Sending a Photo/Scan to Mac

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Take a Clean Photo of Your Sketch (Phone)

Place your sketch on a flat surface (desk or table).
Make sure the area is well-lit (no dark shadows).
Hold your phone straight above the paper (not at an angle).
Take the photo and make sure:
1. The entire drawing is visible, it’s not blurry, the lines are clear.
2. If needed, crop the photo so only the sketch is showing.

Step 2: Send the Photo/Scan to Your Mac (Choose ONE of the options below)

OPTION 1: AirDrop (Fastest – iPhone Users)

Turn on AirDrop on your iPhone:
Settings → General → AirDrop → “Everyone” or “Contacts Only”
Turn on AirDrop on your Mac:
Finder → AirDrop → Allow me to be discovered by…
On your phone:
1. Open the photo → Tap Share → Select your Mac. Example: RHS-1204-## (Computer number) *Computer number located on ‘tower’ of computer (look for sticker).
Accept the AirDrop on the Mac
1. The image will usually download to Downloads

OPTION 2: OneDrive App (Recommended for School)

Open the OneDrive app on your phone
Upload the photo to your school OneDrive
On the Mac:
1. Log into OneDrive through Finder or the browser *Using Finder will be quicker/easier.
Download the image to your computer

OPTION 3: Email It to Yourself (School Email)

OPTION 4: Google Drive App (Use as last resort, sometimes will convert photo file and require extra steps)

Open the Google Drive app on your phone
Tap + → Upload → Photos → Select your sketch
On the Mac:
1. Open Google Drive in the browser *Google Drive would be accessed via the web.
Download the image to your computer

Creating a File in Adobe Illustrator

Step-by-Step Instructions

Launch Adobe Illustrator (Can be accessed via Launchpad which is located in Dock)
Click New File
Choose:
1. Size: 8.5 x 11 inches. *Please make sure to select inches NOT pixels!
2. Orientation: Portrait or Landscape. Orientation of artboard needs to match the orientation of their sketch. Example: sketch was drawn landscape so artboard needs to be set up in landscape.
Place Your Sketch into Illustrator
1. Drag image into Illustrator from downloads folder, finder, etc.
2. Resize if needed using the Selection Tool (V)
Lock the Sketch (Important!)
1. Click their sketch and via their layers, click the lock icon -OR- simply click the sketch and press (Command + 2). This will prevent the image from moving by accident.
Draw Over Your Sketch (Vectorizing)
1. Students are to use the tools they are familiar with:
  1. Pen Tool (P) – clean, professional lines
  2. Brush Tool (B) – expressive or hand-drawn style
  3. Shape Tools – for logos, icons, clean geometry
2. Student Reminders:
  1. Zoom in/out hot keys (Cmd + / Cmd –)
  2. Don’t rush—clean vectors matter
  3. Hide or Delete the Sketch when finished
    1. Turn off the eye icon on the Sketch layer (look in layers panel) or felete the Sketch layer completely
  4. Remind students to Save their File:
  5. Step 1: File → Save As
    1. Name it correctly: FirstName_LastName_VectorSketch.ao
    2. Should be saved to their OneDrive!