Digital Art Blog

 Making my portfolio website was highly reminiscent of my art blog. It's just as customizable, but with the addition of the resume. I worried adding the photo was unprofessional, so I included the link to the document for reference. The program for making the portfolio website was odd- nothing like blogger, but It sectioned itself in separate boxes for customization. It was clunky but efficient. I tried to maintain the black and white collage image I added to my portfolio book for continuity. I use that image a lot for my headers now, but it didn't fit the aesthetic or the professional outlook of the overall website. I was going to pick another project I had done for this class, but I felt that I had already decided on the best work overall. I don't think any other project I had done was a better representation of the diversity in the digital medium. In other news, I should put greater attention into putting more work into my cumulative portfolio. I searched for different e

       This week I had to tackle my portfolio again, but this time with this class! Before I compiled my work, I scrolled through the portfolios they had on the website, and I was more than surprised to see the number of artists with a wide range of selections in their portfolios. I suddenly remembered why I had to take this Three-dimensional course for my major- it’s to display that you have the capability and flexibility necessary for the arts. I have to take it upon myself not to master but understand that there are different mediums to work with and that I’m not confined to just one area of expertise. While I can specialize in that field, I can also show a greater understanding if I am more versatile.      Going back to my portfolio, I wanted to make sure I caught my best work, including the various photography assignments, the animation, and the photoshopped work I had done for this class. I was afraid of copyright issues for the Imagine video, so I decided to go with my calcifer

  Making the video for this particular project was tough, but I was familiar with one. I always mention my film classes, but it was my only experience with a decent video editor. The project I did was similar, too- we had to pick a song and visualize the lyrics through visuals. I chose NGHFB’s Dying of the Light and various scenes from Richard Ayoade’s film,  Submarine . I think there was also clips from End of the F***ing World in there... it's been awhile. In high school, I didn’t use stock footage at all. Instead, I decided that it'd be a good idea to use copyrighted movies-But now, knowing better, I did my new video entirely with stock footage. (I’ll include the video I did back in high school below, along with my final video for this project for comparison) I chose John Lennon’s Imagine out of the three songs for this new one. This song is heavy in tone, to which I could probably have this slow, melancholy mood but pick up when the chorus starts, and it has fast cuts. Sinc

  Researching further into Animation has inspired me to look into the productions of some of my favorite animated features as of late—specifically, the production of the film,  Spider-man into the Spider-verse.   The Oscar-winning film for Best Animation was a phenomenal success at the box office and profoundly affected the animation industry.           In Into the Spider-verse , we follow Miles Morales and his journey with Accepting Social Responsibility and what it means to be Spiderman. I am grateful for the writers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller because their vision for this movie was fantastic. The aesthetic captures that comic book-like quality. Animators stated that they animated without motion blur instead of motion smearing. The frame rate also varied from 24 to 12 images per second, creating that choppy effect that is noticeable when any of the characters move. The textures of the backgrounds and the characters have that printed dotted film as a printed comic book would. T

  “The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos”  -Hayao Miyazaki  Animation has been a lifelong dream of mine- Much like any kid growing up, I was constantly consuming the visual media that is animation. From Movies, TV shows and games- I was always taking in some animated entertainment. Many of the reasons I started drawing were because of video games. While I wanted to do character design for video games at first, I grew a greater appreciation for animation. It often gets sidelined as strictly a medium for kids, but it's much more than that. Animation is a medium, and any story, targeted at kids or adults, is helpful in its storytelling aspects. It provides more significant space for creativity and anything beyond the confines of reality. We've seen beautiful examples in adult animation, from Animatrix, Anomalisa, to Loving Vincent; animation has proven to be much more than the fundamentals of film making. For this project, I was inspired by

 “The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.” - William Makepeace Thackeray One of the biggest challenges this week was making this book series. I had flashbacks to my High School Yearbook years since the program is very similar to the editing program. I thank the heavens for that because I get stressed when learning a new program- this one was a breeze!   I chose to make a portfolio for my book theme since I already had a compilation of photos from all my works. I recently decided to use the more “professional” pieces since I mostly do fanart for my general drawings. I was inspired mainly by Jamie Hewlett’s art book. It helped me tremendously with the formatting and the overall layout of the book. My favorite color is red, so I chose this as my base color for the cover. I also chose this lovely png of drawn lilies to accent the corners of the cover. The interior pages are an edited photo of a collage I did back in High School.(I also inclu

 Illustrator, the app I’ve been waiting to use for a long time- Is finally here! I’ll be honest, using the programs was problematic as is. The tools were utterly foreign to me, and it was hard to manage, but I persisted. This week’s project was to redesign the twenty-dollar bill with Harriet Tubman, and I was intrigued by the challenge. Unlike the portal to another world, there is a specific quota I must fill rather than go all-out crazy. I decided to keep it simple for the project and preserve the likeness of Tubman. I found this particular picture of  Tubman perfect for the center, and I envisioned it in that dollar etching style. While I can draw, I found this particularly difficult because there is immense detailing on our dollars, even if we don’t notice them. It was fun to dissect the iconography of the dollar because, much like the one dollar, there were symbols embedded into the dollar. While I could get caught up in the finer details of a project, I decided to put my focus mai

