For my MTEC 1001 Lab/Class, our second assignment helped me to master the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator. At first, using this tool was very difficult for me but with practice I was able to complete the assignment with ease.
We were asked to create a single silhouette of a famous public figure by using the pen tool to select and isolate the public figure away from the background of the original image. Then we had to fill the selected part of the image (which was the public figure) and fill it with solid black using the Fill tool. Doing this gave the isolated object the appearence of a dark silhouette.
I chose Micheal Jackson as a public figure because of his recognizable and legendary dance moves. As a performer, I believed any of his movement would make a great silhouette.
