FMX 210 - Ella Malmgren

  https://youtu.be/tXpnKlUMZQA This video described how to use the pen tool to create difficult designs. This particular creator chose to recreate the image of Spiderman. I thought most of the design process was fairly simple to follow with this image. The creator just added an image of Spiderman in the base layer, traced it with simple curved lines, and then deleted the base layer. The only part that looked a bit difficult was when he had to add a fill to some of the curved shapes he created. I’m excited to try out this technique.  https://youtu.be/t2ct0-uiG5g   This video showed how to create “balloon lettering” in Illustrator. I was drawn to the thumbnail because I thought it was a really cute concept and similar to my own artistic style. I think the text tool seems super easy to use and manipulate with colors, fonts, and shapes. However, the warp tool seems a bit more difficult to use, and tedious with changing the points. The artist finished the design by adding a sh...

For my project, I decided to create the image of a robot. I found an image on Pinterest that I thought looked very clean and interesting, and decided to recreate it in my own style. I especially liked the static lines connecting the two bulbs on the top of the robot's head, so I wanted that to be included in the final design. At first, I ran into many problems with my code, because my computer isn’t compatible with Dreamweaver and I had to use Visual Studio code, which doesn’t automatically display the design. However, after I started to create the initial features of the design, I got the hang of it and this project was really fun to create. To incorporate the Bezier Curve, I added a heart on the robot to liven up the design. The most time-consuming part was creating the arms using the quadratic code because I had to sketch and plan the coordinates. In total, I spent about six hours on this project. Although it appears simple, I wanted to take my time on the details like the stati...