[WEEK 08: Exercise] Vormator & Clipping Mask

Hey Hi Hello there!

This week, Mr. Hafiz introduced us to something that's rather exciting to us design students: The Vormator! Now what's this 'vormator' thang that we speak of? Well, it's a creativity challenge in which a set of elements (consisting of 8 vector shapes) are used altogether, creating an absolutely new and foreign image. The goal, obviously, is to prove how a foreign, magnificent and intricate design can be created within these limited shapes.

The above shapes are referred to as the Elements of Vormator. By tracing over these shapes and copy-pasting them into layers of shapes/colours that differ, a new image/graphic could be simply created! Take this image down here that I'd actually come up with by using the Vormator.

Of course though, this doesn't really count as a graphic that has been made by 100% vormator, since I'd used the circle shape as a background. Ah! Speaking of this circle shape, Mr. Hafiz taught us how to use the clipping mask (which I had applied onto the circle and the monster's ribbon). Basically it goes in this manner:

^ Firstly, place the texture/pattern that you'd like to clip onto the shape done, and make sure the shape is placed in front of the texture. Make it into a compound path.

^ Later on, click both the texture and the shape before heading on to make a clipping mask out of the two. Voila! A vectorized shape with texture applied onto it! All thanks to the clipping mask!

Anywho, I'll prolly try to experiment with the Vormator more often and update this particular blog post with any in which I would be creating in the future. Till then, toodles!