Breaking News! The recent discovery of an elusive new tool has astonished graphic designers once again. Hidden behind the Free Transform Tool, the Puppet Tool has an amplitude of potential for graphic artists working in adobe illustrator. News reporters and journalists have been working overtime to try and explore the newfound uses of this tool. Erica spinnet, artist and web developer writes: “...[the Puppet Tool] has many known uses. For example, it can be used to help artists view their creations in different positions and proportions. Or, as currently used by most developers, could be used to depict a highly advanced species of giraffe-dog, perfectly evolved with elongated necks to better steal food off of counters.” This tool works in unique ways not yet fully understood. When a shape is selected with the Puppet Tool, it immediately undergoes what some call “polyinization”. This means that the shape is filled with polygons, specifically triangles. After the polyinization, circles appear in random locations around the shape. These circles are used to manipulate the shape, similar to stretching silly putty or slime, the circles being where your hand holds the material. These circles can be added or deleted to personal preference though having too many can lead to mass distortion and confusion, caution is strongly advised. Even though this tool was first discovered months ago, there is still very little known about it. A question commonly asked is “why is the icon a thumbtack?” This particular question has yet to be answered. Some theorists claim that it’s a signal from aliens, others believe it is evidence of other ancient societies where thumbtacks were used in religious rituals. All of these are highly controversial theories but there is one thing that all news sources seem to agree on :the Puppet Tool is dangerous and should be handled with care. This tool is new and mysterious, the icon is of a sharp object, and it has been known to cause mass destruction several artworks.
Erica Spinnet, artist and web developer. Erica is the lead investigator in the discovery of the Puppet Tool This picture is of an imaginary person who does not actually exist. I got it from https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/ wich gives you fake pictures of nonexistent people that you can use.
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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:
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.
In the end, I prefer vector images of bitmap because:
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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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