Click, click, click. 'Ugh!', my frustration overrides my excitement at this point. The control I usually have is gone. The pencil and paper is out, it's time to finally to hit fingers on mouse, and learn this 'Adobe Illustrator' stuff. I begin with the first line, and already it's a mess. It's almost like I'm learning a new language again.

Eventually, after what feels like forever, I finally begin to understand how Illustrator works. With a little bit of confidence, and playing around with a few buttons, the shape of a circle begins to form. I then follow these arrows, first, leading me along a curved line, then different letters. The words and shapes finally looked half-decent! I'm excited for next week, to see what can be done with something more complex, possibly even attempting to draw a portrait as I would normally. 

Examples from today's class:

And as you can tell by the photo below; my frustration got the better of me at the end.