Illustrator imported into Photoshop

In order to refresh our memory of Photoshop, we were given a black and white design that we had to add our own twist to. I used the selection tool, layer masks, and gradient tools to transform this boring design into something more colorful.

Then we used our new skills in Illustrator to create our own design with bland coloring. We had to create 10 different layers with different types of shapes. We also used the rotating tool to create shapes in a uniform pattern. Then we imported this design into Photoshop to continue to refresh our skills. I don't particularly like my imported design just because I think the images could go together better. 

Final Illustrator Project

Once I got more comfortable with Illustrator I started on my final project which was an alphabet of shapes. Since I designed 16 boxes of food in a previous assignment, I decided to continue with that theme. I used images off Google as my inspiration but there was no image tracing involved. I used the images off Google to make sure I knew what each food looked like and then I went with my own twist. For those who don't know what X stands for, it is Xinomarvo grapes that are used to make a certain type of wine. The hardest object for this project was definitely the yogurt. I know it seems simple because of the clear shapes, but it was difficult to show depth. I really liked this project because again it let me used a variety of different shapes. Thus letting me practice all of the skills I obtained with this program.

Personal Logo

I had no idea what direction to go in when creating my own logo. I used the Paint Brush tool to just scribble my initials out. I did this several times until I found one that I liked. From then I used the convert anchor tool to fix a couple of jagged edges. From them I thought I should have a shape go around this script writing. I drew an elephant with the pen tool because it wasn't an ordinary shape but it was something that I liked. I am a big fan of elephants so I thought it was the perfect thing incorporate in my logo. In order to make everything flow I placed the script to look like the elephant had a mouth and a tail.

16 Different Foods

As I continued to increase my skills in Illustrator, I begun to work on my 16 boxes. I decided to choose food as my theme because it was something that has a variety of shapes that I could practice with. The hardest object I had to draw was definitely the beer mug. I had a specific image in mind when drawing this with the pen tool, the fluff was supposed to pour over a certain way. I kept getting frustrated because it was when I wasn't as comfortable with the pen tool. But I was able to get it just write in order to fulfil that vision. I wanted to use a variety of color and shaped with this project to show my various skills.