded. The "Miter Limit" doesn't matter.
15. On the color palette, set the color of the top wave to C24 M4 Y4 K0. Change the transparency to 65%
16. Draw the second wave. The color is C70 M45 Y5 K5. Make sure the transparency is also 65%
17. Draw the bottom wave. The color is C75 M35 Y5 K0. Transparency is 65%
20. Turn the drop layer back on. Your finished WaterYear logo should look like this:
21. Flatten the file. 22. Group the shapes together. 23. Save it in the "Finished WaterYear" folder as your last name.
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