Looking Back...

     In Digital Media I have learned a lot. I learned how to edit photos, make generative art, (before I didn't even know what it was), how to make a website and a blog, how to make a mashup video, how to calculate resolution and megapixels, and how to make a 3D model. So you could say I learned quite a few things. Overall I have improved all of my skills. I re-learned, so to speak, how to use Photoshop. We used an online program just like it and it dawned on me that I already knew how to do all of this stuff, I just needed to be reminded. 

     Throughout this course I have accomplished a lot. I accomplished making things that I thought I couldn't make. I have also acquired some new skills. Some of those skills will help me in the real world. They will help me get high up in the job world, or so I hope. As I move forward in the field of graphic design, I hope to let people see my artwork. I also want people to see how my work has grown since high school. I want to pursue my career in graphic design even further. I want to be the best I can be. I want to be a famous graphic designer that everyone knows and everyone wants to hire. 

     Taking this course has taught me a lot of useful things. I learned that I can get things in when I have a deadline. I also learned that I can take criticism. Although I don't like it, like most people, it gives me the opposite side of my work. When someone doesn't like my work, I listen to them and then I may or may not change my artwork. Criticism helps me create better art. On the other hand, when it comes to giving criticism I sometimes can't do it. When I want to tell people they could change something, I chicken out and don't tell them. But since this course, I have gotten better. 

     My problem-solving skills have gotten better too. All throughout this course I have had to create and think of my projects. Every single one of my projects have been thought through a lot. It took me most of the week to get my projects right. Taking this course has helped me so much. It helped me added to my portfolio, which is always good. Overall this was one of my favorite classes that I took this semester. (Usually all my art classes are my favorite). I plan on continuing using my website and my blog. Like I said multiple times before, it is a good way to get my artwork out in the world. 

Michigan

This is my favorite team. Michigan. I love them. They might be bad sometimes but I still love them. I try to watch every game they have, whatever sport it might be. Recently they have been in the March madness and they have been doing amazing. The made it to the final four and that hasn't happened since 1993, which is impressive. In my opinion I think they're doing good. And they are going to the final game!!!! They won their game tonight! I'm so excited now I can't wait to see what happens.

Entrance to the Grand Canal

This is my favorite painting. It's at the Toledo Museum of Art. It's by Paul Signac and it's called Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice. Every time I go to the museum I have to see go see it. I love it so much. I love all the colors and the way he made this piece. The way he makes his pieces are very time consuming and it definitely pays off. He was inspired by George Seurat. From him he got his pointillist style, which is a lot of little dots that make a big picture. I love this picture so much it makes me happy every time I see it. Paul Signac is also is my favorite artist too, so it makes sense that this is my favorite painting. lol. 

123D Catch

http://www.123dapp.com/obj-Catch/Bear-2/1323928

 

This project was difficult for me. I had a tough time trying to get a 3D model. It took me a few tries before I got it right. First I took 40 pictures of my bear. I went around my bear from the side view and then more from the top. After that I loaded them to the 123D Catch website and it stitched them together for me. When they were done doing that, I got rid of all the things I didn't need, like the room pieces that were there. I tried to get a majority of the newspaper, but every time I tried, it would get rid of the bear's head. I don't want that lol.

Blog Logos

These are my two logos. I like making things like this. This is the stuff that I want to do when I get out of college. First I drew what I wanted in my sketchbook and did a whole bunch of different designs. The bottom one was my first one. I drew each of the letters, as you can see, and the little bowl that's next to it. Below that I typed the whole name of my blog. I like this one because it's simple, and simple is good for logos, you don't want a lot going on in one image. The top one was the second one I made. I figured I could spell it out instead of abbreviating it like the first one. (A bit of contrast) I hand drew these letters too. I combined the U as one big one to unify all the words. I feel like if it was two U's it would have made the logo feel separate. The last thing I added was the abbreviated my blog name. Both of these logos go together. Each one has a piece of the other one. They belong together.

The Avengers

The Avengers. I love this movie. I think I might be obsessed, and I say that a lot. I have so many things that are Avengers. I have 2 folders, pencils, reusable water bottle, mug, a poster and the movie. That's a lot of stuff. I have seen the movie so many, it sometimes say the lines with the characters. The first time I saw it, I didn't know that there was an extra scene at the end of the credits. I didn't know until my boyfriend showed me. At first I didn't believe him. I was then proved wrong by him when he showed me. I just couldn't believe that lol. The first time I saw it in the theaters and I didn't stay long enough after the credits to see it. I didn't think there would be anything else to show. And just writing this post makes me want to watch it!!

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars is a show that me and my mom watch. We love it. We got started on it because one of the people who star in it was in another show that we like. They made only 3 seasons and then stopped after that because the ratings weren't very good. But I still watch it all the time. Recently there is talk about making a Veronica Mars movie. I am very excited about this. The director went on a website called Kickstarter. This website lets people ask other people to fund their projects or whatever they want to do. This was a last ditch effort for them. They either had to do this or forget about it. The director proposed this to Warner Bros. (who still owns the show) and they said they would do it as long as there was enough fans behind the idea. If you want to check it out (and I think you should!) here is the link to it: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movie-project They already reached their goal so the movie will be made this summer and released in 2014, I'm so excited I can't wait!!