Fattacastâ„¢ Creating form in Adobe Illustrator
he game of chess has been around for over 1500 years. The game originated in India where it spread to Persia, and later through Southern Europe. The European chess game evolved to what we know today. The image pictured below shows the Knights Templar playing chess in 1283, and the other image shows a painting of Queen Nefertiti platting a chess like game somewhere around 1320-1200 BCE. The game of chess consists of 16 pieces; a queen, a king, 8 pawns, 2 bishops, 2 rooks, and two knights on a checkered board. Students are to analyze the elements of shape, value, and form of a chess piece and render the form using 3D Effects Tools in Adobe Illustrator.