I have applied self-direction in the open project by creating a scene from Pokémon. I made three Pokémon and created a cave to put them in. I made sure to add detail to the walls of the cave to keep it from looking to empty. I also added some red glowing eyes to the darkness of the cave to add a feeling of mystery and fear. I made sketches in my notebook so I had an idea of what to do in illustrator. I saw a tutorial on how to use the mesh tool.