Monthly Archives: December 2011

Wireframe Project

We were instructed to create a wire frame of an object, like a sculpture but only the bare bones outlines and general shape. I went with a parrot. He’s fatter than a normal parrot, and a little taller, but he … Continue reading

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Phenakistoscope

We had to create a phenakistoscope in one of my classes. I used a small plastic toy swan and a fish I came up with from my own imagination as my subjects. If you put this on a pin and … Continue reading

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Typography Portrait

I was asked to make a portrait of someone using only typography to make their image happen. I used Billy Idol, a punk-rock singer from the 1980s. I ended up using three of his songs’ lyrics as the typography. The … Continue reading

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Personal Geography Map

This is a personal geography map showing bits of my personality. It’s made from scanned objects compiled in Photoshop CS 5.1. The full size image is 30 by 22 inches. The objects scanned were a perfume bottle, my family tartan … Continue reading

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Design Culture Now Posters

For Computer Animation 1 we had to create posters for the “Design Culture Now” series of talks. I ended up creating only a few designs that I am really proud of. These were made in Photoshop and my personal favorite … Continue reading

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Color Palettes

For Computer Animation 1 we had to make a few color pallets based off of words. My words I chose were Mothwing and Vineyard. Mothwing is a scheme based off of a real moth’s colors, and it is a paler … Continue reading

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Chair Drawing

For this project we had to draw a still life that was a chair draped in striped fabric. It is on Arches brand paper and is done in charcoal.

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Color Study

For this project, we had to use gouache and make our own colors. The four blocks have a repeating pattern that I designed myself, and had to transfer to the paper. Each block was a section using different versions of … Continue reading

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Portfolio Workshop 2

We listened to small lectures from many of the professors in the Digital Media and Animation major. The first was Tammy Brackett, who spoke about making sure we should back up our blogs in the event something catastrophic happens, and … Continue reading

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Creating Meaning

This is one of the first things I created in Photoshop. I was to change the meaning of a famous work of art, and I took “The Little Fruit Seller” and turned it into a painting about selling bunnies. I … Continue reading

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