Skyline Postcard

Illustrator

Objective

Create a line-art style postcard for a specific city to sell in a gift shop.

Project Example

Design Requirements

  • Use the skills learned from the Pen Tool Worksheet to create a Line Art Skyline.
  • Look online on Google and find a skyline of a place you would like to trace. Because we are only using the image to trace, you can use copyrighted images to trace an outline.
  • How to save high-resolution images properly from Google: 1-find the image and click on it, 2-Right click on the thumbnail image and choose Open Image in a New Tab. 3-Click the new tab that opened. 4-Right click on the image on the new tab and Save Image As. 5-Save the image to your Skyline Postcard Folder.
  • Review the video tutorial on placing your image, adding a baseline, tracing building, adding images with blend. (You are not making the project in the video).
  • The size of your project should be 6 inches wide x 4 inches in height. You should have a color palette that fits your design vision, such as watercolor, pastels, or monochromatic color as the background.
  • You should have text of your city and state below your line art skyline drawing.

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Project Tutorial

Working File Instructions

IMPORTANT: Make sure you are saving the editable file as you work.

File Type:

AI

File Naming Convention:

last name+first initial_lineart.ai

Final Deliverable Instructions

IMPORTANT: Canvas will only accept the file type below.  

File Type:

PDF

File Naming Convention:

last name+first initial_lineart.pdf