Just like with Photoshop, I didn't understand how to use Illustrator at first, but that was expected and that is why learned how to use it over the course of multiple class periods. Even after learning about the pen tool I still didn't really understand the point of using it because it was way too complicated to manipulate. As with most things this can be worked around though, and luckily not much of our work required the pen tool. Getting the practice from working on assignments helped me to understand Illustrator more because I got to personally find out which controls do what and where to find them. I don't know much about Illustrator yet, but so far it has been the same as learning Photoshop although more focused on the selection tool. The speed at which you can work seems to be much faster in Illustrator though, mainly because you can just create a shape then alter it instead of having to alter piece by piece of an image. Illustrator also has practical uses too, many people make a living off of using Illustrator daily. Jobs such as Medical Illustrators and Graphic Designers require the use of Illustrator daily. Medical Illustrators mainly use Illustrator to aid with the teaching of anatomy and surgical procedures by creating visual representations which can also be used in textbooks and pamphlets. Graphic Design is more straightforward, illustrators will literally illustrate images needed for their jobs using Illustrator. Both of these jobs can make $50,000 per year, but Medical Illustrators can make anywhere up to $175,000 per year. Therefore, not only can you make a living off of Illustrator, you can also become rich just by using a simple Adobe software.
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Citations: http://www.mshealthcareers.com/careers/medicalillustrator.htm https://ami.org/medical-illustration/enter-the-profession/careers https://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/graphic-designers.htm
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Recently we've switched from working in Photoshop with bitmap images to working in Illustrator with vector graphics instead. So far we've mainly learned about the pen and shape tools as well as the differences between bitmap and vector images. I haven't had much experience with Illustrator yet so I can't say whether I like it or not, but Photoshop was easy once I got the hang of it so hopefully Illustrator will be the same. Due dates and the end of the quarter have all been shifted due to the snow days and honestly its kind of confusing, but hopefully schedules will straighten out soon. My favorite part of Illustrator so far has been the simplicity and flow of it, just about anything can be made with simple shapes and there are several options to join shapes together. I prefer bitmap images to vector images mainly because for me it is easier when zoomed in to edit pixels rather than the smooth lines that vector graphics maintain no matter the zoom level. We haven't learned everything about vector graphics yet so this may be wrong, but I feel like having many pixels that make up an image allows for more color variations in the image, especially for small areas where there are several colors. Vector graphics are better for items that are often displayed in many different sizes though, such as company logos. After doing some additional research I found that vector and bitmap images are actually part of our daily lives, and sometimes we can't even tell which format an image is in without taking a closer look. Everyday we see hundreds of examples of vector and bitmap images whether we're conscious of it or not, websites are made up of bitmap images while vector images are used for logos as we well know. Therefore without a close examination they may not appear different, but vector and bitmap images are made in completely different file formats using different software all to make a similar picture.
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Citations: https://designshack.net/articles/layouts/vector-vs-raster-what-do-i-use/ It is finally the end of quarter two, which means I am already halfway through my freshman year at D.S.A. I find it hard to believe that the time has gone by so fast, it feels like just yesterday was the first day of school. Of course even though we are already halfway through the year, I don't even really know anyone new, but as time goes on I'm sure I'll get to now at least four new people. As for my work so far I've been pretty proud of my grades, I don't know what they are yet for this quarter, but last quarter I had all A's except for one extremely high B in this class. The amount of work has surprised me too, I'm sure I'll get more work in my coming years here at D.S.A, but so far I haven't gotten nearly as much work as I thought high school would give me. That is nice though, I like not having tons of homework for now while I'm still a freshman, but I hear AP classes give a ton of homework so that will be fun during senior year. The stress level hasn't been too high either, as long as its not the last week of the quarter I don't have any deadlines to worry about except for a few assignments here and there. Many of my middle school teachers made high school sound like it would be the death of me while at the same time saying it was the best time of their life. Then again, most of my teachers last year weren't the best when it comes to advice or anything really. Speaking of teachers, that is one of the main things I like about high school so far, most if not all of the teachers I know actually invest into their students and encourage work to be done. In middle school it was whatever, all of the teacher knew their students were going to pass regardless of how well they get to know them or how much they help them. There was only one year in middle school that I felt the teachers cared about their students as much as high school teachers do, but after that year they all left to continue their life goals. When I have good teachers I tend to have higher grades because I'm more motivated as a student to not let my teacher down by not doing work, which I think is probably the main reason I'm passing high school this year. Other students never really matter when it comes to getting by in school, even friends have only helped to bring my grade down, whereas teachers are the ones that give those very grades in the first place. So basically the key to good grades is getting to know teachers and having a good work ethic, or at least that is what I've experienced so far. Hopefully the last two quarters turn out as well as the first two have.
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We had a nice one week winter break from school, of course I didn't do much over the break, yet I wasn't ready for school when break was over. I was glad to have a two hour delay on the first Monday back, as well as an early release on Wednesday and no school Thursday or Friday last week. However even with an extended winter break I still feel that I haven't started off the year right. At school I'm taking tests slower and working less efficiently, which I'm sure will go away quickly next week, but I've also been less efficient at home. Clearly I'm not fully back into my school schedule yet because most times at home I just lie around, even when I have homework to be done. Luckily there haven't been any major projects, but tests are coming up as well as the end of the quarter so I just hope my grade doesn't drop too far before report cards come home. Just today I've finally taken responsibility and gotten back into the schedule, and it made me think about breaks from school. I've always gone to year-round schools, so having a winter break 2 weeks shorter than usual is probably what threw me off. Especially with the snow days filling in the days I usually would have break on I probably just reverted to my middle school schedule, which would mean break this week. However, knowing that is not the case anymore I'll just have to wait six months for my infinitely long Summer break. During that wait for break it is important though that I focus on school because being lazy never got anyone anywhere. Not in school or in the working world, so I'll just have to get back into the swing of things and hopefully not continue to procrastinate either.
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Now that we have learned how to make 2D art for video games we have learned one of the essential components of making games. Even with coding and an innovative idea for a game, it would be incomplete without art for the components of that game. So by learning simple ways to make art, we have finally somewhat started getting into the creation of games. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll be able to make more complex art and maybe even become more skilled with animation at home so that I'll at least be able to animate. I'm not quite sure what I want to do for a living, but animation appeals to me as something interesting and worthwhile so maybe now is the time I start practicing for the future. Hopefully this class continues to help me build my digital art skills so that I can continue to use them later in life.
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AuthorMy name is Andrew Prichard and the this is my first digital arts class, I look forward to a good year with lots of hard work. Archives
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