Graphics designs

Today I have learnt how to use the computer to create some graphic type designs. The software that I used is Adobe Illustrator. My favourite design that I have created today would probably be my alien. The alien that I like out of mine is the one with the glass type head. This is because I have created an alien , a tiny bit like a Scooby doo monster. The techniques that I used to create this alien is a shadow technique using windows and then clicking on stroke. I was playing around with the different types of techniques and I created a cool alien that I like. I prefer this software more than Photoshop. This is because I find it easier to follow and in my opinion it is more fun. I love my creations of the eyes because they look exactly like a cartoon which is what I am looking for. I am very happy with my designs. I feel like my art techniques come in handy when I am creating characters. I found it very fun to explore the software because it showed me great techniques and graphics that I have never used before. I love the software that I am getting used to it more than Photoshop. The shapes and colours look exactly like a cartoon character, which is exactly what I want to do in the future. I think that I would be good at doing this. I like it too much.  The tools that I used for this design was the paint tool which allows you to draw and paint whatever you like. I have also used the shape tool for a perfect shape such as a star and circles, rectangles. I have used the direct tool to cut the circle shape in half to create curves for a mouth shape and for part of the eyes. I have used these techniques to add detail to the character so it looks graphical instead of strange and odd.


The type of game that I could use my characters in is some sort of chase time. This is because they are kind of 3d looking. They should be in a similar game to pacman because it uses strange aliens. I think that the type of game these characters should be for is a cartoon game for children. This is because the character designs form the computer look like they are from a cartoon game. The cartoon elements is the eyes and detail that I have put into the graphics to create the characters. These were just try outs to see what work3ed and what didn't. It turns out that it turned out well.