Adobe Illustrator - Day 17

So here is the final implementation of the sketch from yesterday. I am very relieved that this exercise did actually take less time as I expected in the beginning of the progress. I had much fun creating the shapes for this plane since there was no struggling with surprising problems this time. First I wanted to add more details like hatches, tiny sensors, rivets, lights and so on, but then I decided to keep it simple. In my opinion, more details would already have destroyed the abstract look of the aircraft, but without improving the aesthetic.  

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Left: The version of the plane after all shapes were created successfully. Right: The finalisation after adding colors, lightning and shades 

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.