Month: February 2020

Reflection: I learned a lot in this exercise. I was not aware of all these different ways to use the pen tool, so drawing all of these patterns was eye-opening. I thought it was easy after 2o minutes of attempting to figure it out, but it was quite challenging. I could not figure out the option or control keys, making it very hard. I was getting quite frustrated. My submission could be improved if I spent more time on the curves with corner points exercise, but I could not figure it out. Luckily, you just said to try it. The professor could improve the assignment with more explanatory directions on the worksheet. I can apply this knowledge to the rest of my drawing in Illustrator now that I can actually use the pen tool. I was helped through the professor’s step-by-step class instruction.

Reflection: I learned a lot during this lab. Before this lab, I was unaware of these many techniques to make textures. I didn’t know I could create cloud or brushed metal textures. These are quite cool features, as I can now create images from essentially just pixels. This is helpful when creating backgrounds. It was easy to create the gradients, as I did this in DMA 201 last semester. However, it was challenging t0 do the shape/gradient combo, as I could not get the marching ants to work originally. However, I ended up figuring it out, so it was okay in the end. My submission could be improved if the sweatshirt material from my photos did not has any many color variations. The professor could not improve the assignment, it went very well. The D2L step-by-step instructions worked very well for me. I could apply this knowledge to the future, as I can now make my own textures. This will be helpful for creating backgrounds.