Projects from Illustrator

 This is my creative project that I created from Adobe Illustrator. It was meant to have two complementary objects, so I chose the Wolf and the Moon. I used a variety of different brushes, colors, and shapes to create the picture show to the left. I was proud to see what turned out from this project and to make it look appealing to my friends and to myself as well.

This pencil project was a continuation from a tutorial we had over the week on how to create a pencil in Illustrator. I used references from activities I like doing, books I've read, and shows that I've loved. I used multitudes of colors to try and make the project pop and look as fun as I imagine it would be. It's the type of pencil I would enjoy writing with!

This was from the tutorial I took at the beginning of the week. I am proud to get this relatively easy compared to other projects I've done in the past. Illustrator could actually be more fun than expected!

Animation!

Animation is really fun and has been a blast to be a part of! To see something that you created come to life, even if only for a few moments, is an amazing feeling. To start off, I recently animated a small ball bouncing happily across the screen. On Photoshop, we used just a basic up and down motion repeated in the timeline to look like it was bouncing, then rendered out the video. After Effects, I was able to create a much more refined, and realistic bounce. Using a combination a squash and squish effect, that made the ball look a bit more realistic. The challenges for this project were to actually getting the squash and squish effects in the right place or the right time. To find the right frames to squash and squish took a bit longer than expected, but was immensely satisfying to see it come to life. There was also the path for the ball to bounce, to get it looking realistic was a difficulty, but once I got the groove of it, the process became easy and even a little exciting!

It makes me wonder what other animators felt like, watching their first creations toddle across a screen. Were they just as excited and proud? When Walt Disney saw Mickey Mouse on screen for the first time, did he see all the dedication and time that he put into it? It certainly does for me! Even if this was only for a second, the rest of the year has me excited and pumped for more! 

Graphic Design to Me

Graphic Design is using words, colors, and/or pictures to show a message you want others to see.

The book cover for the special edition of "Eragon" and "Eldest" by Christopher Paolini 

 It's an art of beauty that varies from person to person, and that it conveys a multitude of feelings the artists have into their stunning displays that are one-of-a-kind. It is so enveloped and integrated into our lives that sometimes, we don't even know that every day we see someone's design or logo that's on everything from book-covers to billboard, from t-shirts to movie posters. Graphic Design is something that is as boundless and free as yourself, and it helps express your feelings or thoughts to the world.

Poster for the National Theatre Live's production of "Frankenstein" based on Mary Shelly's book with actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller.