The document is a magazine created by a student named Nico Krajecki for their class. It contains sections showcasing variations of photos created by students using Adobe Illustrator. One section focuses specifically on photos where the main color is green. The magazine takes the reader through each student's creative process, from early experiments to final works. It provides an overview of what the class learned about using computer programs for art and design.

1. Variation Contents
Shoe Variations 4
Teapots 14
The Class 22
Green Pictures 36
See My Process
Magazine

2. Shoe
Variations
Getting Started
In class we were assigned to
take a picture of an inanimate object to
bring to class and we were taught how
to make variations to the picture using
Adobe Illustrator. I decided to bring a
picture of my Nike running shoe and
with the skills learned from class I
created what appears to be an entirely
different shoe.
In class we were taught how to
change the colors of the original picture,
the strokes of the lines, the backgrounds
to the picture. At first we tried making a
picture that was as close as possible to
the original photo that we took. After a
while we went in the complete opposite
direction to try and makd the picture as
unrealistic as possible using different
tools in the program.
The collection of pictures
that will be shown will strart from the
original and go through the ones I found
most interesting. These will have many
changes from the original including the
stroke of the lines, to make things like
the laces and the sole of the shoe seem
fake. The backgrounds of the picture
will change completely and turn into
different colors to focus on the shoe,
or designed background to make the
viewer look at the picture as a whole.
With this strategy, the viewer picks
where their eyes go first because the
background designs, as well as the shoe
designs, can be appreciated equally.

3. Original
Learning to
The first thing we closest match to the color
learned to do in Adobe we were looking for.
Illustrator was use the Using Adobe
original image to create Illustrator you have the
use Adobe
a picture in the program. power to make the image
With the pen tool we cre- as detailed as you want to
ated an outline of the dif- make it look exactly like
Illustrator
ferent parts of our picture. the original. On the other
Then, with the eye drop- hand, it gives you the op-
per tool, we filled in the tion to leave out certain
color using the original things that you may not
image and what Illustra- find necessary and still
tor thought was the give a good picture.

4. Color
ChangingthePictureWithColors
In Adobe Illustrator, The bottom left of how the picture was made. images are all one color
there are many different de- picture sticks out because of its The white also helps add more to give the outline look
signs and colors to be used to simplicity in color variation. detail as opposed to the ones to the picture. With the
change a picture. Going from The background is almost a with the colors. The shoe is outline look you are still
many different colors to one shaded black and the shoe is able to get a sleek design by able to get its depth from
main color is very simple. In completely white with every- taking all of the color out and the detail of the shoe.
the first picture the green shoe thing outlined. Some parts of putting in shading where the The black outline on the
pops out because the back- the background are the same different parts of the shoe oc- red background make the
ground is made, by expanding color as the shoe but still the cur. shoe design really pop out
the stroke, to look like it is not shoe is the main focus just and give it its own look.
imporatant for the picture. The by the coloring. The all white The final shoe on the
different color of the back- on shaded black gives more page was made completely
ground from the shoe and the detail to the shoe and gives the red. The shoe, the background
black dark circle really make viewer a better understanding color and the background
the shoe the main foc

5. Stroke
Different Strokes

7. Teapots Drawing With Adobe
To get comfortable with drawing on the
pad using the computer, we used line
strokes to create teapots. Being that it
was my first time using these tools, the
teapots didn’t turn out fancy but the
goal of getting used to drawing on a
computer turned out well.
Along with lines
picture. pot. To help practice
we used the number 5 to
create different teapots figuring out shading, we
The goal for used pencil to do the
as an exercise to get truly
using the color in the same thing we did on
comfortable with the pro-
teapots was to create the computer too com-
gram. The main goal of
a picture from strokes pare the differences in
all of this was not to make
and different variations our pictures and under-
the images look profes-
of the same color. The stand how lighting is a
sional or fancy, but to get
different colors along big part of the creation
comfortable with using
with placing the strokes of a drawing.
the pen on a computer to
in the correct position
see how it reacts with dif-
gave the image its own
ferent hand techniques.
unique look and added
a color that is not on the
The next couple of
program.
pages will go through the
different teapots I created
The shading
and explain the technique
of the teapots was the
I tried to utilize in the dif-
same concept as the
ferent pictures.
color part except for
only using white, black
After getting com-
and grays. We had our
fortable with the pen tool
own teapots to draw
and the Adobe system, we
and tried to create a
explored the variations
similar image to what
that the program offered,
we seen in real life from
such as color and creating
the ligthing on to the
a shading feel to the

