1. The strongest area in my final project is the 3 boxes that was hand-drawn by me. I believe it because trying to trace as many shapes as possible was a lot of work and time that passed by, I didn't think the drawing would come out as good but it did.
2. I could've improved on the coloring since it looks very light, compared to the gradients that were shaded in. I could've also drew more of what was in the background to make this image more realistic and complete.
3. What was easy about this project was how it was explained. We were supposed to use the gradient tools and to trace as many shapes as possible and the rest would be drawn and then we place our drawing on the scanned image. The project itself was pretty easy but actually putting certain things the way I wanted was a little tough.
4. What was difficult about this project was when I completed the drawing and filled as many shapes as possible, then to put one on the other and seeing the result. I expected that when that part was done, the project would be completed but then, I seen that most parts of the boxes had white spots. That signifies that I didn't fully draw what had to be drawn.
5. In Illustrator, I used the pen tool, the convert anchor point tool, the eraser, and the zoom in/out tool. In Photoshop, I used the new layers tool, the fill tool, the quick selection tool, and the deselection tool.
6. I demonstrated this project to look like a realistic picture of Christmas Ornaments, by selecting 3 random boxes to draw and 3 to use the gradient tools to makes as many shapes as I could.
7. What I would do differently in this project, if I could, is to pick a different box that has more to trace with the gradient tool. It was easy to use when I made certain shapes, then I would've drawn the little details and have it how I would want it, but I learned a lot with the tools in Illustrator by being curious of what each tool is used for.