Creative Pieces

This first sphere was done in photoshop. This tutorial was easy but tricky at the same time. The tricky part about it was lining up the the two lighter parts of the circle on the inside. I learned how to copy a part of a shape and to flip it 180 degrees. It pushed my limits by making me try new things in photoshop

http://www.axialis.com/tutorials/tutorial-misc003.html

This tutorial was the same as the red sphere but I added my own touch to the sphere. I made it with a cool blue and also added some typography by adding the letter G representing my name. I rotated the G so it goes more with the sphere.

I definitely feel like my work flow has changed after doing these tutorials. I feel like I'm more efficient on my work and i have gotten a lot better at making spheres.

Red Spheres

With the red spheres done(Top sphere being Photoshop and Bottom sphere being Illustrator) . I learned that with just a circle you can make it into a sphere. All you need to do is add a point of light to the top of the sphere. Then you add the shadow to the bottom. Just like that the circle you had now looks like a sphere. I learned how to use the gradient tool a lot better and other tools. I found that using Adobe illustrator was easier than using Photoshop. Illustrator has tools that were easier to make the circle and it was also easier to add a gradient to the circle and for the shadow.

My Logo

This is the logo I made in Adobe Illustrator. I think the most Important thing about this logo is the background of it:the Gryphon. The Gryphon is a mythical creature that head the head and wings of an eagle and the body and tail of a lion. When someone asks me what my name means I can tell them that it means a powerful mythical creature which I think is super cool. I thought the dark blue gradient went well with the shield. I used a shield because it goes well with the Gryphon and it adds even more of the mythical idea into the logo. I really like the font I used with my logo because it looks good while still kinda having that mythical look to it.

What helped me a lot with the process of this logo was the tutorial I did awhile ago on making a shield in illustrator. The other thing I did was do sketches of my logo. This helped me pick out which one I liked best out of my sketches. What I learned from this assignment was how to make a shield. How to use the gradient tool a lot better. If I had to learn more of one thing it would be the line tool. I thought I did very well. I think that I think I could of done better was making the shield have a shiny look to it.