8. “Five” Drawing
Creating Images
With Five
In the first image uniqueness and gives a being able to maintain
on the left, there is a tea- to add to the creativeness
varied look from reality. something so simple, the
pot and a vase drawing. of it. From far it looks
The original image can oject and what it is.
These drawings are made like a cluster of lines and
clearly be seen as a whole
completely out of the colors but as you the
but when you really look In the picture on
number 5. The technique viewer gets closer and
into the design of it you top, we used the number 5
is to use the number 5 to starts to pay attention,
are able to see the number again, this time not to raw
draw an image just as you the fives pop out and cre-
5 and it is designed that a picture but to see what
would if you were using ate its own image.
way. The height, width, come out of our strokes
lines. With the number depth and image can all while changing the color.
instead of the lines, the be appreciated by doing The picture has the number
drawing created its own something so radical, but 5 as well as five typed out

9. Pot Progression
Step Two
Adding More Color Along
With More Lines
Beginning Stage
After completing the basic colors and line strokes, I decided to add bigger and more colorful lines to give
With my teapot in place in front of me I chose shade of green to start filling in the image even more
emphasis to the picture. The lines start to come together to give the picture a completely different color than any
the color green and all of its variations to create an im- with value and adding a shading effect on the image.
of the colors used. The darker colors are used to show the shading that the teapot has and how it looks in real
age and show the shading. The first step is to use line Going over the picture adds emphasis to where the
life. The more colors that are used, the more detail the image gets and the picture starts to create an image all on
strokes to form the image. We were told to avoid creat- artist wants the viewer to look and can give the real
its own. All different shades of the green I picked are used in the picture as lines to add color and shading to the
ing the outline of the picture first and to let the strokes look of a picture, even with the colors and shapes being
image. It looks a little sloppy because all of the lines are starting to form together and with the addition of more
create the edges of the picture as we go on. We then different.
lines, the more crisp the image looks.
begin to create lines around the entire piece, filling in
as much white space as we can to create the entirety of
the image. When that was completed I went to another

10. Final
More Lines, Better Look
The final stages to complete the pot is to add way the lines are drawn add emphasis to a certain
more shading and colors to fill all empty space. The point of the picture. The shading can have an angled
less space there is, the more complete the picture will look if that is what the artist wants the viewer to see.
look because of all the strokes in it. The straight up and down lines give the object its base
and its identity. The sideway, more curved lines give
Adding color gives the object a more defined the object its shading. Also these lines can give the feel
feel to show the true density of the original picture. of more light to the picture by representing where the
The dark colors show shading where its supposed to be light hits the real object and is translated to the picture.
and the light colors relect the light off of the object in
real life. Color and line placement are very important
when creating a picture in Illustrator. If used properly
Direction of the lines also is a key factor. The there are no limits to what one can do with a picture.

11. The
Class

12. By Allison Horn
Converse
By Amy Duffy
Street Car

13. By Christian Rosales
Downtown By Jordan Juarez
Hat

14. VAC
By Lovette Fernandez
By Giovanni Diaz
Beach Basketball

15. By Robert Furlan
Messy Desk
By Roxy Wasiunec
Nike Shoes

16. Fall Into Fashion
By Shawnita Montgomery
By Synthia Wesley
Buidlings

17. House
By Tom Zwarycz

18. Green
Pictures
In the series, to see both the green In this magazine I
“Green Pictures” I show pieces of work and have brought you through
the entire class’s art work the other variations the start of our works as
with the color green in the the different students a class, to the final works.
majority of the picture. For decided to do with their We learned to use Adobe
our projects on variations, pictures. to make things and also
one of the requirements as a way to edit things.
was to make an all green The green This magazine is a little
picture to put on display. pictures have their own tour throughout our class’s
I took those pictures to section because of the projects to show what we
make the green part of the beauty the all green have been doing with our
magazine. Everyone has brings to the table. The time here. Our knowledge
different pictures and the one color theme helps of using computers for art
use of green really puts the viewer to really take has grown since the begin-
them all together. The final in the picture for what ning of class and now we are
products came out very it is rather than the advanced enough to make
well and because of this I many different colors a magazine through the
was able to take the pic- used in the majority of computer, Adobe InDesign,
tures to really help out my the original photos. and things learned from our
magazine. teacher. Every person from
our class has some piece of
Each picture in the art featured in this maga-
green series is a variation zine. Appreciate the time
of an art work already in and effort it took for each of
the magazine in a different us to make these artworks
section. The viewer is able and enjoy them in their own
unique way.
-Nico Krajecki

19. Green Pictures
By Allison Horn
By Christian Rosales
By Amy Duffy By Giovanni Diaz

20. By Jordan Juarez
By Robert Furlan
By Lovette Fernandez

21. By Roxy Wasiunec
By Synthia Wesley
By Tom Zwarycz
By Shawnita Montgomery