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Graphic illustration is a great skill for any software developer to have. I began developing a basic illustration skillset only a few years ago and have used i
by Dowwie 9y ago
Graphic illustration is a great skill for any software developer to have. I began developing a basic illustration skillset only a few years ago and have used it many times in my work. I can completely lose myself in the creative process. There aren't many other practices where I can focus so intensely for so long. I'm OK with having a beginner's skillset, considering I had none not too long ago.
I did all of the illustrations for my open source project page, which I've re-used for presentations and conference poster session with great success: https://yosaiproject.github.io/yosai https://yosaiproject.github.io/yosai
poster session: https://imgur.com/a/BdFho https://imgur.com/a/BdFho
- tomjen3 9y agoHow did you get started?
- Dowwie 9y agoI learn best with a goal in mind. So, my entry into learning Adobe Illustrator was by tracing the outline of this Japanese castle. It required one tool in the entire application and by the end of the project I was pretty good with it! I continued learning one major tool at a time. Youtube videos and blog posts were helpful. original: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Matsumoto_Castle05s5s4592.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Matsumot... mine: https://github.com/YosaiProject/yosai/blob/master/doc/docs/img/yosai_logo_with_title.png https://github.com/YosaiProject/yosai/blob/master/doc/docs/i...