In the first six weeks, the main focus was just letting us
learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator. To do this, we did many projects that
were as easy as just using simple shapes to make a basketball player, or as
frustrating as using the pen tool for the first time. Learning how to use so
many tools was difficult, but also very fun.
My
favorite projects we did during the first six weeks were the basketball player
and the lyric typography. I enjoyed the basketball player because it was the
first project of the year and the newness of Illustrator was so exciting.
Learning how to take simple shapes such as a rectangle or a circle and turn
them into something so much more complex was a really cool experience, and to
know that I will learn how to do way more complex things makes it even more
awesome! I enjoyed the lyric typography project because it was one of the first
times we really had the freedom to do a project fully on our own. For the lyric
project, we chose the lyrics, fonts, colors, design, and layout we wanted to
use, and while it proved difficult to make decisions, it turned out to be a
really fun project.
My least favorite projects
throughout the first six weeks were by far the dirty water drop and the flower
bouquet. I did not enjoy the dirty water drop for many reasons, one being it
was right after the basketball player and it was much less interesting to make.
Also, the dirty water drop required the pathfinder tool which at the time, was
one of the most challenging tools we had ever used, but now since I have
practiced much more, it’s not quite as daunting. The flower bouquet was not
very much fun either, due to the amount of little steps and new tools used. Out
of the many projects we completed throughout the first six weeks, the flower
bouquet was definitely the most difficult for me personally.
Overall, the first six weeks was
challenging but a lot of fun, and I can’t wait to see the projects we do later
on in the year.
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