CE15: Color Swatches

Using the adobe illustrator color guide, I created 4 color swatches:

CE14: Filters and Blending Modes

Using the 3 compositions from CE08, I added filters to each:

CE:13Vectoring Hand-Lettering

After watching the video tutorial, here was my attempt at vectoring the example:

Using only horizontal and vertical anchors made the pen tool much easier to use.

 

CE12: Pen Tool Tracing

CE:11 Pen Tool Exercise

1st time tracing with the pen tool:

2nd time tracing with the pen tool:

The clover was remarkably easier the second time around.

CE10: Artboards & Line Tools

Here are the 6 pieces I made from what we learned in class:

CE:09 Intro to Illustrator

Here are the 5 practice pieces I made from what we learned in class:

P02: What’s In Your Head?

To go along with my futuristic/robotic theme this semester, I am going to focus on creating a robotic image of my mind. I love futuristic themes, technology, and concepts.

Making my head robotic is also relevant for me due to my OCD- sometimes, I feel like a robot, and the OCD is controlling me.

Therefore, for this project, I wanted to depict my head as a jumble of circuits and wires.

Here are some sketches of ideas I had for the project:

The sketches with the ‘x’ I was not in love with, and the two sketches with the ‘o’ are the ones that I was going to use for the project. I liked the idea of my face being separated from the rest of my head, revealing the inner components. These are the components I am going to be putting in the image:

This is the headshot I will be using:

CE08: Opacity and Gradient Tool

Here are my 6 circular gradients:

And here are my 3 compositions using what I know:

CE07: Layer Mask, Transform, and Mirroring

Here are my two compositions: