Self-Protrait

Although I know this illustration does not quite represent my current image, it is supposed to be the self-portrait of myself. This project was a very difficult project to create. In the instructions there were many very complex details involved in their representation of their image. I think a very special element in this project was being able to make the dots an actual swatch. The way this was made possible was by using many different tools and elements such as the pathfinder tool and being able to use the grid to form the shape of the dots. Overall I thought this project was more of a new learning process than the detailed quality of the work.

Self-Correction

 

I have learned quite a  bit from this project. For starters, I have learned things such as being able to use two blurs to counter each other. Another very important lesson this project has taught me is being able to use smart filters and multiple blend modes to increase a picture's effect. I believe that this project was a terrific opportunity to be able to test our abilities to improve something that we definitely want to improve. In my opinion the most important thing I learned in this project was how shadows and the spot corrector tool could really help to not only make an image look better, but also to increase the ability to visualize how the end product will come out to be.