With Junior year coming to a close, there's the looming thought of leaving for college. While I still have a whole year of high school left, I wanted to create something that I can eventually take with me to remind me of home. I do a lot of silly (but surprisingly accurate) drawings of my dog (Chewie), so I saw this project as a great opportunity to transform one of my doodles into a tangible object. I considered making stickers but I'm always scared of wasting them by sticking them on things. Instead, I settled on doing a t-shirt to add to my extensive graphic t-shirt collection. I liked the idea of creating something that I can have for a long time and, on top of that, the idea of having a one-of-a-kind shirt is pretty cool.
I really enjoyed the process of modifying my original drawing to create a digital illustration using Adobe Illustrator. While Illustrator is confusing and my illustration is far from precise, I think the wonkiness of it adds to the character. If I were to do this project again, I'd like to try to illustrate something more detailed so I could use more of the tools Adobe Illustrator has to offer.
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