As I now know, the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator has more uses than just drawing scribbles. Though hard to get the hang of at first, the pen tool is one of the most useful things in Illustrator I have used so far. When drawing a curve with the pen tool you can manipulate it using small “handles” that pop out the sides of each node. These handles let you change the shape and size of the curve, allowing for more interesting and complex shapes.
The pen tool is also great for adding onto pre-existing shapes. The pen tool can also connect to other shapes, it automatically snaps to the edges of other shapes if you hover your mouse nearby. This makes it super easy to create a variety of original shapes and pictures without having to mess around with the shape builder tool. I personally love the pen tool and how I can now create amazing cartoons and shapes only using my mouse, something I've never been able to do before. Although the pen tool can draw almost any curve, it is much harder than necessary to draw a circle or half circle. Because of the way that the handles work, it is very hard to get an even curve using just two nodes. I don’t know if this is already possible but I would like it if there were more handles available for each node, making curves more flexible and complex using less nodes. All in all, the pen tool is extremely useful for making original shapes and unique lines, although more flexibility never hurts. Overall:
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I have a hard time deciding between vector and bitmap images. I feel like I have more freedom when using bitmap, but I love the way vector images stay clear when you zoom in. To me, vector graphics are more simple and blocky than bitmap images, if using shapes rather than brushes I would definitely use vector. Besides making badges i’m sure I could do many things using vector images including making logos, designing posters, creating animated characters, and mapping out ideas. Because of the resizability of vector graphics, I would want to use them for more practical reasons, like billboard ads vs magazine ads, posters vs web pages, and anything that would change size and shape frequently. Also, their small file sizes would allow me to have many without taking up too much space. Bitmap on the other hand, I would use for more creative or artistic reasons. When creating digital art I would lean towards bitmap images because of the flexibility of the brushes and freedom of the art style. Typically, art is not drastically resized so there would be no need to have smooth edges when zoomed in. However, you can probably use similar brushes and tools with vector graphics, giving bitmaps less original advantages. Overall, I have had very limited experience with both Bitmap and Vector images and my opinion might change in the future, but based on my experiences, I prefer vector images over bitmap graphics because of their resizability, small file sizes, simplicity, and the fact that they are new and exciting to me.
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AuthorMy name is Xiomara Colopy. I am a student at DSA and am currently taking Digital Design and Animation 1 . Categories
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