The project was about creating our dream paint job of a skateboard. Sorry, couldn't write that with a straight face. I wouldn't need to be asked to create my dreams if I was capable, but I could definitely provide some ok beginner paint jobs. Things that worked well on this project were not too plentiful but I did get a good grasp of how to make simple pieces of art that aren't a complete eyesore. The most challenging aspect of this project was the complexity and frustration that comes with adobe illustrator. Some features on there are difficult to figure out how to undo. For example, I have no gosh darned clue how to get rid of the perspective grid tool when I bring it up, and I tried the conventional method of clicking on another tool. Nope. One thing I am going to do differently next time is try harder to figure out how to use the less conventionally solved tools of the next particular software that we will be utilizing. This has taught me how to use particular aspects of the adobe illustrator program, which I hope to get a hold of in the future.

This project was about taking an image, either from real life, or from the internet. I thought the internet is way better than real life, so I took that option. I would say the project was a ton of fun to figure out and trace this godlike render of Noble 6 from Halo: Reach. I would say the attention to trace detail is what I had done the best, although it wasn't a spectacular polygon to polygon trace. The most challenging part for me was finding all of the different tools, as they were somewhat differently situated than the tutorials. Something I would do differently next time is try to make sure to keep up with the tutorials as they instruct me. This way I can take in the information easier. I used the pen tool this time around in order to trace an image, then I used the bucket to paint over the trace. This will certainly prepare me for painting and photoshop programs I see myself using a lot of in the future.