My contributions on the summer mural project

   My contributions on the summer of 2014 mural project was to draw carrier pigeons and sound waves from your speech.

Summer Intensive Studies at parsons pre- college academy part 3

Comic Book  Design  

Summer Intensive Studies pre-college academy art works part 2

Watercolor Newspaper Editorial Illustration

Made-up Holiday Card

Summer Intensive Studies at parsons pre-college academy art works part 1

First letter in your name represented by an illustrations. First letter in my name is "J

Four word illustrations

Watercolor still live

pencil drawing nude model 

My take on the graphic novella project

1st page:

• show the city in different views( ant view and one point perspective)

2nd page: 

• show the environment of how the society is display
• express how the people respond to the social structure
• explain why the enforcement is opposing the people

3rd page:

• introduce the character 
• explain his back story
• display the obstacle that's in the character way

4th page 

• introduce the action the character is trying to convey
• explain the reasoning  of the characters action
• show the opposing forces that's trying to stop the main character's action

 

Mural Reflection

Coming up with ideas-  When coming up with  ideas in the group it was not hard because everyone agreed to have something that represented them. Also it filled the overall message; which was "communication" because we felt our work always needed to tell a story. Our goal was if a person viewed our mural that the person would understand what message was trying to be express. Lastly, we wanted everyone to feel comfortable with the idea, "communication" can be a form of story telling.

Working in a group- When working in a group, we all came together stating  each individual should  have two individual jobs. My two individual jobs was drawing the birds(pigeons) and the sound waves. I was drawing the pigeons because carrier pigeons are a form of communicating with other people and i was also drawing the sound waves because it could be used to show the different tones each individual person has. Working in the group wasn't hard because everyone was open to everyone suggestions.    

How I feel about the mural project- Even though we used a limited pallet it didn't limit our capabilities in perfecting a well develop mural. I feel the mural was a success because our message of "communication" was seen by the class, when the class viewed my group's  mural during the critique. I felt there was no conflict in the group, everyone work great together and the mural shows we worked hard. I feel the mural project was done well because my group and I took our time and it shows.   

Favorite Muralist

  My favorite muralist is Diego Rivera because all of his work have a message. Inside the message it talks about Mexican oppression and how communism was an ideal way to govern a country. I like how his art pieces don't look paintings. Each piece have great value  that captures an interesting feature and tone.
  I have no favorite art piece but I do like how Diego Rivera's art works show communism due to the fact it was a major fact in this time period.  Also express the Mexican oppression as a nation and  how the people were treated as. None of Diego Rivera's art works have neon colors but show dark colors with passion. I'm very interested in how communist idea's help Mexicans grow out of poverty.
    It's interesting that Diego Rivera was seen as a threat to Americans because he believed in communist idea. And  many of Diego Rivera's art works wasn't shown in america's public eye because of communist ideals, and  was replaced by other artist and their art work's. I'm very inspired by Diego Rivera commitment to his ideas and wanted others to see his struggle.  

Reflection on the Society of Illustrators

   The art piece I really admire from the Society of Ilustrations is the sketch of Ankou, it show's how the character looks; Ankou is seen with a bat-like helmet or hat with wings that stick up. The sketch is well executed because  there's lights and dark's. You also see where the dark's should be, and where the lights should be as well. For example under the chin of Ankou you see the shadows nicely placed causing a nice tone and doesn't look like Ankou is filled with nothing but dark tones. The tones are balanced and symmetrical, causing nice contrast.

Animation Project (Reflection on the animation)

 Experience-   I never did animation before so the pressure was there, and I was confuse on how I wanted my  story to be told. I wasn't used to drawing the same object or figure over and over in a different frame. My objective for the animation was to draw 100 frames but I failed and only made 10 frames. This became difficult because I didn't have enough material to produce a well develop ten second clip. My experience on this project tells me that you can't fall short in animation and you have to make better time management with assignments or projects revolving animation.

 What I learned- I learned how to use adobe premiere pro and to be able to remember the steps (my instructor) Ken had taught me I recorded the steps in my sketchbook so I wouldn't be able to forget them. Also I would be able to use the steps in upcoming assignments/ projects revolving around animation. Additionally,  the work I  did  in class  was poor quality and I know I could do way better work and I need to give myself more time management to  increase my skills and give myself a fair shot as an animator/ illustrator. I know  this poor quality  in work will not get far in the field of illustration. Lastly, I learned  drawing more frames won't have you repeating the same frames over and over because you'll have more material to use, and the animation will be smooth.       

What I can improve-  I can improve my animation by drawing my storyboard out more, and fully explaining what the story is suppose to explain and express. Draw more frames to increase more smooth animation and draw more figures  with decent amount of details. Also try to obtain a tripod to capture better photos when I have to use adobe premiere pro. Additionally, I have to learn to use adobe premiere pro better to improve animation production. Also, I cannot get lazy when developing frames because it will result in poor animation.