Week 06 - Use of Perspective

 

I wanted to do something Halloween related as per usual, so I chose to do a pumpkin carriage. When in Maya, I couldn't figure out how to cut out holes in the pumpkin shape without doing edge loops and making the shape more square. So, I just didn't do that and took the model that I had and illustrated over that. I gave more details in the drawing than I did in the model because I really just using the model as a base reference. Overall though, I probably could've done a bit better, but I'm still happy with the outcome!

Week 05 - Use of Composition

 

For this assignment, I really wanted to challenge myself. The target artist I chose was Jim Henson, but I wanted to do it in the style of Over the Garden Wall. The only real identifying aspect of Jim Henson's art style is the facial expressions of the characters, Greg and Wirt. I wanted to put more emphasis on the environment in this assignment as I've never really done that. Overall, I really enjoyed this project and what I've learned from it!

Week 04 - Basics of Lighting

 

For this week's assignment we went over the basics of lighting. Making a three point lighting set up in Unreal came pretty naturally to me, but when it came time to draw it out in Photoshop that was SO HARD. Drawing has never been a strong point of mine, so this was an incredible challenge. I think I did some things very well such as the triangle shape and cone, but I think I was lacking in the glass pyramid and the pill shape. Those were very difficult for me to get right, but overall I learned a bunch about lighting and the best way to convey that through a drawing!

Week 03 - Value and Contrast

 

For this weeks assignment, I decided to stick with the image used in the demo as I have zero experience with value and contrast. Shading and using light has never been a strong point of mine, so I definitely learned A LOT this week. I really liked using the color dodge stuff for FX as it felt more fun and created a lot of life to the image. Overall, I learned a ton about Photoshop and about how to use contrast through this assignment.

Week 02 - Use of Silhouettes

 For my thumbnails and silhouettes, I wanted to go with a character that is easy to recognize, so I went with Toad from Super Mario. I thought it would be super cute to have him wearing different Halloween costumes with some being generic and others being more recognizable characters such as Wednesday Addams, Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Sam.

Week 01 - Basic Shapes

 

I have no formal art training and I've always hated drawing, so I was dreading this assignment. However, I really like the wizard frogs I created! I wanted all of them to have similar facial expressions, just in different shapes. I don't consider myself very talented when it comes to art, so this was a struggle for me. I was a bit nervous to use any sort of shading or light seeing as I don't have the formal training on it. Regardless, I think my frogs came out pretty alright and I think they're pretty cute!