So I was going through all of the drawings I've done this semester and decided to finally pull out a few to put up here. Sorry about the quality, I don't have access to a scanner so again it's all done with the camera. This entry I'll just put up Comics drawings, kind of doing a timeline where you'll see work from the beginning of the semester up til now. I noticed big changes in how the character was drawn from then til now, it's crazy looking back on the semester and seeing where you've come from. The name of the main character is Darktongue, the story is still kind of in development but it'll get there :)

Spring!

So again, lack of updating this blog. Very sorry, the semester has been busy. But thankfully it's just about Spring break so I can take a break and get some of my work up here!! I'm going to put up some Photoshop and 3D for now, and then I'll work on getting my drawings for Sketching and Comics up, and after that maybe if I figure it out I'll get some of my work from Flash up here :)
This is practice for 3D, working with lights and rendering. 3D is a complicated software, not gonna lie.

In Photoshop we were working with doing dye-tone effects on photographs so I did a few and kind of like how they turned out, rather an easy, simple thing to do in PS :)



And this is a photo montage of a picture I took off of the Ponte Vecchio in Firenze and a friend of mine, who is now blissfully floating down the Arno ;D

More from me later, happy Spring!

Posters!

Small update - just a few things that I've done for my Graphic Design class, some type/graphic posters





Ok this isn't actually a poster, it's just me playing with Illustrator and finding ideas FOR a poster, but I liked it anyways so I kept it :)

Once again, apologies for the lack of updates recently. I've been working on getting my files from the different software that I'm using at school converted to viewable files. I've got a lot I'd like to put up here but I think I'll spread everything out. So just for today I'll put up all of my 3D practices and assignments, I've got assignments from Sketching, Comics, Flash, and Graphic Design that I'll put up later. The software I used here is 3D Max, which is very, very different from the Adobe software. It's very complex and takes a lot of work/time to create the 3D objects. I've never worked with anything like this before so this class has definitely been an experience!



Haha, so this was the very first thing we had to do - it was basically an assignment for us to get used to the different tools and shapes and viewpoints of 3D Max (you can have the screen split into 4 different viewpoints, it's pretty wild) So this is my house :D


Next assignment was to create a perfume bottle using Lofts - where you create the shape of the bottle using 2D objects (circles, rectangles, etc) and then convert it at different points on a line to create the 3D shape.


Again, another exercise using Lofts - which, by the way, are not terribly easy to get used to.


Basic chair, again getting used to different tools and using splines to create your shapes.


A more complex and modern chair.

I apologize for the serious lack of update. Started my semester at the Florence Design Academy last week, and am loving every minute of it. Classes that I'm taking: Sketching, Flash/Web Design, Design History, Comics, 3D Graphics, and Graphic Design 1. Couple of the classes are a bit of a review (not that I'm complaining, I can use the review, especially for sketching...) and some of these classes tread new ground for me, like Flash and 3D Graphics. So I'm very excited about what I'm going to be learning.

Today I give you a sketch dump! Most of this I've turned in for homework already or will be turning in for homework later this week. Enjoy. All done in graphite pencil. I apologize for the quality, the camera I have out here isn't the best...



For homework we had to turn in 10 different sketches of anything we wanted. This was the first one I did.


This was practice for Comics homework - 10 sketches of original characters. I don't think I'll turn it in but I will keep it and maybe use it later on...


In class we were given half an hour to sketch anything we wanted. This was the result.


Continuing on with my little Rag Doll series... I think I'll bring this into Corel and finish it there.


First assignment - had to quickly sketch something for our teacher so he could determine our level of sketching.


Homework


Homework (not too happy with...)


Homework


Homework


Homework (it's my hand, looks a little too masculine... hands are tricky...)


Class assignment - in 20 minutes we had to design 7 chairs... I got nowhere near 7 and what I did manage to get out was rather pathetic...


More chairs...


More practice for Comics. Again, won't turn it in but it was a fun little sketch so I'll keep it.


Homework - again not too happy with the face but I'm here to learn and develop my skills so it'll get there.


Homework - my hand and awesome ring :)



Comics homework


Comics


Comics


Comics

WHEW that's enough to last a while :D Will get more up here when I can. Ciao!

Tis the Season for updates...

So, November just came and went by in a flash. I've been really busy getting things ready for Florence next year (leaving January 6) I should be able to get into a more regular routine of updating once I move out to Florence and get settled, plus I'll actually have time to work on projects and I'll have a lot of school projects to post up here. I'm really excited, I can't wait to get out there and get my class schedule! For anyone who's interested, this is a list of what we're taking for the one year course I'm signed up for: http://www.florencedesignacademy.com/programgraphicone.html And I had a visit from Artists Block, one of the most annoying people on the planet. I wasn't completely idle, however, and did manage to work a little on a few things...



This is coming along, slowly. I faded the linework a little bit, gives it a softer feel. The face is giving me some problems (no surprise) I think I might change the greyscale to a sepia tone and see how that works, I'm curious as to how that's going to look...



This is struggling along... I think I'm just going to take a deep breath and redo the teacup. It's not really working for me, waaay to flat.



There is so much I want to love about this, but I've been working on this for months now and I'm wondering if I should restart. Sometimes you can only play with a concept so long before you have to realize that it's not working and make a fresh start with it...



Thinking of redoing my banner for the blog... This is what I've come up with so far... I think I'll keep working on it and see what happens.



I found this in a folder on my desktop... the last time it was opened was 2008. I want to remember what exactly this was for. It's kind of neat. And also funny that I don't remember a whole lot about it, but I kept the file.