My Final Digital Arts Class 210, Spring 2015 Portfolio

            
            
            
            
            
           
            
            
            
            
            
                                             

Animated Commercial

At last! I have completed my final project in Professor Corrigan's Digital Arts class, Spring 2015 semester. In my opinion, this project was the perfect one to save for last. It was by far the most compelling and once completing it, it felt as if I was putting the cherry on top of a gigantic sundae that I have been adding numerous toppings to for months. I have come a long way in digital arts. There have been times when I got the hang of the programs and tools quickly (Illustrator) and other times that I would be biting my nails down, crying with frustration. But Professor Corrigan was generously always there, giving extra help whenever asked, and steering me in the right direction. For the animated commercial above, advertising Kat's Caddy, I feel most accomplished and proud of. I am shocked that I was able to create images, moving and hope I will be able to practice my newly learned skills from my Digital Arts class in the future.

Kat's Caddy is a fantasy, elegant beach bar/restaurant I invented for one of the first assignments Professor Corrigan gave us. First, we had to imagine a business and explain what the business had to offer as if it actually existed. Next, we had to create a logo on Illustrator. To bring that project back to front and end the semester with it, I created an animated commercial advertising Kat's Caddy. For the video, I found multiple photos from the web and used photoshop to edit their hue/saturation and contrast and add additional text. Then, I set them out in a particular order that made most sense and added black fades in the beginning and end of every picture. In addition, I made it so the images moved by adjusting their position and timing, and changed the opacity to the text so it would fade in and out when images are changing to the next slide. As the video plays through, I also constructed it so the song "Banana Pancakes" by Jack Johnson in the background would play since I thought the song best fit the beach theme Kat's Caddy advertises. 

As I've said, this project was by far the most challenging, however, I am so proud of myself after completing it!

Check it out guys! It was tough!

My Rough Animatic!

Above is my animatic! This is a rough idea of what I imagine and plan my animated commercial to look like. As one can see, I still have a lot of editing and work to do! Without a doubt, I imagine my view of cartoons and commercials to completely change after this project. 

Lyrical Collage! :)

Below is my Lyrical Collage! By using Photoshop, I created a collage using a combination of six different images. I used a variety of Photoshop's tools to enhance the image, and chose a handful of fantastical images from the internet to express a beach theme. The poem I was inspired from to illustrate this collage was "Sandy", by Harry Chapin. Even though it was challenging to find images that would not come out pixelated, I found a lot of joy working on this project!

Sandy

Sandy is the seashore

And Sandy is the sea

Sandy is the clear blue sky

Or so it seems to me

Yes, I see her everywhere

In everything I see

She can turn to anything

That she would like to be

Sandy is the summer's day

She laughs inside the brook

Sandy is an autumn moon

She shines down when I look

Sandy is a cozy fire

On a snowy winter's night

And Sandy is the soft spring rain

In the early morning light

Oh Sandy, is my mirror

There are secrets in her eyes

And every single morning

She dawns a new disguise

She has caught the mystery

Of all that's wild and free

Oh yes, I see the world in her

For she means the world to me

By,

Harry Chapin

Custom Graphic Design!

Here is my Custom Graphic design! Here I drew on Photoshop a sailboat in water, with a sun setting in the background. This assignment was purely to practice different elements on Photoshop, including different brushes (blush, pain brush, pencil, textured, big, and small), while choosing different colors, and coming up with an image in a harmonious, balanced way. I filled the canvas completely and expressed my creative spirit. I enjoyed this project immensely! :)  

Magazine Cover Project! :)

Above is my potential magazine cover! It is a magazine dedicated to women who are passionate about their health and fitness. On the cover, I talk about different ways of how to eat healthy, get a six pack, and then even some fun facts, like what your sneakers say about you! 

I enjoyed this project, since it forced me to figure out how to use Photoshop. After learning about Photoshop, I realized just how useful the program is for not only businesses, but for personal/academic use as well.

Self Insertion :)

Hey everyone! Wondering how it looks like I am in a beautifully, scenic, fall wonderland? Well, sorry to break it to you but I am not! In my digital arts class today, we practiced using Photoshop's tools by taking a photo of yourself and inserting it into another! This is only the first Photoshop activity, so be prepared to see more in the future, that are much more intricate!

:)