Character

I opened Adobe Illustrator and designed this character.
I started off with a Rounded Rectangle Tool an d drew the body of the character. I then drew an arm in the area i wanted it to be on the body using the Ellipse Tool and reflected it by selecting the arm and double clicked on the Reflect Tool. A dialogue box opened. I then chose "Vertical" and clicked "Copy". I selected the copied arm, and i pressed hold of the Shift key and i move the arm to the other side so i have two arms in level.










I did the feet using the Rectangle Tool and a Rounded Rectangle Tool. Then I grouped them both "Object" "Group". I  reflected it and did the same as the arms.
I drew the eyes using the Ellipse Tool. I drew one black eye and a smaller white eye. i grouped them and copied and pasted it then i move it across using the Shift key.
I drew the mouth using the Rectangle Tool and colored it red. To do the teeth, I selected Rectangle Tool and drew a square, i rotated it by double clicking the rotate tool and change the degree to 45 degree. Using the Delete Anchor Point Tool and delete the top point of the square, the shape was changed to a triangle. Copy paste the triangle and place it side by side to the first triangle. Grouped them two together and copy and pasted them and placed them side by side, and then grouped them again. I then reflected the top teeth by selecting the teeth and double clicked the reflect tool and selected     Horizontal and "Copy". I then moved the teeth down to where i wanted it.
I did the flower using the Ellipse Tool and I clicked on "Effect" 'Distort and Transform" "Pucker and Bloat" and I moved the arrow toward "bloat" and it gives a flower type effect.

Scanning

I scanned this image by scanning my work in the scanner. My scan opened in Image Capture. I then renamed my scan and kept the image to jpeg and saved it where I wanted it to be saved, then i pressed scan. I could also select the area I wanted from my scan by adjusting the dotted rectangles that appear when the work is scanned, so i cropped it and got a closer image of branches as u can see.

Half Drop Repeat

Block Repeat
I opened one of the file i was working with an changed the resolution to 150dpi and the image size to 5cm x 5cm. I then selected all of my image by clicking "Select" "Select All".
I clicked on "Edit" "Define Pattern" and i gave my pattern a name.
I changed the size of my canvas by "Image" "Canvas Size" and entered a width of 20cm x 25cm. (clicked "OK". To see the whole of the canvas i clicked "View" "Fit ON Screen".
To fill the canvas with pattern I clicked "Edit" "Fill with Pattern" and chose the files name i had named. I saved my work.

Half Drop Repeat
I selected the 2nd column "View" "Show "Grid", then "View" "Snap To" "Grid". i dropped the column half a block. I did the sane to the 4th column.
I then re-sized the rectangle marquee tool to 5cm x 5cm so that i can select just one block. Once i selected the block, i copied and pasted that block onto the gap in the canvas. when i pasted the block it pasted on to of another block, so i flattened the image "Layer" ""Flatten Image". i saved the file gave a name "Half Drop Repeat". I wanted to change the colour of the image so i clicked on "Image" "Adjustments" "Hue/Saturation".

Making a Template

I chose a mannequin from the internet and save it to my documents. I opened a new document in Illustrator and placed the image "File" "Place" and chose the image.
I opened the layers palette "Windows" "Layers". I double clicked on Layer 1 and dialogue box appeared and entred a name for the layer "Template" and then I clicked on "Template"  and pressed "OK". The layer was automaticlly locked.
I then created a new layer by clicking the icon at the bottom of the layers palette. I double clicked on layer 2 and renamed it "Drawing". Before I started drawing I selected the Pen tool and changed the fill in the tool box no fill and the stroke to black. i drew all the way around the template and closed the path (or shape) so it would be complete. I altered my drwaing, using the Direct Selection tool, to get the exact shape of the body. I then gave the drawing skin colour e.g Cream.I deleted the image from the Template layer because i no more needed that image.

Facial Features

I did the hair using the Ellipse tool and drew a circle. I then opened the brushes "Windows" "Brushes" and i chose one of the brushes.

I did the lips using the pen tool. I first drew the top lip (giving it a redish colour) and altering in into the right shape. Then i reflected it and grouped it together.

















I did the eye shape using the pen tool and did eye lashes and the eye brow using the pencil tool.

Dressing the Mannequin

I opened my drawing of the mannequin (Body Outline). I then opened the layers palette "Windows" "Layers". I made a new layer called "Dressing". Using the pen tool i drew dresses (some similar to the ones i drew in my sketch book). I then altered the dress using the Direct Selection tool.

Masking

I opened the pain vest i had created into a new document. I clicked on "File" "Place" and i chose a design from my documents. To make transfer my vest in front of the pattern, I selected the vest and clicked on "Object" Arrange" "Bring to Front". Then I moved the vest onto the pattern where i wanted it to be placed, so that my vest has some design, I did this with the selection tool.
I wanted it to mak my vest so i clicked on "Object" "Clipping Mask" "Make".