Color Wheel Project

Overview

During this project, we worked with Adobe Illustrator to create a color wheel. Beforehand, we were taught a little bit about the color wheel and program we would be working with, but since this was our very first time working with Adobe Illustrator, we had to do a lot of experimenting with the different tools. This project as a whole was a very good learning experience for me. It really helped me test the waters for a brand new program. As a whole I think this project will really help me in future projects, and it was a good way to start off our journey.

My final design

How We Did it

During this assignment, we started off by making a big circle with multiple triangles imbedded in them by using the different shape tools. After that, we used the ellipse tool to create three circles that represented the primary colors. We then made squares and triangles that would represent the secondary and tertiary colors respectively. This whole process was made much easier with a few of the shortcuts we learned, which allowed us to copy and paste easily. After this, we arranged our colored shapes in different areas, and labeled what color it was. After using a few other tools to tweak and correct our the design, we added a title to complete the design.

Conclusion

As a whole I believe this was a very successful first project in Adobe Illustrator. I was able to learn lots of different techniques and equipment that will help me continue to grow in knowledge and experience in the future. There are a few things that I might have been more careful with if I were to do this project again. However, as a whole I am very pleased with my final product and I hope this project will help me a lot in the future.

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