oh poster,

ok here are the steps taken in the making of my final poster which is assignment 3. it took me quite a few try outs to get the final one. and also, ive changed parts of my original sketch, so it doesnt look exactly like the original one. okay here goes! (:

step1.

first of all, i added a template which is my sketch into the illustrator file. i start everything with tracing the mountains using the pen tool. well i didnt copy it exactly but i changed it a little bit.

step2.

after tracing the mountains. i started tracing the other parts which are the icebergs. i also rearranged the pieces of ice. and i added and extra heart shape ice. the reason i did this is because we need to show some love to the environment. anyways,

step3.

i continued tracing the igloo and the sky using the pen tool.

step4.

after that i finished up the tracing with the people and a conversation bubble. i created everything using the pen tool. and i used the oval shape tool to draw the conversation bubble and wrote the text in it with my selected fonts.

step5.

once im done with the tracing, i start colouring the mountain using the gradient tool. i added some shades of blue to the gradient. i also colour the people using all black to represent the people living there which are actually eskimos. :D

step6.

after that, i copied my original design for the mountains from assignment 2 into this. i duplicated them but change its sizes accordingly. what happens to the mountain layer? i changed its transperancy to multiply and hence, result in what you see now. it blends pretty well with the other mountains. and then i duplicated the mountain layers and reflected it horizontally and lower its opacity. so that it looks more like a reflection. i also used envelop disort > reset warp > wave. this results in the wave like mountain reflection that you see.

step7.

after all that, i started colouring my ice bergs and igloo. and as usual, i used different shades of blue by the gradient tool for all of these.


step8.

here, i colour the sky with dark shades of blue using the gradient tool. i also change its transparency to multiply for the later effects once im done with the sky.


step9.

next, i colour the conversation bubble with blue colour. and change its transparency to hard light. after that i write my tagline/slogan which is "Keep the ice cool!stop them from melting." i used this font because it looks kind of exotic. i also change the colour of some parts of the wordings. besides that, i also applied outlines to the text. and i made the alphabet "O" more spiky/poky.


step10.

now, i start colouring the sky. i used the gradient tool for this. and used the shades of blue with orange. orange actually represents the hot weather caused by global warming that is effecting the polar ice caps. and why they are melting. i changed its transparency to multiply and to a lower opacity. this way it blends well with the mountains and clouds. (:

step11.

finally, i made another layer of sky with a lighter shade of the same sky colour. as usual, i changed its transparency to multiply and lower its opacity.

final artwork.

tadaaaaaaaaaaaaa! my final design. its finally done! with flaws, yet its done!

im going to bed now,

toodles!

<3