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the last blog post for illustration!!!!

 This weeks blog post is about drawing. We do weekly drawings in my class which at first I dreaded but eventually came around to see how useful they would be in the end. Drawing definitely isn't my strong suit but I have always been open to trying new things. Especially in this instance because I may need it somewhere down the line as I'm working as a graphic designer. I definitely enjoyed it. Not only the drawing part but the extra skills I have attained through the process. I believe I've seen some improvement in my drawing skills. Nothing drastic but definitely an improvement so I'd like to thank Mrs. Percy for making us do them. I like using pencils the best. Not just because I can erase my mistakes (which were plentiful) but I feel it gives the picture a different more serious effect than if I was using a pen or some crayons. Below is a drawing of mine that I liked the best.

illustration skills

 I don't have the book yet because i was out of school but I will try my best to write this based off of prior knowledge. I think illustration skills are important as a graphic designer because with them you can convey your ideas better. Also, type can influence feelings towards something so knowing how to work with type is also important. These both are essential if you want to be a successful, versatile graphic designer.

illustrator

The part I like most about illustrator is how many possibilities there are versus photoshop. I learned about this the other day while I was having a conversation with my teachers. You can do quite a bit with photoshop but illustrator is a completely different story.
 For example, in illustrator everything is vector which means it can be stretched & manipulated endlessly & there is no distortion like there is with photoshop. To explain further, if you were to stretch something out in photoshop it would look pixelated & would not be the same quality as it originally was but if you were to do that in illustrator there would be no distortion it would look the same no matter the size.
 Another thing that I very much enjoy about illustrator is that you can trace over images so you can manipulate them even though you may have not created them in the first place. For example, if there was a photo of a desk I liked I could image trace that picture to turn it into a vector & add/take away things from it without affecting the quality of the image or making it look fake.