I'm taking a break from my homework, which I'm approximately 1/3 of the way through. For this day, at least. I'm rather happy with the assignment that I just completed for my Illustrator class, however. It took me about 5 or 6 hours, not because I didn't know how to use the tools I was using, but because I wasn't sure what I wanted the end to look like. That's been a problem with a lot of the projects that I've done for my Illustrator class. There are assigned goals for each lesson, but they're more to do with "Create and use layers" or "Create a clipping mask" or such minor things.
The first project in the class involved us creating a specific object, a radio, which I enjoyed doing quite a bit. Not having to build actual objects is making me lose a bit of interest in the class, though. There are only so many abstract patterns that I'm willing to create before wanting to be done with the thing.
Yea, my professor asked that I retake Illustrator myself even though I am pretty damn good at it already and I took it 15 years ago. A majority of the class is book work type assignments, I hate it!! Not learning a damn thing. We do have a few major projects due which I am pushing the boundaries on the assignments so I can actually learn something.
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