The Sun and The Moon

In this entry, i will show you my design on The Sun and The Moon. This is an exercise from week2, our lecturer, Thierry asked us to design and to stylize the Sun and the Moon with our own style. Actually, this exercise is quite difficult for me because i have to draw by hand first (this is an extremely hard step because i can not tell my hands to do what i want !) and then trace my design again on computer by using Adobe Illustrator

When i designed my Sun and Moon and took the idea from the Sun of the ancient Aztecs. Actually, i did do the research about the Sun and The Moon of many different culture such as Japan, Egypt, China, ..v...v.. but i am really impressed by the Sun Stone of the Aztecs ( you can see the picture below).
I was socked when i did the research on the Sun Stone of the Aztecs, it was not only a amazing decoration but it was used as a calendar and an astronomical measuring system!


To see more information about the Sun Stone of the Aztecs, i strongly recommend you to go to this webstite : http://www.gizapyramid.com/CliveRoss4.htm

and Now go back to my design, i even though i simplified the Sun Stone of the Aztecs and combined it with the Moon, but i still keep the most important parts of the Sun Stone: earrings, 8 spears around the sun,... ( you should read the link the put above to understand how the Sun Stone "worked"). Moreover, when i design this work i also though about the shield of the Aztecs Warriors that they used in their wars