Hybrid Animal Reflection

The assignment was to make a Hybrid animal by using the computer program Illustrator. A hybrid animal is an animal made up of many other animals, so in other words a combination of 2 or more animals. Our hybrid animal had to have at least a combination of 3 animals. I took pictures from the internet, of foxes, a cobra, and a seal, in order to make my hybrid animal.

My hybrid animal consisted of a combination of a seal’s lower half, a fox’s upper body, and a cobra as the tail. It took me a long time to figure out what my animal’s habitat would be, but at the end I came to a conclusion! My animal would live under water most of the time, kind of like seals. The background is mostly shades of blue, making the impression of sunlight breaking trough the water. There’s seaweeds and bubbles floating upwards.

I feel as everything about my animal has something that relates to me, even the color. I picked a fox, because unlike most of it’s relatives, such as the wolf, it is a none pack animal. It’s a solitary animal, also an opportunistic. In Japanese culture the fox is mostly portrayed as a trickster and a deceiver. Not saying that I have no friends, or that I’m a deceiver, but I do feel way better when I’m alone. I love having time to my self, and I find solitude to be a peace full place in my life. Not only that but I also have found to have a gift for making up credible excuses, but only when I’m feeling trap in a corner. The seal reflects the fun side of me, the side that likes to play, and take things easy. (I mean seriously have u seen a seal bathing in the sun lately?) I think this aspect balances out the solitude part of the fox. The cobra reflects the cautious side of me. A cobra is extremely dangerous, but also ingenuous. It will avoid a fight at all cost, only when teased or irritated by something will it bare it fangs. Even ten it will find the quickest way to end the situation and continue on with it’s life. I feel like I’m also like the cobra, because I will avoid a bad situation at all cost. Only when I feel like I have no other option, and the fox part of me feels like it’s traped in a dead end, do I tackle the situation head on. This is not only limited to fights, but other aspects such as school work. I made the cobra as the tail because I feel like it’s my last resort and also a small part of me that I hardly show. I choose the color blue cause it’s a very calming color, and I feel like I’m very calm when I have to be. I chose the ocean, because I feel like the ocean is a cool place filled with a lot of mysteries.  In a sort of way I feel like I’m like the ocean.

I feel like I did really good in this project. I love how my hybrid animal came out smooth and well transform. It almost looked like it would be a real mystical animal! If anything I would have loved to developed it more, so it would look more 3D. That said I’m very satisfy with it, but more because I was able to use Illustrator in ways I didn’t think I would manage.