Most illustrations for the animal cell and plant cell, are usually 2D-looking. I decided to try using Bevel/Emboss effects to make my "biology project" more interesting. I couldn't draw 3D objects either. I could only use Bevel/Emboss to give the illustion of 3D when it isn't. Just enjoy the art I dug up from my older works.
I have good reasons to ditch Adobe Photoshop, even before I installed it. I was still able to use it without the subscription fee, on an old PC. I was spoiled by too many customized shapes on Adobe Photoshop. However, Affinity Photo actually got me to realize that using Boolean operations can be good. I got the curves I wanted. I was initially hesitant to use Affinity Designer, which I also learned to use. I would like to share my super low beginnings with these art... I remember when I didn't see the frames that Photoshop had. I started to experiment with creating frames using the subtract function. Converting shapes into curves was the beginning of my new casual art. I started drawing these around last year. One can see the evidence of my art at its juvenile state. The reason why I didn't go for Affinity Designer too soon was this--it was because I wanted to crop off unwanted areas for the final product .

