CREATING THE SYMBOL

Well for starters are used the ellipse tool to create the shape of the earth,and then i used the wrinkle tool to create the crater on its surface.

For the drawing of the continents are use the pencil tool which proved difficult but yet effectively created the desired lines. The pen tool was used for the structuring of the diamond and it was also used to create the crack on the earth surface.

I also divided the creation in to layers which really helped me create with ease and lesson the complications of the creation.

I would like to say creating this symbol was a challenging but very fun experience,hope to do the same in my following assignments. Thank you.

MY SYMBOL

This symbol portrays a diamond colliding with the earth and shattering it into two halves, the diamond is shown larger than most diamonds which suggests greatness and shattering the earth suggest strength.

The Diamond

It symbolizes strength, greatness, potential wealth and happiness. The diamond also symbolizes me.

The earth

It symbolizes life, and it also symbolizes greatness, its colours symbolize happiness and calmness.

General meaning of the symbol

Well the symbol shows that I dream big and that I am reaching for greatness, it also shows that to some extent I am an angry person as we can see from the earth being shattered by the diamond that is destruction and in this case anger. But at the same time the earth colours also show that I have some calmness and happiness even with the existing anger imprisoned within me.

Second sketch/idea

This sketch shows a diamond which has hit the earth hard cracking it in half.

The earth
like in the previous sketch the earth on this sketch symbolizes greatness and life.

Diamond
Shows strength,i would also say potential and it shows big dreams as we know how expensive it is.


Colors
The colors used on the earth are green,brown and blue which are the earth's natural colors.I feel that they symbolize calmness and happiness,the diamond has a shiny and realy bright color which i feel symbolizes wealth and also happiness.

General representation
This symbol symbolizes that i am a happy and calm person and reaching for greatness,but it also shows that i am an angry person as we can see from the earth shattering representation.

FIRST SKETCH/IDEA

Well this sketch simply shows the earth in the palm of my hand and being slightly crushed as you can see from the small disfigurement.So what it portrays is that i have the world in my hand and i can do as i please with it,now let me elaborate on it further by dissecting it.

THE EARTH
It represents greatness and it also represents life as we know that the earth is the source of life.

THE HAND
It represents myself .

WHAT THIS SKETCH SYMBOLIZES
The sketch symbolizes that i can do great things with my life if i work hard at it,it also symbolizes that nothing is out of reach and that anything is possible even the impossible.

My personal symbol
This is a very interesting assignment as it requires one to try to fully define themselves in one simple symbol.It might seem simple but finding and creating that one symbol can be quite frustrating if you are out to find the perfect one.

Firstly i would like to start by a common frase which i believe helped me a lot in the production of my symbol, this phrase is one which says "the sky is the limit",i believe that I'm reaching for the sky but i don't believe the sky is the limit i believe that i have the world in my hands and it is mine to do as i please with and thus i believe that i can do and become anything i want if i work hard for it.

Well the above paragraph simply shows that i am a dreamer and that when i dream i dream really big,So my aim was to find a way i can express this in the form of a symbol.