Here, I decided to grab a picture of Sean McGloughlin (Jacksepticeye) for Lab 1. I had a great time making these, even if they were a bit extensive.

I learned more about the Mixer Brush tool than I thought I ever would, mostly because I don’t deal with much digital art that requires it. However, I found that it’s a fantastic tool for different jobs and that it’s malleable for many settings.

In my opinion, making the sketch and trying out different filters were simple and engaging activities in the lab. I already love messing around with filters in other programs, but I just found it fun to do all over again.

Planning out and designing the brush and smudge image was the most arduous activity in the bunch, giving me the idea of covering an entire image as a time-consuming task.

I suppose, to ease the burden on myself, I should have chosen a smaller image to go through the activity. That way, I can come up with the same quality in a shorter amount of time.

Perhaps next time, the assignment could also call for fewer filters for us to try out, expand the limit of brush size for the “brush and smudge paint,” or remove the “Connect the Dots” activity for the sake of time conservation.

I see myself using these features in future assignments for designing large-scale backgrounds or textures in video games or rendered productions where detail isn’t highly-regarded but needs a slight touch-up for presentation and aesthetic.

Regarding my previous line art inspired me to work harder to accomplish the arrangement of details in the sketch version of the picture, as I could understand the importance of features and the leniency of sketches in their own right.