Week 1 Tutorials

1. Create a Super Happy Octopus Character

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/create-a-super-happy-octopus-character/

It look me a while to find something I wanted to do. I started off with a pretty hard one and couldn’t do it because I did not understand some of the terms they were using so I figured I should start off with an easy one since I am a beginner. The octopus one started off easy, than when I got about one third the way down they started jumping around in their explaining which confused me, I wasn’t sure what they were talking about so I used tools I knew how to use that would get me to the same spot in the instructions. I was pretty happy with my result except the background. I found a lot of tutorials don’t explain step by step, they assume people know so that did not help me. But it was a fun process.

2. Simple and Easy Reflections
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zrNsQExh-A


This video taught me how to make a reflection of my text or image. In this example they used text. It was a really short video but i think i got what i needed to know. Just more knowledge to store in the graphic design part of my brain.

3. Illustrator Pen Tool Guide
http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/illustrators-pen-tool-the-comprehensive-guide/

The pen tool is an awesome tool but it can be the most frustrating sometimes. I used it while creating a design for my 118 class and it was difficult. I guess I should of read this guide before I did the other design! This guide was pretty easy to follow and understand.

4. Illustrator Type Tool Introduction

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/illustrators-type-tool-a-comprehensive-introduction/

Wow this was exactly what I wanted to do the other day but did not know how. I didn’t know there were so many ways you can type and place text. This will come in handy for future projects for sure!

5. Repeating a Pattern By Julia Rothman

this tutorial was awesome! I am totally going to try this out. I'll probably use it for my postcard project because i choose Julia for my designer. Even though this tutorial was simple but if you did not know how to make a repeat pattern, this tutorial was very helpful! You guys should try it out!