Sketch- Week Three

What if we had to do assignment 3 by hand? This is my attempt to do so.

Weekly Blog (SEP 7-SEP 13)

Cute website, but I chose it for the interactive digital media and the purpose toward which it works. Children think they're watching some form of television when, in reality, they are being tricked into reading! [insert sinister laugh here]

http://www.grimmfairytales.com/en/main

Weekly Blog (SEP 7-SEP 13 )

As we move forward into digital media, we will undoubtedly have to move back, drawing from the past. Perhaps literally. The following is a website of Egyptian art examples.

http://www.egyptartsite.com/

Under 'Design,' check out the 'motif' section. In particular, the Scarab and Cow patterns caught my eye.

Traces and Outlines

Haptic Models

As far as personal preference goes, I like close shots best. They offer greater mystery and abstraction...
This was an egg carton with plastic silverware mounted on an ice cream lid. Behold, a tunnel.

The lighting (or lack thereof) is what caused me to choose this one. The sepia tones remind me of older media, as if the model is from another era. Again, lighting was a key element in my choice. The contrast between the illuminated model and the darker background helps to give the piece depth. The visible texture amazed me. This one is almost reminiscent of a landscape photo.

Silhouette. Classic. Enough said.

I seem to be very sensitive to lighting. I chose this for the shadows and focus of light.

Weekly Blog (AUG 31-SEP 6)

At first, I assumed this was a photograph. No, it is actually a virtually rendered 3D model. The program that deviantartist "zipper" used to create it was not noted, but the attention to detail is breathtaking. The reflection of the second hand, the textures, the delicate lighting of every element-- If you look closely enough, you can see faint scratches around the edges of the glass from opening and closing the watch.

Weekly Blog (AUG 31-SEP 6)

"The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello" is a short animation that won several awards and was nominated for an Oscar in 2006. It primarily uses silhouettes to tell the story. 2D and 3D images are combined, rendering a unique (and perhaps new?) effect. The colors are limited to dark sepia tones, reminiscent of older films. I find this particularly refreshing because it explores new territory in animation while simultaneously drawing from the simplicity of the past.