For our digital imagery class we were given 24 frames each from a music video. 12 were to be done digitally and the other 12 were to be done by hand.
We were told to keep the same colours that were found in our frames but people went and did their own thing anyway even when they stressed not to. Turns out the instructors were okay with it, so I was kind of bummed that I kept all my frames similar to the actual video and wished I could have gone a little overboard kind of like a friend's (Kasia Woronko, check her other stuff out while you're at it!) banana-themed frame.
The assignment was too much work to be done in so little time along with other more important assignments, the annoying song, and overall annoying to work on. But to be honest, the final product is actually pretty sweet. It's awesome to see what other people did with their frames (especially the part at 3:13) and how certain parts match up with certain music cues. It definitely deserves to be rewatched several times.
Anyway here are a couple of the frames I did, which are found at the beginning of the video:
Analog Frames (not all of them)
Digital Frames
I preferred my digital frames over my analog ones, even my second digital frame was put up on display!
You're a big inspiration for my design work and I still look at your works constantly for inspiration. I had the idea for this late last night right before I went to bed of the iconic hand from The Man With The Golden Arm opening and poster reaching for a slice of cake.
The Google Doodle today is also a very wonderfully created tribute to the great designer. That little video with simple animations also made me realize that an idea that I've had for quite some time can actually be created with the knowledge of design and graphics animation that I've learned so far.
I can't guarantee anything final but maybe some test footage by fooling around with things. It may or may not come to fruition (for now) but it will keep me motivated and it will keep me occupied with something to do whenever I'm not busy practicing for animation.
And yes, I'm being as vague as possible so that I won't spoil what I'm attempting to do.
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My brother took my camera for his trip to the Philippines so I'm unable to take pictures of larger drawings that I've done until he comes back. I even created a drawing yesterday that I'm so eager to share. I've also been able to get into the groove of creating artwork very easily lately. I must say, I've already created so much these past couple weeks than I did last summer with artwork. The feeling of just creating without requirements is so liberating.
Life drawing tonight! Finally, I've missed it so much.
While cleaning my room I finally took the time to look through the few newsprint pads that I used for the final couple of weeks. Turned out there was a bunch of some pretty neat ones. So here they are:
30's
Not the best, but I love the posture of the pose.
1's
2's
I forgot my pack of conte and only had a graphite stick with me. I had to draw differently and decided to experiment.
5's
Decided to play around with my knowledge of cubism that day.
10's
This was a warm-up for that exquisite corpse assignment we did.
My favourite of this bunch. I also just like how I did the pillow on her back.
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I registered for life drawing this summer at Sheridan and hopefully if there's enough people that did, I will be able to do it during the summer every wednesdays. I'm preparing myself as much as I can before September, I just need something to push me into doing so and I think the classes would help big time.
For my digital imagery class we had an assignment where we needed to take a photo we took and create a series of images using what was in the photo. I took my panorama and also sometimes used the chain photograph that I had because of how interesting the silhouette looked.
One of these digitally created images were then to be printed out and used to create some designs through traditional means and the use of stencils. I did enjoy the stencil process and may use that technique more; I started to enjoy it once I got the hang of it.
Oh look, my panoramas for my final photography assignment last semester! Well, better late than never right? Plus I have an upcoming post related to one of these images. So I hope you enjoy these because I had a blast taking them around where I live.
This one is my favourite...
This one is also my favourite and is from the other side of the previous photo. It definitely looks way more interesting.
These past 2 weeks have been the most fun I've had in a long time. The last week of school was so relieving and finally being able to hang out with my classmates was a blast. If only we were able to do that often throughout this year but alas, we were always busy with work.
Setting up the art show was a wild ride as well. From the start of the year, to actually setting up and seeing the show finally happen was such an enjoyable and memorable experience. I also learned a lot about installing artwork, that itself required knowledge on visual design. Just finding out which pieces work together, how to balance an area with certain colours and sizes of pieces and how to guide attendees towards other areas of the show floor. There was so much more to it than I initially thought.
The night of the show was so much fun! So many people showed up it was amazing! Friends and family came and it was great seeing people coming out just for the show. The free wine and cheese was also a sweet bonus. Seeing all the different kinds of artwork was so inspiring, I was itching to go home and create. Talking and hanging out with the teachers there was also an incredible experience and their support and advice they gave will be something I will take to heart. Not to mention just talking to them about something other than schoolwork and about anything else made me wish some of them connected with us on that same level throughout the year.
Here are the pieces that I got into the show! I also put a QR code that links to this blog next to my labels. Judging from the amount of hits on my blog that night, I'm pretty sure people checked it out.
I also got nominated for 3 awards!
And I won the VCA Book Award along with fellow classmates!
Each person that won the book award got a present that was unique to themselves. I received my drawing teacher's favourite book: Complete Guide to Life Drawing by Gottfried Bammes. Here I am along with my western landscape painting I did. Thanks Rebecca R. for the photo!
Just being classy, as usual.
A lot of people tend to think VCA is a waste of time but for myself it was more than just a fallback when I got rejected from animation previously. I was hesitant to take second year after Art Fundamentals but a friend convinced me on the last day to accept offers to join it, I don't regret it one bit. I genuinely enjoyed the program, which is why I stayed for the third year, and I learned so much and met so many great people.
The program is not everyone's cup of tea but I figured that whatever I learn will have an impact on my art skills. It wasn't until this year when my drawing teacher summed up my belief perfectly with just a few words of her own mantra, "Nothing is wasted." From learning about new materials and mediums I've never heard of to figuring out the business side of art, I learned a lot and have already applied this knowledge in different manners.
VCA was a fun ride and I'm actually kind of sad now that it's over. I wasn't sad during the last day of school but when I was picking up my work today from the show, it finally hit me that I wouldn't be seeing some of these wonderful people again or for a while.
To everyone that I met and won't be returning to Sheridan, it was wonderful getting to know you all. You've all been such great and inspiring people and I wish you luck on your future endeavours. Continue your amazing artwork, as I wish to continue seeing them, and I hope you find success in it.
