My inspiration for the project came from another Freestyle student I started working with. We originally planned for both our projects to have a common theme and were brainstorming ideas together. We quickly realized we both enjoyed and had a passion for music so we decided to orient our projects around different kinds of music. I went with the piano because it’s one of my favorite instruments and I really enjoy playing it. I incorporated the gears because I wanted to show how there’s more to music then how it sounds, but the work behind how the sound gets created and the effort it takes for the musician to bring it to life.
Struggles I encountered were at the beginning of the project. At first I had no idea what to do and even when I did find a trail to go down, I was at a loss on how to execute it. Once I sketched out an idea, growing comfortable with the pen tool was also a challenge in itself. Although as I continued to play around with the tools in Adobe Illustrator, I was able to make more progress and found my idea crystalizing as I worked. If I could change it, I would try to find ways to make the piano have more depth. When I was constructing it. the main thing I tried to adjust was how flat it appeared. To change it I could add more layers and make the outline of the piano body taller. I could also do something with the bottom to elevate it more than I did.
I am most proud of how I came up with an idea, worked on it in Illustrator then glued the pieces together and brought it to life. I am proud of the fact that I got it done and it came out more or less how I wanted it to. It would have been easy to make the design simpler but I was set on my idea and am glad I followed through it.
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