House Animation Project

      For our final in animation, we made a house in sketch up.   First we went to Mr. Olson's blog to get to a home construction website where we would be getting our house layouts. Once I found an appealing floor plan we started to imitate measurements and building techniques used in real life, transposed into the sketch up software.

        Throughout this process i have become better and more improved at making roofs, and using the tape measure tool needed to get the correct length and width of the house.

       I think it's a good skill to learn to be able to follow instruction and measurements, and i will continue to try and match my creativity to the ability to follow directions.  

    when he build aspect of my house was complete, it was time to turn it into an animation. we simply took frames captured in a screen shot related way following the house in 30 degree view, around the house.

Dreamweaver

Creating Our Own Web Page

    For half of our semester final in e9, we were asked to make our web page using adobe dream weaver. it's similar to my " about me page" because it features my bio as well as my elevator pitch.

At first, this project was difficult for me to do. it's always a little harder when there written instructions, especially with a new software.

but after a couple days, i was able to become more comfortable at connecting ti the e9 server and also the design and code aspects of dreamweaver.


file:///Volumes/e9/1st%20Hour/Lofquist%20hour%201/Honors%20Courtney/e9WebProjectQuarter2/yournamehome.html

My free time

beside working on class projects in e:Com, i take advantage of the programs avalible to me each morning. Most of the things i've made are short animations, using frame animation. i've become very comfortable with duplicating frames and layers to tie them into one moving picture.

In this animation I did a full face. I wanted to use the features of the face to show emotions so i can use this skill in the future. I used the same blinking process as i did below,but also used new muscles in the face. this animation used a lot of layers, this was helpful for the reason that the muscles that needed to stay the same would remain unchanged, and the moving parts could be realist.






This eye was one of the first animations i made on my own. i'm always drawing eyes everywhere, so decided that making an animation of one would be successful as well as represent myself .

i had to be cautious of what layers contained
what part of the eye.  after i was pleased with the formation of my eye, I added shading and other detail to make it more realistic.

 I wanted to do something with horses, but it was harder than expected. After making one layer of the horse, I realize I would have to make many more if I wanted it to appear running. to do my best in keeping the horse's shape in each layer, I would trace the torso and then draw a new neck, head, and legs. Many times I rearranged the order of the frames to get the look  I wanted. though I am happy with this animation, it is not yet finished, i like it too much to expirement on it's mane and tale, but i definately will in the future.

10 Words

This week we used video timeline animation instead of frame animation, using out "10 words" project. I enjoyed it because it really allowed each student to make it personal and a representation to their selves. we played with timeline animation by changing each word's opacity, position, and size, also when they entered or exited. We also posted the first animation to youtube.

Table and Chairs

       After seeming to master the basics of photoshop, Mr.Olson's class ventured into new landscape, the world of sketch up. important factors of this software include the shape tool, push pull, arch, and orbit. another that was helpful in this project was the "follow me" tool, it helped us personalize our table and chairs by creating the apearence of different designs cut into the wood.

this project took a little longer time than i would have hoped, i struggled making the lines for the follow me tool to trace, and also creating a design i liked. one thing that helped this precess of making the legs of the table and chairs was the component tool.

i like how my table and chairs turned out, it took some time, but the skills i've gathered from this project will help me in the future of sketch up.

doghouse

Who let the dogs out? More importantly who built the dogs a house? We did this week in sketch up. for this project we not only got more comfortable using the tools and controls of sketch up, but also using measurments of real scales to build our models. when making the shape or line,  we would type in the length required and sketch up would follow our commands.  I enjoyed this project because it was a quick build, but also gave room to personalize your own house. i know the skills gained in this process will lead up to the final project where we build our own house. the doghouse was a sucsess.

Writing My Name

     This week in animation we attained new skills to create the appearance of words being written.  For our project we used our own names.  We first made a frame spelling our names using the type tool, then creating new layers fro every frame.

      The eraser tool contributed to the illusion of the words being written, instead of starting to erase your font from the beginning, we started right to left, at the end. We had to think of how the words would be written on paper and mock the same motions , only backwards.

       I enjoyed this project because i feel this is simple, but important skill used in animation, that could very easily be modified and used for other projects.  It is an easily overlooked rule, but not necessarily a hard one to follow.  I feel positive of the out come of my name, and i will continue to do word projects like this in photoshop.

Noah's (Animation) Arc

      Since the last animation project, I have learned many new things in the world of squash and stretch.
This week was yet another bouncing ball activity, only in this project we demonstrated the importance of arcs.

          The theory behind arcs is that exist everywhere, even if it's unknown to most. actions by living things and everyday objects show motion is arcs, if an animation does not it looks much more robotic and t make cause the shape to shrink.

       Instead of the ball going straight down, like in the previous animation, it travels in the arc shape, also using animation skills such as squash and stretch, fade in fade out, and anticipation.

     I feel as though my animation went fine, it was the first time I used the brush tool in the frame animation, so before i realized i had a paint blotch with every frame, i didn't know how to fix it.

But i also learned how to change the background to add color, texture, and opacity.



Because my first attempt left me somewhat unsatisfied, i used my extra time  in class to make another one.


http://www.arcproductions.com/

   

At Least You Have Your Personality.....

ISFP

In class the week we've been taking online test to evaluate our personalities. The type I received was an ISFP; Introverted, Sensing,  Feeling, and Perceiving. Most of my results were in the 20%, but the Sensing category was only 3% over Intuition.

 

ISFP's are described as are ones who are flexible, spontaneous, and low-key, yet keep to themselves. 

i think a lot of the information applies to me, for example how how i am deeply passionate about my own project. I'm definetly not a perfectionist, I just like work to turn out good. I believe there is a big difference. A perfectionist looks for the approval of others, and I can confirm the me, myself, only need my own opinion (most of the time). 

as the ISFP's are described as artists, I agree with the label. I think of myself as very creative, but also reserved and a little weird compared to everyone else.  

