I have been learning and practicing using Adobe Illustrator. This is a powerful software that’s ideal for making vector illustrations and is often used by graphic designers to create logos so is ideal to use for this module. I was introduced to the software last year in Digital Arts 1 but didn’t take it much further so I’ve had to relearn it this year. I started by watching introductory videos to get me familiar with the layout and the different basic tools including shape tools, pen tool and pathway tool.
I created these 2 images using the basic shape tools. These tools are straight forward to use and manipulate at a basic level but become more difficult when you need to combine them to create more complex shapes and paths.
For these 2 I used a combination of shape tools, the pen tool and the pathfinder options. The pen tool is a difficult tool to manipulate accurately so I’m gonna need to keep working on it but I’m happy with the progress I’m making with it.
The Duolingo logo: this was a fun one to work on as it required lots of use of the pathfinder tool. While the logo may look like it has many complex shapes, the majority can be broken down into simple shapes like rectangles and circles. And for the bits that can’t the pen tool is needed.
Samuel Green Illustration 