Lost and Found: Nell's Sweatshirt
Description
Partner: Nell Beatty
"The object I lost was a sweatshirt. It was navy blue, and had a sailboat in the middle of it. It was a sweatshirt I had for years and was from a small shop in Vermont, at the lake I have gone to with my family for years. The sailboat was white and about the size of a fist, at the middle upper half of the sweatshirt. I haven’t been able to find anything like it since. I lost it a couple years ago when I was visiting someone."
Design Process
I first drew a sketch based on the description Nell gave me. Then, I drew over the the sketch with 2D primitives. Following shapes were needed:
- 7 rectangles
- 6 triangles
- 1 quardrilateral
- 1 ellipse
I started off by sketching the sweatshirt. I worked on the body first, then the arms. After I made the basic sweatshirt, I coded the sailboat. Since the sailboat had details in it, I sketched the sailboat before moving the figure to its position, middle upper part of the shirt. After I finished sketching the basic image of the sweatshirt, I deleted the basic strokes and added the colors according to the description given.
Reflection
The way Nell described her lost item was clear, so it was easy for me to visualize it. Since I’m new to coding, I used plenty of time to draw the sketch of the item in detail. I think this process helped me code the lost item faster.
After finishing this assignment, I realized that there is something similar with drawing and coding in p5.js. Both materials visually depicted the image I wanted to make, which helped me a lot since I was able to see the changes visually and immediately. But, I did struggle with positioning the 2D primitives to the places I wanted.