Final Project

Hello everyone! 

For the final project, I wanted to challenge myself a bit and experiment more with digital tools on Adobe Fresco. I wanted to create a design for a product that others, including myself, can deeply resonate to. Initially, I was going to expand my pattern from my last blog post, however, I felt like I needed to experiment more with digital tools and continue to convert my traditional art into digital!

The product I decided to compose, is a puzzle! For my product design, I wanted to incorporate someone who was the highlight of my life, and to this day, carries great significance. The theme for this puzzle, is my dog! He passed away in August of 2024, though, there isn’t a day where I don’t think about him. Composing a puzzle regarding his remembrance, truly made me feel a sense of security and joy. Of course, if I were to start a company in which I would create personalized puzzles for individuals, the theme would be their loved companions! 

The Process:

In the past, I created a traditional drawing in my sketchbook. I basically used that as a reference to get a glimpse of the techniques I utilized. For the fur of my dog, I used tons of line work to create a sense of directional flow.

I then began looking through my photo gallery to choose a reference photo for my puzzle! (This was quite difficult because I have a lot of photos of him!)

This is the photo I decided to utilize:

Now that I knew which photo I was going to use, I then transferred it onto Adobe Fresco and began the digital process! I adjusted the layer opacity and started tracing the photo with the Vector brush. I utilized a lot of line work for this design and really enjoyed viewing how much movement it brought to the photo! 

This was the results of tracing the image with the Vector brush.

After I finished the outline of my image, I then adjusted the background into a light brown color and began coloring the sketch. I used the soft graphite pencil, as well as the blending tool to blend all of the different colors together. This was my favorite part of the whole process!

At this point, I had finished composing my image and began researching websites in which I could purchase a personalized puzzle. I stumbled upon this website called Printerpix, where you can customize a puzzle by uploading your own photos!

Here is the link: https://www.printerpix.com/ 

I uploaded my photo, and this was the final result:

I noticed that a lot of puzzles range from around $30-$50. I feel like this is a very reasonable price for this kind of product, especially because it is customized at your own interest. I feel like this is a product that many individuals may be interested in purchasing!

Overall, I really enjoyed this project. To be completely honest, I am not the best at creating digital art and found this whole process truly insightful! I believe that my final product was a success! I’m really consistent with incorporating meaning into my traditional art, and found this project as an opportunity to incorporate it into my digital art as well!