week 5

 

 Halloween History Image

 

 

 

 

The First draft of my Halloween image started with tools from Illustrator. I used the shape tool to create the body and the eyes of the pumpkin. I created the stem by using first the shape tool to create a square and then the pen tool to bring the stem to life. The words were also used  with the pen tool. I added the orange color by sing the fill and the stroke. I used the word Halloween as the mouth to give the image itself meaning along with the letters. The letters stylized made the mouth creepy and gave the pumpkin a Halloween look to it.

 

 

 

 

This version of the pumpkin I added style to the eyes to bring them out and also a chalk style to the whole pumpkin to add contrast to the orange color. I wanted the black chalk style to match the style of the letters that spell out Halloween. 

History Analysis

 

·     Halloween was known as an ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain, it marked the end of a harvest season.  They believed that this transition period from fall to winter was a bridge from the world of the dead.  The Celtics believed that the ghost of the world would return back to earth and so the dressed up in animal skins and had huge bonfire to ward off evil spirits (History.com Staff).

•  Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon in Rome in honor of all Christian martyrs. Also Pope Gregory III included all saints in the festival  which Christians know as all saints day but later be called all hollows eve (history.com Staff).

 

• Trick-or-treating probably originated during the All Souls’ Day parades in England. The poor citizens would beg for food and families would give them pastries called “soul cakes” in return for their promise to pray for the family’s dead relatives (History.com Staff).