Typography

Andrea and I worked in illustrator creating the words mirror and expansion. We first typed the words out then used different tools to change the look of the words to fit their meanings. For the word expansion we started the letter E small to represent expansion with the letters of the word. We then dissorted the letters to appear as if they were expanding into a different form. We also put the word on an angle to show the word expanding from small to large. For mirror we typed the word twice and rotated one of the words to reflect the other just like a mirror would. Then we applied the gradient tool to each of the letters so they would have highlights and shadows. We did the same to the mirror reflection and had the outcome of the word with its reflection. I enjoyed creating typography words with Andrea because we were able to bounce ideas off eachother to see what would look good to best reprosent the words.

Matisse and Picasso Illustrator Practice

The image that I created in illustrator reflects Matisse's style of art. The face that I created by using the brush and pencil tools is almost like a symbol of a face beacuse the features aren't realistic. After i completed the face i added stars around it like Matisse had done in one of his pieces. When creating the face I tried to make the physical features more realistic than Picasso's cubism style but still unique and different from a human face. My image didnt come out how I pictured it but I still like my outcome. I wanted my image to look more like a symbolic version of a human face. I chose the colors purple and green because they are bright and together catch your eye. Overall my impression of a face came out looking almost like an example face from MAC makeup. I am happy with my Matisse/ Picasso practice image.