Project 3: Completed Sketches and WIP

The sketches are complete! The background image is the killjoys, and the overlay is the masks. I'm still not sure if I'm going to do just a silhouette of the masks or the entire thing.

 This is currently the WIP. It's going slowly, and I'm getting frustrated, but I'm keeping hope that I can finish this by Sunday night. 

Project 1: Thumbnail Final Decisions

In the end, I decided to work off of these two concepts. The typographic [left] has remained pretty much the same, but the illustrative [right] has a lot more edginess and bone-like appearance incorporated into it. 

Currently, I haven't really worked on the illustrative, and have been focusing more on the typographic since it seemed easier. But even in its "easiness", I've been having difficulties. I find Illustrator so finicky, especially if you don't know what you're doing and aren't sure what all the commands do. I'll do a set of commands on one variation and it works, but if I decide to adjust the colours in another one, it gives me lip and I have to work my way around it.

Difficulties of a Beginner

I have very little background knowledge in the the category of graphic design. Really, the extent of said knowledge lies in Photoshop, and even there, I only really know how to adjust the lighting and colour in a photo, maybe get rid of a blemish or two.

I didn't have time this weekend to work on my initials due to a thoroughly and previously planned engagement, and I was pretty bummed to have to wait until I got back. A battle was in store, for sure.

I tackled Illustrator for a ridiculous amount of hours just so it could do the simplest things. On the bright side, because of my repeated effort, I'm learning, and I'm already working on it a little bit faster. This week, I just gotta buckle down and give it all of my attention.