Inspired by fellow CyberArtist NightAngel, I've decided to post a Blog Log too (mostly due to my bad memory).
Tips & Tricks- 4/6
Personal Inspiration- 2/6
Artistic Inspiration- 4/6
Wild Card- 5/6
#1- Oliver Twisted recut trailer (Wild Card)
#2- MAGIX Movie Edit Pro Plus 17 (Tips and Tricks)
#3- Video on Trial (Wild Card)
#4- ZBrush (Tips and Tricks)
#5- Cinematographer (Artistic Inspiration)
#6- Don Martin (Personal Inspiration)
#7- Bobby Chiu(Artistic Inspiration)
#8- Sean Galloway(Artistic Inspiration)
#9- Cool Sidewalk Art ( Personal Inspiration)
#10- Graffiti Tutorial (Tips and Tricks)
#11- Will It Blend (Wild Card)
#12- Wacom Tablets (Tips and Tricks)
#13-Shazaam! Project (Wild CArd)
#14-Edward Burynsky (Artistic Inspiration)
#15-Tech Class Photo Shoot (Wild Card)
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
CyberArts Assignment: Big and Little Paintings
Greetings readers,
Not to long ago in CyberArts, a very interesting project was afoot. The project started with four giant pastels, then they turned into tiny croppings; these croppings became large pastels of the croppings. These large pastels then became large paintings, then the large paintings became small paintings. Below are photos of the large painting and small painting that I did:
Here is the large painting; as you can see, the goal was to be loose and crazy. Not much attention to detail here, but I feel that it turned out pretty good. It was interesting to not worry if you didn't paint it exactly to scale and to use large, flowing brushstrokes. A problem I had to overcome during this was covering up a spot of grey paint that somehow got onto the orange section. Four or five layers had to be applied before it was covered up. Another major problem was the tape border; it kept peeling off the board and brown paint managed to worm its way under it to ruin the border. Other than that, the large painting is probably my favourite because it was so much fun to paint. I would say the best section of that painting is the pink section at the bottom; the way the pink and white are layered on top provide good contrast. The area I would do over again if I could would be the brown section because it seems to lightly painted on compared with the rest of the painting.
This is the smaller painting; the goal here was to incorporate more details and to concentrate on getting smaller and more accurate brushstrokes. The smaller painting required more concentration because if a darker colour accidentally got into an area of the canvas with a lighter colour, multiple layers had to be applied in order to cover up any mistakes. Again, more gray spots appeared on this one and I had to apply more layers. A difficult part of this painting was adding light and dark to it. The original cropping was all one dull tone. I again enjoyed painting the pink section at the bottom because I could vary my brushstrokes more with pink and white. It doesn't look as good as the larger version in my opinion but I feel I did a pretty good job. The hardest part was painting the green. On paper, the green paint went on smoothly; on canvas, it went bumpy and jagged. The brush didn't flow as much on canvas and the result was jittery lines in areas.
Not to long ago in CyberArts, a very interesting project was afoot. The project started with four giant pastels, then they turned into tiny croppings; these croppings became large pastels of the croppings. These large pastels then became large paintings, then the large paintings became small paintings. Below are photos of the large painting and small painting that I did:
Here is the large painting; as you can see, the goal was to be loose and crazy. Not much attention to detail here, but I feel that it turned out pretty good. It was interesting to not worry if you didn't paint it exactly to scale and to use large, flowing brushstrokes. A problem I had to overcome during this was covering up a spot of grey paint that somehow got onto the orange section. Four or five layers had to be applied before it was covered up. Another major problem was the tape border; it kept peeling off the board and brown paint managed to worm its way under it to ruin the border. Other than that, the large painting is probably my favourite because it was so much fun to paint. I would say the best section of that painting is the pink section at the bottom; the way the pink and white are layered on top provide good contrast. The area I would do over again if I could would be the brown section because it seems to lightly painted on compared with the rest of the painting.
This is the smaller painting; the goal here was to incorporate more details and to concentrate on getting smaller and more accurate brushstrokes. The smaller painting required more concentration because if a darker colour accidentally got into an area of the canvas with a lighter colour, multiple layers had to be applied in order to cover up any mistakes. Again, more gray spots appeared on this one and I had to apply more layers. A difficult part of this painting was adding light and dark to it. The original cropping was all one dull tone. I again enjoyed painting the pink section at the bottom because I could vary my brushstrokes more with pink and white. It doesn't look as good as the larger version in my opinion but I feel I did a pretty good job. The hardest part was painting the green. On paper, the green paint went on smoothly; on canvas, it went bumpy and jagged. The brush didn't flow as much on canvas and the result was jittery lines in areas.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Blog Post #1: Re-Create a Movie Trailer: Oliver Twisted
Greetings, readers!
