art portfolio blog

The last project of this class allowed me to create my very own storybook! This has been something I've been playing on doing for years but finally was able to actually finish. Despite my constant issues with converting the images between Photoshop to InDesign or overall transparency and quality issues, I’m happy with the book as a whole. If I had more time to work on this, I maybe could have added more variations in poses, backgrounds, etc. For a first attempt, I am moderately pleased with the end product. The two photos above are my personal highlights.

Due to time constraint, I wasn’t able to do everything I wanted to do. However, I’m still more than happy with my result. This project fully made me comfortable and fast with the “pen tool”. I tried to show a hindered view in the woman and highlighted the importance of the senses that we have.

I personally love typography. Words add so much to a body of art with the uses of font, size, and overall placement. In this work, I pen tool-ed a cloud and a thunderbolt and typed the lyrics of the song Thunder by Roy Blair, a song I hold very close to my heart. The phrase “Don’t leave” is echoed throughout the song, so I duplicated it many times in the thunderbolt. I learned so much about the idea of typography with this entire project.

My concept poster is one of my least-enjoyed projects of my class, but I did learn a lot about the programs in the process. My idea of using only paper throughout was interesting and gave it a storybook feel, but it didn’t translate out exactly how I would have liked. I learned how to duplicate layers, as seen with the raindrops, quite quickly though.

The Pen Tool Illustration was my first attempt with the “pen tool” in Adobe Illustrator. This project took quite long, and it took me a while to get used to the mechanics of the pen tool. In the end, I learned that this was my favorite tool in the entire library of Illustrator and constantly use it still.

The Favorite Place Flyer was the first time I ever worked with InDesign in my computer art course. It was challenging at first, especially since I lacked a clear-cut vision on what I wanted to do. However, This project allowed me to learn a lot about the program and I am quite happy with the finished result, even if it came out of me messing with the program.

Point, line, and plane is another element I use frequently because of how universal it is. I love the personality lines give to your work. From thick to thin, it helps me create an extra level of detail to my work