Joseph Thomas Tampa Fall 2020

Tutorial 1 This first video I checked out is an over three-hour-long course to the Adobe Illustrator program. Although I did not watch the entire video for time, I did find a lot of the information and techniques interesting in how the various tools of the application are used. The tools shown at the beginning of the video include how to use basic squares and rectangles and how to manipulate their fill-colors, size, and corner/curve styles. Using this tool, it also possible to create circles, which are convenient and easy to remember. The beginning of this tutorial also shows how to create smaller arched lines, and then how to manipulate their line thickness, arch degree, and how to curve the ends of the lines to create an arch with no corners. It is also possible to create a triangle with no corners as well.  Tutorial 2 The second tutorial I found first showed how to create various layers, something I didn't notice the first tutorial mention. I'm happy to see that like other A...

  For when brainstorming this project, I wanted to create something I like a lot that way I could get myself really into the project. I knew I didn't want to create human faces with canvas, but I thought about simpler designs such as cartoons. I decided to focus this project on the Star Wars antagonist character, Darth Vader, as I really like the unique design with both series of quadrilaterals as well as curved edges. At first, I wanted to create a more accurate real-life representation of the character's costume, but I decided to take liberties and create a cartoonish design, similar to an Art Deco.  After creating the look for the face with the simplistic shapes, I knew this was the route I wanted to go.  Below is my original drawing along with all of the photos I used for reference and style inspiration. Below are stills from the animated television series Star Wars Rebels,  which uses the art style of Ralph McQuarrie, who created the original concept art for 197...