In CyberArts Tech our assignment was to take an existing movie or video game trailer and edit it using sound effects and music. I chose Oliver Twist, released in 2005 and directed by Roman Polanski. Instead of just using the clips from the movie trailer, I decided to go crazy and used clips from the entire movie! My goal was to change Oliver Twist from a drama to a horror. Here's a compare and contrast from the original trailer:
And here's the NEW version:
In order to maximize the creepiness and make Oliver Twist look like a psycho, I combed through the whole movie and cut out the creepy bits using MAGIX Movie Edit Pro Plus 17 (editing software). Once I'd done that, I re-arranged all the clips in different orders, trying to get an underlying story for the trailer. When I was satisfied with how the trailer clips were, I edited the sound (that took quite a while since I had to make sure all the sounds faded together nicely). Then I added in the sound effects; some were already in the movie and others I had to record myself. In the end, I think the trailer turned out pretty spooky.
In CyberArts Tech our assignment was to take an existing movie or video game trailer and edit it using sound effects and music. I chose Oliver Twist, released in 2005 and directed by Roman Polanski. Instead of just using the clips from the movie trailer, I decided to go crazy and used clips from the entire movie! My goal was to change Oliver Twist from a drama to a horror. Here's a compare and contrast from the original trailer:
And here's the NEW version:
In order to maximize the creepiness and make Oliver Twist look like a psycho, I combed through the whole movie and cut out the creepy bits using MAGIX Movie Edit Pro Plus 17 (editing software). Once I'd done that, I re-arranged all the clips in different orders, trying to get an underlying story for the trailer. When I was satisfied with how the trailer clips were, I edited the sound (that took quite a while since I had to make sure all the sounds faded together nicely). Then I added in the sound effects; some were already in the movie and others I had to record myself. In the end, I think the trailer turned out pretty spooky.
Friday, February 4, 2011
About Myself
Hey everybody
I'm Jennifer E. and I love to draw (that's my main reason for joining CyberArts). I carry a sketchbook with me so I can scribble things down if I happen to spot something interesting in the daily goings on. I also enjoy working in Photoshop and Illustrator (second reason). My goal is to become a computer programmer (and also for video games), an animator, and an excellent Photoshop painter. If we could do lots of drawing in Photoshop, learning how to paint your drawings in Photoshop, using effects to make your drawing seem more realistic (things like that), that would be awesome. I like to swim, play badminton, and bike (stationary and otherwise). My favourite foods include: nachos, lasagna, and Mr. Noodles. I dislike: pickles, politicians, annoying people, eggs, cake, donuts (doughnuts), lobster, veal, the colour pink, live action movies that feature talking animals (the CGI is annoying), and selfish drivers. I'm going to try my best this year so I can get good grades and learn a lot (yadda yadda yadda) and I'd say a lot more things about myself but I'm gonna cut it off here.
Thanks for reading this and have a nice day.
I'm Jennifer E. and I love to draw (that's my main reason for joining CyberArts). I carry a sketchbook with me so I can scribble things down if I happen to spot something interesting in the daily goings on. I also enjoy working in Photoshop and Illustrator (second reason). My goal is to become a computer programmer (and also for video games), an animator, and an excellent Photoshop painter. If we could do lots of drawing in Photoshop, learning how to paint your drawings in Photoshop, using effects to make your drawing seem more realistic (things like that), that would be awesome. I like to swim, play badminton, and bike (stationary and otherwise). My favourite foods include: nachos, lasagna, and Mr. Noodles. I dislike: pickles, politicians, annoying people, eggs, cake, donuts (doughnuts), lobster, veal, the colour pink, live action movies that feature talking animals (the CGI is annoying), and selfish drivers. I'm going to try my best this year so I can get good grades and learn a lot (yadda yadda yadda) and I'd say a lot more things about myself but I'm gonna cut it off here.
Thanks for reading this and have a nice day.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Tech Post #12-Optical Illusions
Hello, again, blog readers!
I was recently browsing the Internet and I happened upon some interesting optical illusions on Youtube. These illusions were just pieces of paper with lines on them to make images. When you slide a piece of tranparent paper with more black lines on it over these pieces of paper, it looks like an animation. You have to get the lines right or else the illusion doesn't work. I found it crazy how a piece of paper with lines on it (that look like no absolute image whatsoever) can trick your eyes so well. I don't know how to get the video on here, but check out Youtube and type in "Optical Illusions Animation" in the search bar.
I was recently browsing the Internet and I happened upon some interesting optical illusions on Youtube. These illusions were just pieces of paper with lines on them to make images. When you slide a piece of tranparent paper with more black lines on it over these pieces of paper, it looks like an animation. You have to get the lines right or else the illusion doesn't work. I found it crazy how a piece of paper with lines on it (that look like no absolute image whatsoever) can trick your eyes so well. I don't know how to get the video on here, but check out Youtube and type in "Optical Illusions Animation" in the search bar.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tech Post #11- Shazam Project
Hello again, blog readers!
