Choice Shapes Trace
Find Template in Shared Drive
Open Finder
On the left side, scroll down to "Locations" and click "Google Drive" (NOT "My Drive")
Click "Shared drives" > "Graphic Design 1 Templates"
Double-Click "Choice Vector Trace.ai" to open.
Save as A Creative Cloud File
Go to "File" > "Save As..."
Click "Save to Creative Cloud"
Click "Save"
Choose an Object
Choose an object from the left side of the template.
Move: Using the "Selection Tool" click and drag at least one object over to the artboard.
Resize: Hold down "Shift" and drag a corner to make the object bigger.
Lock: In your "Layers" panel on the right side, click the empty square next to the "References" layer to lock it.
Get Ready to Trace
In your "Layers" panel on the right side, click on your "Objects" layer.
In Properties (or on the left toolbar), change the fill/stroke:
Fill: None
Stroke: Black
Trace Each individual Shape
Using your "Pen Tool" "Curvature Tool" or "Shape Tools", trace all the different individual shapes in your object. Remember:
Every color must be an enclosed shape.
Your shapes are layered on top of each other.
You can move the shapes aside once you are finished tracing and then place them back at the end.
To change the color, click on the shape, click the "Eyedropper Tool" and click the template color.
Hide Your Reference Layer
In your "Layers" panel, click the eye icon to the left of your "Reference" layer to hide it.
Create a Background
In your "Layers" panel, select "Background"
Click on the "Rectangle tool" in the left toolbar
Click and drag to create a rectangle that covers your artboard.
Double-click the black square on the bottom of the left toolbar to open the "Color Picker"
Choose a color.
Lock your background layer.
Save as a PDF File
Go to "File" > "Save As..."
Click "Save on your computer"
Click the down arrow to the right of "Where"
Choose "My Drive" > "Graphic Design" > "6 - Tech"
Change the Format to "Adobe PDF (pdf)"
Click "Save"
Click "Save PDF"
Submit Google Drive Link to Canvas
In Finder:
Right-click on "Graphic Design" and click "Copy link to clipboard"
Paste the link in Canvas.
