Digital Media Portfolio

Conclusion Questions:

1. To create my robot, the first thing I had to do was create an Art Board  on Adobe AI. Afterwards, I looked up different image s to choose from for my robot/inspiration. Them. I started forming the shapes of my robot by mainly using the Pen Tool and Selection Tool in order to move and adjust the images. In some cases I'd also use the Widgets to add more curves to some shapes, and to add color and the outline I used both the Stroke and Fill tools. When I completed my robot I Exported my work and made sure to rename and save it as a PNG.

2. Vector Graphics are mathematical formulas to create sharper images and lines, compared to Raster images that contain more pixels. Vector graphics are used for thing like advertisements and marketing due to the fact that when the image is enlarged or the opposite it needs to be legible and Vector graphic allow that to happen. Raster graphics are used for things like non-line art images and digitalized photographs as they typically include undefined lines, shapes and complex composition. 

3. The three major similarities between Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator are that both programs use layers to separate elements of an image or design, they both use the eyedropper tool to select colors from and image, and they both offer drawing capabilities. However Adobe Photoshop offers more when it comes to the pen tool to draw as it allows custom paths and shapes. Three main differences between Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator is photoshop is pixel-based and Illustrator is vector-based, photoshop is used to enhance and touch up photos and illustrator is used to create things from scratch, as well as the different tools used such as the pen too and the layout of art boards. 

4. I believe that my robot project meet the mastery level for many reasons including the amount of detail and color used in my robot as required in the rubric. As well as the different shapes used like unique shapes and original shapes and those can be seen in my robot as it's mad of shapes like squares and other freeform shapes and curved shapes. I've also been able to show my understanding and ability to use the Adobe Illustrator program with the difficulty of my robot and use of the multiple tools within Illustrator.