stop motion animation

The story of Ted the Eyeball! He has big dreams of being the eye of a a pirate, sailing the seas in search of romance, treasure, and adventure! Though being the replacement eye for a little girl's doll is cool too.

vector project

For my vector project, I chose two idioms and a quote that I randomly found one the internet. With the first idiom, I warped the word "albatross" visually to make it appear to look like a diving bird. I chose this idiom because I thought it would be fun to come up with a visual. I chose the second idiom because it's one a hear fairly often, and it seemed simple enough to make it interesting visually. The last quote was a silly one I randomly found, and was almost too easy making it visually funny, so I added in my own little doodles to help it out, such as footprints and a jolly sun.

vector exercise

This mess was conjured up by playing around in adobe illustrator. The assignment was just to create something abstract that showed we were experimenting around with different tools. I was personally fond of the brush tool, and I also liked messing around with the font outline, such as stretching out corners and curves of each letter to drastically alter it's appearance. Other tools that I played with include the symbol sprayer, the warp tool, and different color schemes.

raster project

For my raster project, I chose to take photos of the Old Main building. I've always had a liking for old fashion buildings, which was why I chose to make a photo collage out of this one. My first intention was to make something similar to this, but more symmetrical, with each photo evenly aligned. However, I decided to go with squashing a few photos together to give the building more shape and make it more interesting to look at, even though it's asymmetrical. The photos are mixed between some taken in the morning and some taken at night. The two different times contrast due to the morning shots giving the building a quaint, charming look, while the night shots almost make it look as if it's haunted.

self portrait; first photoshop image

Instead of using my own face for a self portrait, I chose to use images of objects and symbols that represent me. The images that are higher up and bright blue are all things that I love. From left to right; the headphones represent my love for music, the sketchbook is my love of drawing, the bird is a love for animals (I own a pet cockatiel, which is why I used that image specifically), and the gameboy represents my love of video games. The red speech bubble in the lower right is a symbol for speaking, particularly public speaking, which is something I personally loathe doing. The gray image in the background is a train, and that represents my strong desire to travel (and I've always wanted to travel by train).

The portrait as a whole doesn't really have a specific subject or point of interest, and that was intentional. It symbolizes my own desire to not be the center of attention, because I'm very passive and shy.

first blog post

1. What is art?

Art is expression; sharing ideas and thoughts through any medium of one's preference.

2. Inspirations / Favorite Artists

When I was little, Disney movies controlled my life, which is what began my drawing streak. Inspiration nowadays comes from random artists I happen to stumble upon while surfing the web, who's styles and concept make me want to dump the computer and pick up my sketchbook. I can't recall any names, however. They all seem to come and go.

3. Why am I taking Intro to Digital Media?

Currently, I'm unsure of what exactly I want to major in. I feel trying out different types of art classes will help me understand what career I should go into.