 Curiouser and curiouser! Down the rabbit hole we go-er- I mean down to Photoshop we go. For this week's project, I'm tasked with creating another dimension, a portal to another universe with the power of Photoshop! Despite my difficulty with the program, I found solace in Youtube tutorials and the modules. With proper effort and time, I found my way around it! Moving onto the project, I scanned through the possible entries and ideas I could put. I wanted elements of Myth, Fantasy, Melancholy, and maybe a touch of ominous and dark in its theme. Brainstorming is over; I ended up with a more light-hearted tone than I anticipated. I mostly found inspiration from movies such as  The Spiderwick Chronicles  and  Epic,  where they all center around nature and the little mythical creatures within .  Concept: I like the idea of world-building, and especially in animation studios, there are specific characteristics that need to be shown. For example, I wanted the color palette to have a

       I'm relatively new to photo editing, but this week's venture was an experience. I am familiar with the standard photo editor but having access to any Adobe editing software is vastly different. It's more versatile in its options and more specific as to what exactly you want to change in the photo- you can draw an image out or even change the picture's hue entirely- it's all up to the editor. There is a certain amount of precision in photo editing, much like film making editing can completely change the meaning or the way the image is to be viewed. For example, if I were to change the image's focus point, I can subtly tell the viewer's eye where to look.  For my sake, here's a rundown of how the software works. There are four tabs on the right hand side: Edit, Crop & Rotate, Healing Brush, and Masking.   Edit The edit tab is the core of the editing software. You can adjust the Light, Color, Effects, Detailing, Optics, and Geometry. For example

Photography is one of the many mediums in producing images based on the photographer's vision. Through photography, you manipulate the subject matter or image by lighting effects, different angles, or even editing. In many ways, photography doesn't always need to be artistic. Yet, when you look at documentary photos such as sports photography, it's evident that there is some artistic merit in portraying the players.     I spoke of my high school academy and my brief history before, but I was genuinely introduced to this medium through my yearbook club. Being a chief editor on the team was quite the task, but I learned leadership skills and the basics of photography from it. I was taught the rules of thirds, framing, all that jazz. Of course, I'm not the best photographer in the world, but it made me experience the hands-on work of trying to document events. It was laborious work, from action shots to lifestyle, since I was taught to take the photo and not think of the r

With a tremendous appreciation of making art also comes the important necessity of supplies. In the modern age of technology, traditional and 2D are past mediums. While they are still used for practice or to show diversity across the mediums, 3d and digital are now the new normality in art. Specifically for my dream career, storyboarding in animation revolves around this very thought. I was taught to be a traditional artist; It’s what I grew up with. As a result, I’ve always struggled with the digital medium, but I’ve never discouraged the thought of it. Even now, when I’m closer to finishing my degree, I need to change and adapt quickly. Through the lecture, I accustomed myself to free-to-use apps such as Synfig, an open-source 2d animation software. Unfortunately, I also saw the dread DaVinci resolve in the video editing section! Back in high school, I was a part of the Digital Design and Production Academy, and since Adobe wasn’t set up for us yet, we had to use DaVinci. I remember

For this week’s lecture, we are familiar with The elements of art, the visual tools or components that the artist uses to create a work composition. The elements consist of:    Lines: A one-dimensional path created by a stroke of any medium of choice. (For example, pencil, ink, etc.) It can vary in appearance, from straight, curvy, or irregular. Shape is formed by lines; it is an enclosed space defined by color, texture, etc. Varies from Organic or Geometric. Color: Produced when light hits an object and the color is reflected to our eyes.  Value: The lightness and darkness of a color. It can be used in moderation. Form: Volume is shaped with dimension and can be achieved with shading techniques. Texture: Surface quality of a work of art; visually detailing to portray an exterior Space: Refers to the illusion of 3D space within the composition. Shading, highlighting, or linear perspective can be used to define space.  The elements of art are then utilized through the principles of

     If you're an artist trying to make a profit on the world wide web, you might be familiar with the copyright terms. Copyright is defined as "a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression." (What is copyright?) This means that an original work made by anyone has the moral right to said original content, that way, it prevents it from being stolen. Now, That's not to say that I can't use anyone else's work entirely, but it does mean that if I want to use someone else's work, I need to be reasonable about its usage. If I were to use all of someone's copyrighted material, I would be a risk for a copyright strike. As another artist, I could dispute it if it was under fair use- but be warned; I cannot abuse this ability too much. I remember seeing a copyright dispute happening to one of the YouTubers I watch: Kurtis Conner. (Check out his videos!!) Kurtis di

     Digital Art is a genuinely diverse section of art once examined. From Design, Film, and Video Games, digital art has proven to be more than the traditional canvases or sketchbooks; It has a form that can be manipulated and interpreted differently by the artist.       The history of Digital Art also spans far beyond what you'd initially think, as well. It's easy to believe that it was only until recently that digital art was defined by recent technology. But despite that belief, Digital art has had its roots spanning back to the early 1950s. Following the Dada and Fluxus movement, they formed this idea of rejecting what society accepted and embracing the unusual. It's somewhat similar to the Pop Art movement, only that it criticized American consumer culture. For example, think of popular Rock Star David Bowie! His compositions in music and fashion have embraced this very idea for his various personas as an artist.        I always believed digital art to