This week I explored Additive manufacturing practices.
2D design
Raster and Vector Graphics
Raster and vector are two types of image formats used in digital graphics.
Raster Images
Raster images are made up of a grid of individual pixels, each with its own color and value.
Common formats include JPEG, PNG, and GIF. Digital photographs, screenshots, and images you see on the web are typically raster images.
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However, they lose quality when scaled up, as pixelation occurs.They are typically edited in software like Adobe Photoshop or GIMP.
Vector Graphics
Vector images are created using mathematical equations to define lines, curves, and shapes. They can be resized infinitely
without any loss of quality, as the computer can recalculate
the image based on the mathematical equations, making them ideal for logos, illustrations, and diagrams. Vector images are typically edited in software like Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, or Inkscape.
Popular vector formats include SVG, EPS, and PDF.
Raster Tools
Adobe Illustrator
I usually use illustrator as my go to software for creating vector graphics. For this week i tried to make a gameboy inspired simple icon using illustrator tools.
We open a new document to start our work. I wanted to use simple shapes to create an effective graphic. To make the body i used the rounded rectangle tool. i made a smaller rectangle to make the screen. The fillet can be manipulated by pulling the small dot that you see wen the shape is selected.
Then i made customized buttons. I used the circle tool to make the 2 simple buttons. Then i made 2 concentric circles for the scrollpad. To furthur clean up the shape i used the
shape builder tool to remove the parts i did not require.
I made the arrow keys by making a triangle using the star tool. Click on the tool and a dialogue box opens which lets you choose the number of points of the star. Type in 3 for a triangle. You can either copy and paste, then rotate for the rest of the triangles or right click on the shape > go to transform> reflect (select copy to create copies).
next i filled in the colours and made it vibrant and pop out by changing the fill colour. I also increased the the stroke width to give it the feel of an icon. I wanted to add some shadow to the buttons and the body. For this we can use the drop shadow option as shown:
Then i made a background for the icon using a circle and rectangle, and using shape bulider again to remove certain parts.
Using the pen tool i made some lines just to emphasise the design. I also used the brush tool just to add a dot instead of using a circle.
This was the final look.
Inkscape
I am not that familiar with inkscape so it took a bit of time to undertsand where each tool was located and how it functioned.
So i started of making some simple shapes and played around with the pen tool too. Them o decide to make a logo for the minesweeper game.
I made the basic outline and filled in the colours in such a way that emulated a shadow and made the surface look projected.
Then i went on to search up the logo of a minesweeper mine and imported it into the canvas.
I used the trace bitmap function to make a silhoutte of the image.I then placed it on the center of the yellow rectangle.
I also used the text box tool to write some text to finsish off the logo.
I also made more tiles that look like the minesweeper tiles with the numbers in them.
