Adobe Illustrator - Day 4

I didn't plan to put more than one evening into this little illustration, but it was so much fun shaping these guys that I just had to finish them appropriately. During editing I learned how to combine different paths and individual shapes to one single shape, what made it a lot easier to fill the background color with shades. It was also very helpful that the application makes your cursor "latch on" when being close to another edge. - A function I already appreciate in Photoshop. I figured out that a correct order in the pile of layers makes it simpler to work with them. Also something you might remember from PS, of course, but in Illustrator this method pays off more significantly.

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Inspired by the little game "Undertale" by Toby Fox, I had the idea of creating these incarnated flowers with a good and an evil side. This theme helped me a lot with getting started with the basic tools in Illustrator. I wanted to spend more time and effort on it, but this would have prevented me from working through the next steps.

Adobe Illustrator - Day 3

Today I finally found out how to receive clear and sharp edges. - Doesn't sound like a big thing, but I struggled for hours until I was able to control the corners just as I wanted to. After reaching this point, you immediately understand one of the main advantages of Illustrator: No limitations by pixels. You don't really have to care about the size of your digital canvas. Your sketch is always razor-sharp, which makes your image looking better and "pure". A characteristic I was not familiar with up to now when working with Photoshop. But of course you shall not forget, that both applications have different targets.

Normally I tend to draw technical and architectural objects, but this time I wanted to give something different a shot. Cartoon characters are easier to sketch, which makes some of them perfect for practicing with Illustrator. However, I still need one more day for this little fella, since I also try to put in more details.