Tesselation Pattern

With this tessellation I began with a specific time period, the Gothic period, and created an artistic representation of my chosen era. I originally found images in books and online that appealed to me and reflected the mood that I was going for. After choosing around six or seven images I distorted them in Photoshop until they were almost unrecognizable, as this would make my final pattern more abstract. After much editing and choosing an appropriate color theory, which was analogous, I transferred my design to Indesign and finalized my tessellation. This I worked on for quite a few hours, with much frustration at some points. I enjoy my final project and there is not much I would change. Perhaps I would have distorted the images even more in order for the tessellation to flow better, but other than that I am very happy with my work.

Palouse Sketch

When I began this sketch I was not entirely confident in my abilities with Adobe Illustrator, but working with the digital sketch tablets was much more natural than I originally thought. I experimented with different brushes, patterns, colors, and textures to create an image of the Palouse. Beneath the layer that I was drawing on was the original image, making it easier for me to see where I did and did not draw. I varied my brush strokes in order to add depth and dimension to my sketch, and I am pleased with the result. I believe if I would have expanded on this even more I would have been more happy with my result. However, as a beginner with Illustrator I am satisfied with my sketch and confident that I can continue discovering better techniques.