14 December 2012

Today is our last class of 3D.  I really enjoyed getting to create more structural elements.  I have never made any complex 3D designs or installation before, though I used to have a passion for modulo origami.  I have learned a lot this semester about how to make these structures interactive installations.  I enjoyed creating the Waterfall installation and combining both video and the unpredictable movement of the flowing fabrics.  In the future, I hope to expand on this concept and create other nature-inspired installations, such as a larger waterfall or even a river next semester.  I would also love to rediscover my passion for origami and other arts and crafts type elements in order to create more complex designs of my own creation.

10 December 2012

Because of the hurricane, we were unable to get models into class for several weeks, so this was our first week with a model in a long time.  I wanted to try to really incorporate the entire scene instead of just the model, and think I included the most important parts.  I like her body position, but wish I had more time to shade her better and also fix her hands.  The one on the right I actually really like.  I often prefer to use pencil to charcoal because I feel like charcoal can be so dark and heavy.  Pencil I can control more easily and like the lightness of this drawing.  I also like how her face can convey both boredom and a sort of wickedness, as if she is up to something.

7 December 2012

Today was the end of semester exhibition for the Art and Technology Department.  By draping scrim and thin sheets over the balcony, Rita and I created our own Waterfall.  We projected real footage of a waterfall as well as a virtual one we modeled in Autodesk Maya.

For my Interactive Installations class I used an Arduino to create a wirelessly controlled robot.  Robby, the robot, is entirely dependent on human direction and if left unattended, he will continue to roll along until told to stop.  He has full 360 degree range of motion for his head as well as both of his arms.  He can roll forward, backward, left, and right.

26 November 2012

Today we worked on Still Life again, but this time we used crepas, which were a lot of fun to work with.  At first, I started illustrating the entire scene, and realized I was making everything too small in order to effectively color with the crepas.  I really like the colors of the one on the right and would like to continue working on it in order to add in the eggs, onion, fabric, and vase.

22 October 2012

Today we had the same model as last time, who is a lot of fun to work with.  She placed sticks in her hair and tried to emulate some kind of bipedal deer.  She found the paintbrush and decided to make the deer an artist painting the leaves.  I really liked this entire scene.  I think her body positioning is pretty accurate, but the proportions are a little off.  I kind of like this though because I think it adds to her elongated, deer-like form.

This was the second pose of the day, which I actually liked a lot.  I really like the way er body came out and would have liked to have had more time to finish.

9 October 2012

The model we had today is very quirky and creative.  It is always fun to work with her because she tries to use the space and the props around her.  In this particular pose, she decided to go for a more toned down and timid look, holding the plant close to her body.  It took a while to get the proportion of her legs.  It is still not perfect, but it is something to work on.