The Silent Tree

What is an illustration? An illustration is something created artistically and sometimes (in this case) metophorically that shows off the creators art and design skills. In Design class we had to answer the question "Who Am I?" by creating an illustration using Adobe Illustrator. Adobe Illustrator was used instead of Photoshop because when using Illustrator you have to create everything from scratch and you can't make things based off of photographs or other drawings. This was my first time using Illustrator and I thoroughly enjoyed it and all the freedom it gives you as an artist.

I chose to make this illustration because I really liked how it showed silence. I put the tree on top of a grass hill because when the moon is out there is no noise in this scene in nature, everything is perfectly still and quiet. I chose to display this illustration at night because night time is very peaceful especially in forests.

I was very lost in the beginning of the illustration project and had a hard time figuring out what could relate to being silent. I finally thought back to how peaceful I thought nights are especially during fall when the leaves have fallen off all the trees and can’t rustle in the wind. This is where I got the idea of a tree on a hilltop for my illustration. The leaves gone from the tree give it a sort of dead-silent feeling. One of the most challenging things I had to overcome was making the moon in the top left corner. I spent a long time trying to get very specific details correct on the moon and get the perfect looking craters and shape.