Digital Media

When it comes to learning the Illustrator software, I think one of the main issues I'll encounter is figuring out where to start. PLaying the games and watching a few tutorials were decently helpful, but when it comes to taking an idea and implementing it, I may have some challenges in doing so. I know it's a matter of messing around with the software more and getting used to the actions, but some of the actions can confuse me sometimes when it comes to making the shapes/designs that I want to create originally, I may find it hard to know where to actually start. The videos I watched were pretty straightforward in their approaches. I liked the idea ofbeing able to create a logo, or something creative with words but I also would like to learn more about being able to create objects or shapes. They provided some knowledge in doing that but I need to put some practice time in with being able to apply it to somethign original that comes from a vision within myself. Illustrator

My piece is called a "King Reigns". It was originally a phaoraoh picture that I found online. The online picture was way more intricate and detailed than what I could actually pull off appropriately. I wanted to do something of this nature inspired by the late Legend Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant is a King that built a Legacy that will literally reign forever, so the purple and gold in my picture is representation of that. The main issues I faced when doing my project was the guess work on creating my lines in a symmetrical manner. The work was quite tedious as I pretty much eyeballed and played around with what I wanted to do until I was satisfied with what I had done. I was a complete overthinker when it came to my layers and likely could've saved a ton of time had I used single lines from one complete side of the head piece to the next. Instead, I used individual lines which made the project just a little more precise. If I would've just used the lines straight throu