I am working on a shirt design, in my free time. It’s taken a lot of effort and time, and I could’ve finished earlier if I hadn’t procrastinated so much.
Facing A Challenge It was difficult to get it started. I originally drew it for a D&D campaign, but that fell through and I had a left-over drawing. Another thing that was challenging was finding time to work on it. I was developing another D&D at the time, and I was conflicted on which project I should work on. Having A Go I took the time to finish this, instead of the D&D, because that was a bigger project. I devoted most of my free time to working on it. I began tracing the drawing in Illustrator, and this went on for a week or two. When I finished tracing I needed to invert the colors, some of the lines needed to be reverted to another color, and I couldn’t do that while they were in a Live Paint Group. Problem Solving I re-drew the lines that needed to change colors, and them accordingly. It took more time, but I think the outcome looks a lot better than it was before. Deep Learning I learned a lot of useful skills about Adobe Illustrator, and learned more on how the program and different tools I could use to help me. The scissor tool was a really useful tool, and helped me to cut out segments I didn’t want. I learned how to make your lines look a lot smoother and precise, too. Successful Learning I completed the project, and it felt really good. I was able to draw, trace, and shade the entire piece in a less than a month. I don’t think that's too impressive, and I could’ve finished it a lot earlier. But, I have a lot of other stuff going on, like school and work, so I thought it went well. Reflection and Value I think the most valuable part of this project was being able to work on it whenever you wanted, and not having a defined due date. It gave me a lot more creative freedom to not have other people working on the project with me.
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