For this assignment we were told to brainstorm aspects of our selves that have positive and negative effects on our lives. After we had our idea were were told to create an illustration using Adobe Illustrator that would portray our positive and negative aspects in a picture.
Stressed
For my illustration, I portray a person about to be crushed by a book. In front of the person there are other school related objects, such as tests, that cause me stress. The school books and objects represent how I am aware of tests, grades, and work, but it also shows how being too aware causes me to be anxious and stressed. All that stress that builds up causes me to feel crushed.
I use warm colors in this illustration, such as the color red, to give the viewer a sense of "danger" or stress. For the background objects that don't have as much value in this illustration, I used clashing colors, such as blue and red, to give a sense of depth and variation. For details on the object i used similar colors so that it gave it vague detail.