For this project, I used the pen tool to create these four icons to tell the story of Encanto. First, I used my notebook to draw up for icons I thought would be important to the story, and then I went into Illustrator and started working. I didn't want any of them to be too detailed, because that isn't the point of icons, so I kept them simple.
First, Mirabel's glasses. I thought these were important because Mirabel is the main character of the story (also, warning, possible Encanto spoilers? I'm not sure, I'll try not to spoil anything.) Second, one of Bruno's rats. Then, the candle, which is very important because that's one of the MAIN parts of the story. Lastly, I did their houses door, because the house was an important part of keeping the family together. I think my favorite part of this project was the candle and the door. It took me a bit to figure out how to do the candle perfectly, but I think it turned out pretty good. And, while the door isn't exactly story accurate, you can tell it's the door from Encanto. Also, I love how in the movie their house was so colorful, especially their door.
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For this personal project, which was a Christmas gift to my mom, I tried experimenting with gouache. First, I found an image of a bird on Unsplash. Then, I used a pencil to sketch in the base sketch, not sketching too lightly but making sure my lines were bold. Then, I started going in with color. I wanted it to be simpler, so there wasn't too much detail but I wanted it to be more abstract. I kept some shading on the bird, but with the flowers and branch I kept it way simpler. Then, I went back in with the pencil one more time and added some more detail. I also added some hatching just for some extra feather shading.
In this assignment, I used the pen tool and the area fill type tool, along with the type on path tool. First, I started off with my skin as a base. I decided to use some of the shorter words to make the simpler things just so they would fit easier with the pen tool, like "art" or "artist". I then started adding facial features, changing the size of the text to make some areas bolder, like my eyelashes, or my pupils. After that, I started adding hair, using the "type on path tool" to make some hair strands, adding that extra detail. I then added my quote as the top part of my hair.
I think one of the biggest "design decisions" I made was putting my quote on top of my hair. I was going to put it on my shirt, but something about it there just didn't fit. So, I experimented with other places, like on top of my hair. I think it works there because it "closes off" the top of my hair, adding a bold line that I think makes it more visible that it's my hair. Plus, it works well because it's curving around but it's still easy to read. Another important thing I wanted to note is how I kept it grayscale. I considered adding color, but for this image I don't think it would work. I also just prefer the simple of the grayscale and how it doesn't take away from some of the smaller details. The last thing I want to talk about is the "Cheerful." I decided to put it on the shirt because I felt that my shirt was too simple, especially because it has no shading. I wanted to add it somewhere where it wouldn't be to blocky or in the way, since my face is already detailed and my hair has the quote on it. |
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