Bouncing Around Animation

                 Bouncing Around Animation

      The first project we did in animation was the the bouncing ball. We demonstrated basic techniques of animation such as squash and stretch.

      Squash and stretch is used when then the ball falls and hits the ground. the ball's shape stretches as it speeds up, and squashes as it's forced to the ground.

        Another rule of animation we learned in order to complete this project was ease in, ease out. It explains how and object enter the frame slowly, speeds in the middle, and then slower towards the end.  we showed this in our animations by putting multiple frames near the the beginning, less in the middle to duplicate speed, and then more frames ending to slow it down.



         To learn more about squash and stretch, check out  The 12 Principles Of Animation

     

Social Media and College

    The article we read yesterday in class talked about how colleges may second guess applicants by the content on their social media, that how students acted online would reflect their notability for the university. also if the user posted material not suitable for the professor's liking, would not be admitted to the college.

       I personally do not agree with this strategy, as if the essay and interview process wasn't enough, now they've gone to internet stalking. If Universities are so unsatisfied with their admittance process, then maybe they'd think to change it. Many young people are using social media sites and apps, and I think many things associated to them could be taken the wrong way.
for example, many teens and young adults use language on social media, to their friends mostly- or just to be funny and get a laugh. with the small exception of people who mis-use these apps to harm others and post questionable things, most are just trying to have fun. My instagram is full of dumb memes, and my twitter is filled with weird sarcastic remarks.
" I was just thinking how i could never narsacist because I'm just to good for that." ,I put on my twitter trying entertain my followers. But from a college view point this could be concerning. I hinted at having a real mental illness, and I sound like crazy self- centered weirdo, as they might see.

         I believe that this tactic colleges use for admittance is unfair and an invasion of privacy.  If they were looking for good facts about me and my accomplishments, honestly, I'd recommend my mom's facebook. She's the one posts on how i made the Academy orchestra or my brother got a 34 or something on the ACT. it almost seems as if they're looking for a reason to deny the students. 
       
       I hope colleges chose not to use this tactics on whether they admit students or not, in the future i think they should change the admittance process.

Photoshop project

This photoshop project was my first experience with the program. the first one with the school and the compass was the hardest for me.  At first the changing pixels to percent confused me, and I had trouble getting the compass image to the school. the font, i feel, was the easy part. after lots of trial and error, mostly error, I had my ending result which I was happen to have finished.  This taught me the basics of photoshop. I've become comfortable with opacity and the text tool as well as having more than image to work with.

The Butterfly project was my favorite. we used the magic wand tool, and I think that since I was aloud to change the colors, that it gave me a lot more flexibility. the rules were not as strict and i actually enjoyed using the magic wand tool. i thought the use of the clone tool was cool. i like the magic wand select because i feel like that something i easily understand an that i think i will use for any photoshop project i do.

This project  was the one i spent the most time on. the type mask kept getting in the wrong part of the picture. i was getting confused about the different layers and i had trouble finding the gradient. Once again a lot of trial and error was used, in the process of trying new things I accidentally changed the background to blue, as seen in the picture.  i found also why working on this project that if you type tool you need in the "help" box, it would usually come up. 

in this project I learned how to use the magnetic lasso tool. in order get the raven head it need to cut out of it's original image with precision.  it was weird at first and it took me couple tries before i could do it myself.

Logo project

This is my personal logo. At first I experimented with many ides. i wanted to include music became my life revolves very much around my viola many of the logos i tried had rainbow color, a lot for the eye to handle.  Then i went for simple black logo, And slowly it became The Logo shown on the screen. The font i used was PT Serif.  I was drawn to it because the serifs on the sides reminded me of the curves on a viola. I also used the white selector tool to change the serifs to my liking. Once I decided on the main part of my logo, I tried adding shapes around it. the square tended to lead the eye away from the actually logo. and the circle was an un needed, pointless application.  I decided on the ring around the logo, to give it an open accepting look. I am happy with out come of my logo. I wish  I wouldn't have put it only in black and white tones, i'm sure there are many things that i can improve.

The Anatomy Of A Font

For this project, students were asked to answer questions in order to discover what font fit most with  their personalities.  the font I received was Dot Matrix. The words corresponded with it were emotional, understanding , progressive, and relaxed.

Creative Color wheel

this is my  creative color wheel ,  i had the idea to make in eye color wheel because i always draw eyes, i am very happy of how it turned out, ant i hope once i have improved graphic design i can look back and see how much i've learned. although in this model there is much more drawing then shapes, i still learned how to use the shape tools. since starting this project i have become a lot more comfortable in illustrator. i've learned how to use different brushes and shapes.

What is graphic design

WHAT IS GRAPHIC DESIGN?
graphic design is classified as art that is skillfully sculpted to appeal to a certain audience through advertisements, magazines to make a theme known. or just a creative way to show an idea.
graphic design not only changes the world, but also makes it a more colorful place.

i remember as a kid looking at all the advertisements when taking a road trip, or the cool cover of a book, or even watching commercials on TV- just wondering how and why.
what are they trying to get across with this image?  why do I find this so appealing? 
all key feelings and emotions graphic designers have caused you to express.

If you think about it, Graphic designer pretty much have the world in their hands. From the logo on our breakfast cereal to the trademark on the cars we drive.As humans we like to surround ourselves with things we think look                                                                attractive- graphic designers are                                                                      experts at channeling the general                                                                    public. 

                                In conclusion, Graphic design can be anything. it's made by the artist to receive a certain response from the public that makes an impact to change the world

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