Learning to Use a Vector Editor - Gravit.io
Overview
This is a unit on learning how to use a vector editing program (gravit.io) used for my online graphic design class. This program is free and runs in the browser so was optimal for my students using chromebooks.
Each of the 6 lessons has a written lesson tutorial with images, as well as a screencast video that goes over that lesson. 4 of the 6 lessons have an assignment associated with them. There is an outline for what each lesson goes over listed underneath the links for that lesson.
All written tutorials, lessons and assignments are in google docs.
- Lesson 1 - Basics | Screencast Lesson 1 | Assignment Lesson 1
- What is Gravit.io?
- Canvas & Zoom
- Selecting Objects
- Moving objects
- Copy/Paste/Delete/Duplicate
- Supersize, Rotate, Flip
- Grouping & Ungrouping
- Arranging Objects
- Align and Distribute
- Saving
- Lesson 2 - Shapes, Paths, Pen | Screencast Lesson 2 | Assignment Lesson 2
- Basic Shapes
- Basic Star-based Shapes
- Adjusting Objects
- Shapes vs. Path
- Path Operations
- Pen Tool
- Lesson 3 - More Paths & Type | Screencast Lesson 3 | Assignment Lesson 3 CC BY SA 3.0 Rebecca Erickson
- Drawing Curves with the Pen
- Types of Nodes
- The Freehand Tool & Simplify
- Fills & Borders
- The Type Tool
- Lesson 4 - More on Type | Screencast Lesson 4 | Assignment Lesson 4
- Working with Type: Text vs. Paths
- Type Alignment
- Character, Word and Line Spacing
- Putting Type on Paths
- Lesson 5 - Gradients & Textures | Screencast Lesson 5
- Using the Gradient Tool
- Fine-tuning Gradient Position
- Adding More Points to a Gradient
- Working with Textures
- Adding Noise
- Lesson 6 - Clipart & Vectorizing Images | Screencast Lesson 6
- About openclipart.org
- Importing Open Clip Art into Gravit
- Vectorizing Images