Iterative Illustrations

In this project, we had to make up different compositions of an animal or an object. I chose to do a Panda because I thought of a lot of different ideas for that animal. The final product had to have six final iterations including continuous line, two master artist iterations, collage, type collage, and geometric. This project took multiple drafts before constructing a final product because of all of the different and new material and ideas that we were working with. Coming up with different iterations of the different subjects was very challenging and I really had to put a lot of thought into making each composition successful through modifications. After completing each individual composition, I had to organize them together in such a way where they were visually appealing. The final product has flow as well as different contrast and unity.

Through this process, I found the geometric iterations to be the most challenging media because it took me a while to find all of the right shapes that fit in with my animal. Organizing each shape was very difficult to construct in the same way I planned. The most enjoyable was the continuous line media because I like how it was pretty free flowing and I like how it looks more loose and I could do some different experimentations with it.In the beginning, it took me a long time to really grasp the concept of InDesign. Something that was especially difficult for me was creating different layers with my animal and figuring out how to work with each layer separately. As the work progressed, I felt a lot more comfortable and confident in my ability to implement each idea with layers. If I could continue with this object, I would expand on more of the texture of the animal. I might consider really zooming in on the different parts, like the eyes or the paws, to really demonstrate the detail and all of the characteristics that make them admirable and unique. I would also consider adding multiple subjects in one iteration to show more than one panda together.