Thought I should inform you on a project that the CyberArts program is doing alongside Humber College called Shazam. Last year, we did scateboard designs that represented the Lakeshore community/Lakeshore Collegiate. This year we're doing t-shirt designs on articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I'm doing my design based on article number 17-No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of their property. This means that the UDHR protects anybody if the government or an agent of the government tries to take something of theirs (for example, if the government needs money and they decide to take someone's house).
For my design, (which I'll upload as soon as it's done), I decided to do a group of cartoon characters; one representing the government, one representing the UDHR, and the last one representing the citizen. The idea was that the UDHR protects the citizen from the government, so I made the UDHR look like a big burly bodyguard, the government guy look like a sneaky thief, and the citizen look like this cute lil' guy with a wagon full of boxes that say "My Stuff" on them.
Thought I should inform you on a project that the CyberArts program is doing alongside Humber College called Shazam. Last year, we did scateboard designs that represented the Lakeshore community/Lakeshore Collegiate. This year we're doing t-shirt designs on articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I'm doing my design based on article number 17-No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of their property. This means that the UDHR protects anybody if the government or an agent of the government tries to take something of theirs (for example, if the government needs money and they decide to take someone's house).
For my design, (which I'll upload as soon as it's done), I decided to do a group of cartoon characters; one representing the government, one representing the UDHR, and the last one representing the citizen. The idea was that the UDHR protects the citizen from the government, so I made the UDHR look like a big burly bodyguard, the government guy look like a sneaky thief, and the citizen look like this cute lil' guy with a wagon full of boxes that say "My Stuff" on them.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Web Design-What's Good and What's Bad (Also Tech Post #9)
Hey blog readers!
When trying to design a good website, it's best to follow the 10 Principles of Web Design. Here's a good example of a website that follows some of these principles. The Apple website homepage shows a giant picture of the new iPad with the simple phrase- the iPad is here. This follows principle number 5: Make use of effective writing. This is good because users don't like to read long sentences when they first arrive at a website. Another principle this website follows is "Don't be afraid of the white space". The homepage and most of the website has a white background and the designers did not fill up the page to the brim with ads and such. On some pages, there are a lot of pictures and ads that fill up the page, but it's organized and all the ads advertise Apple products. A third principle that this website incorporates is "Conventions are our friends". The website has a variety of navigator tools and search buttons. The navigator tools are usually located at the top of the page so they're easy to find.
An example of a website that wasn't designed that well would be the Teletoon website homepage. When you first enter the Teletoon website, you must select whether you want Teletoon retro, the Teletoon for older kids and adults, or the kiddie Teletoon. Once you pick one, the webpage becomes crazily busy, with ads and TV shows scattered all over the page. Another problem is the colour of the background and the colours used for the TV shows and such are about the same, so it's hard to tell what is what. Therefore, this website does not follow principle number 6, "keep it simple". Nor does it follow principle number 7, "don't be afraid of the white space", because everything is colourful and there is hardly any white. There are lots of navigation tools, more than the Apple website has to offer (following principle number 9, conventions are our friends), but it's too confusing for the user and they'll just want to leave. A thing I noticed when I went to this webpage was that my computer went a bit slower; this was because there was too much going on and it couldn't handle it all at one time.
When trying to design a good website, it's best to follow the 10 Principles of Web Design. Here's a good example of a website that follows some of these principles. The Apple website homepage shows a giant picture of the new iPad with the simple phrase- the iPad is here. This follows principle number 5: Make use of effective writing. This is good because users don't like to read long sentences when they first arrive at a website. Another principle this website follows is "Don't be afraid of the white space". The homepage and most of the website has a white background and the designers did not fill up the page to the brim with ads and such. On some pages, there are a lot of pictures and ads that fill up the page, but it's organized and all the ads advertise Apple products. A third principle that this website incorporates is "Conventions are our friends". The website has a variety of navigator tools and search buttons. The navigator tools are usually located at the top of the page so they're easy to find.
An example of a website that wasn't designed that well would be the Teletoon website homepage. When you first enter the Teletoon website, you must select whether you want Teletoon retro, the Teletoon for older kids and adults, or the kiddie Teletoon. Once you pick one, the webpage becomes crazily busy, with ads and TV shows scattered all over the page. Another problem is the colour of the background and the colours used for the TV shows and such are about the same, so it's hard to tell what is what. Therefore, this website does not follow principle number 6, "keep it simple". Nor does it follow principle number 7, "don't be afraid of the white space", because everything is colourful and there is hardly any white. There are lots of navigation tools, more than the Apple website has to offer (following principle number 9, conventions are our friends), but it's too confusing for the user and they'll just want to leave. A thing I noticed when I went to this webpage was that my computer went a bit slower; this was because there was too much going on and it couldn't handle it all at one time.
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