Week 6

This week we started to use illustrator. It helped a great deal that the tools were similar to Photoshop. It got a bit confusing as I got carried away at one point. But didn't realise I was still in Photoshop and not in Illustrator!

After this hiccough I carried on but then completely forgot to follow the task sheet!

After a bit of rescuing I settled down and gradually got the hang of some of it. Feeling totally inept next to my friend as she produced a wonderful first piece. I wanted to throw my Mr. Potato head out the window. Especially when trying to give him black hair and instead turned his whole head black! But I got there in the end. It was just basic ellipses and pencil tool using layers like Photoshop and some imagination.

Mr Potato Head 

After choosing an image to scan in I started to add layers and began to experiment. I began by digitally colouring the hoody and adding shading then. I moved onto making the jacket funky and picking the right shade for the hair. I was really happy with the finished image.

This glam 1920's man was my next subject. I scanned in the black and white photo and started to adjust features and remove elements that were not needed. I spent time layering colours and experimenting with different colour combinations that would work for shadows etc.. I even gave his hair a pattern, which works well I think. He may beg to differ though. I can't wait to do this again as I really loved it. 

A big improvement for me although I am in no way a techy, I feel as though I am less concerned about my technical know how now and feel more comfortable to try new processes.