Summary
For this project, I wanted to take a plunge and challenge myself in vector illustrations. Through this project, I wanted to exercise my Illustrator skills by working neatly and efficiently utilizing the pen tool, simple shapes, pathfinders, and masking techniques to create a complex illustration. I was greatly inspired by Japanese Koi Fish. As a child, I was always mesmerized by Koi ponds and would feed the fish with my father. One of my most fond memories as a child was visiting a local Japanese garden during golden hour. The colors were rosy and pink and the cherry blossoms were blooming. That moment in my life inspired the color pallet of my illustration. Although I could not exactly put the sunset in my piece, I was still able to integrate the colors in my illustration using a different approach.