Final Projects

The last one is just for fun! The first one, I redid, but apparently I did not save it to my flash drive. But had fun creating all of these & hope we all get good grades. Everyone have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Art Shows

Art Show: Brian Selznick: From Houdini to Hugo

Location: The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Viewed: December 2

I really enjoyed seeing his works of art. There were pencil and pen illustrations, ink drawings, and models in the exhibition. Since he is a children’s author and illustrator, some of these reminded me of my childhood because of the imagination he puts into his works. I’ve never read one of his books, but his drawings also remind me of other pictures I’ve seen in other children’s books. Some of his works had many different colors, while his ink & pencil drawings had different shades; he probably cross hatched a lot while drawing. These drawings make me wish that I could draw like him & many others. All in all this was a great art show to view.

Art Show: Melissa Dunn: Looking for One Thing, Finding Another

Location: The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Viewed: December 2

Local Memphian, who gets inspiration from a multitude of sources, including science, nature, architecture, fashion, film and graphic design. Her works of art are visually colorful and stunning abstract forms that energize the surface of her paintings as she creates a visual narrative of her experience. Even though the works of art were abstract, you could see her inspirations from the sources above. Some of them were ones you had to think about and kinda squint your eyes. The lighting could’ve been better, but a good show.

Art Show: Victorian Visionary: The Art of Elliott Daingerfield

Location: The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Viewed: December 2

Reminded me of when I took Art History at Memphis College of Art with Professor Ellen Daugherty, and her lectures would include slides of art works from the artist. Some of his paintings really made me want to start painting. Beautiful shades of different colors and his blending methods were amazing. Some works of art also made me think of different art periods like Renaissance and Baroque. Reminded me of artists too, like Giotto, Botticelli, and Leonardo Da Vinci. Very beautiful paintings and a great set up.

Art Show: Divine Words/Common Tongues: Reformation Era Bibles & Prints

Location: Brooks Museum of Art

Viewed: December 3

My favorite one out of this collection was Albrecht Durer’s Pentecost From The Small Passion because it was woodcut & also because I learned a little about him from Art History. Some info from Brooks website: This exhibition explores the importance of illustrations, treatises, and block books immediately before and during the Protestant Reformation. Many of these works reflect the feeling of turmoil, dissatisfaction, and change common in Europe during the late 1400s. Some northern artists, including Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) and Heinrich Aldegrever (1502-1561), focused their attention upon visionary images of the Apocalypse or Christ’s sufferings. Only a few years later the courageous and radical monk Martin Luther (1483-1546) nailed his “Ninety-five Theses” to the door of a church in Wittenburg, Germany. It was a good show and the ones that were in black ink could’ve had a better light source.

Font Project

This second one didn't come out as great as I thought it would. I followed directions, but kind of got lost toward the end. I was suppose to draw some type of shapes but I skipped that step because it didn't give great directions.

Illustrator Final Projects

Fruit Slices

Coca-Cola

This last 1, I found online & I just messed around with in class.

"300" Skull

Live Trace Pic

Ok, so I started over on this picture, and this one is totally better than the one I had traced by hand. There are at least 3-4 filters on top of each other & I'm much happier with this one.

Mesh and Live Tracing Classwork

Egg Shapes w/ Mesh Tool

Purple Box w/ Mesh Tool

 Colors w/ Mesh Tool

Cherries

Avenged Sevenfold Death Bat

M. Shadows, Lead Singer of Avenged Sevenfold

Illustrator Examples 2

Waves

More Shapes

Rings

Shapes

Text

Really enjoyed Illustrator and creating these! I like the blending tool best. 3-D takes too long! I found an easier way to make the ring shapes too!

1st Projects With Illustrator

Vector Art Examples

1st Run Animation Movie

I would have had this uploaded last week, but it wouldn't let me. It kept saying that it couldn't be loaded.

Stop Motion Animations

Here are some youtube videos I found while at work today that I liked.

http://youtu.be/OZkd0G_SZLk
http://youtu.be/7dUYvQZNDbY
http://youtu.be/GSzCLf8tjP4
http://youtu.be/6xnEoSnqE48
http://youtu.be/J3AF2gekYiU
http://youtu.be/izXGaBqO-v4
http://youtu.be/16USvlqgmNE
http://youtu.be/9eqSZSO_sSE
http://youtu.be/IJcUiAR8YeY
http://youtu.be/eJlqQSMifqk
http://youtu.be/2mwQIPodSDY
http://youtu.be/cn-Ztku1Tzw
http://youtu.be/8IFzcj4wnvQ
http://youtu.be/9dWU9jPCjkM
http://youtu.be/8JTPDx7PFb8

Currency Final Project

These are my final bills that are completed & ready for critique. I really like how these turned out & that my idea didn't have any major changes. For my idea, I don't want to change the shape of the bill. I want to keep it the same. Basically what I'm wanting to do is redesign the bills to where the backgrounds are the U.S. Military Flags, with the branch's seal, and this one picture I found that says "Made In The U.S.A" to be the seal, with the branch's rocker patch above the seal from the flag, with the serial number starting with U, the year America was founded with the middle number being 0-5 and then what year the branch was founded and then ending with S (U177601775S). 

Money Tutorial Example

You probably can't see it very well, but I don't believe I will be using the tutorial for my project. I will probably mess around with the different filters though.

Currency Research

England's Currency

Germany's Currency

Japanese Currency

Example of What I Want to Make:

For my idea, I don't want to change the shape of the bill. I want to keep it the same. Basically what I'm wanting to do is redesign the bills to where the backgrounds are the U.S. Military Flags, with the branch's seal, and this one picture I found that says "Made In The U.S.A", with the branch's rocker patch above the seal from the flag, with the serial number starting with U, the year America was founded with a 0 in the middle and then what year the branch was founded and then ending with S (U177601775S). This is the closest example that I found while researching.

Before & After Pics

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5 Final Pictures

Space Kadets (Yes I wanted to spell it this way.)

Star Trek

Weird Desert

Country Guy Sunset

Walk In The Dark Forest

Some of these will only have a few items, but I did the best I could while in Class. Hope ya'll enjoy!

10 Images To Create

This is my all time favorite band, thus why I want to try & create it.

Another favorite band. I like this pose of the album cover.

Another favorite band.

Goofy is my favorite childhood character.

Liked "Sin City" the movie. This is Hartigan from Frank Miller's "Sin City" Comics.

One of my favorite TV shows that got cancelled.

Love the Resident Evil Films. Nemesis from Resident Evil: Apocalypse 

The T-Virus from Resident Evil

My dad is a U.S. Navy Seabee. Seabee: "The Seabees, or SeaBees, are the Construction Battalions (CBs) of the United States Navy. The Seabees have a history of building bases, bulldozing and paving thousands of miles of roadway and airstrips, and accomplishing myriad other construction projects in a wide variety of military theaters dating back to World War II." - Wikipedia

Who doesn't know Stewie Griffin?

Again, fan of Resident Evil Movies. The Executioner from Resident Evil: Afterlife

My favorite Halloween movie "Trick R' Treat". His name is Sam