After we were done with basic techniques from 3ds Max we went to even greater heights. I learned new features that really helped me a lot more and provided me with new designs. These were called modifiers and they really gave me a different perspective to the whole space of 3ds Max. Some of theses modifiers include Taper, Noise, Twist, Bend and many more, and I admit they are really hard to use especially Taper for some apparent reason. Throughout the weeks of learning about special techniques I've gotten way better at Clara.io, I had many struggles here and there but I managed to solve them in a really good way. Right now we are using modifiers for amazing assignments such as creating a mushroom and flowers to create a beautiful scene, but I got to hand to you it was really difficult creating the mushrooms. But for the flowers I feel its going to pull me down because it looks extremely difficult to make but hopefully this assignment isn't that tough. Additionally, I want to talk about the situation we are in right now. This whole pandemic really changed how we work on our assignments in this class and to be honest I don't really like it. I will liked it when we were at school and having a great day to work on these assignments but hopefully we can get out of this. But anyways I hope we learn more and more as we are moving forwards and I hope everyone is safe from this pandemic.
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A couple of weeks ago we started going into are final subject for this year known as 3D graphics. I was very surprised at how fast this school year went to get up to this final point in the quarter. This new subject is something I never have seen before, what I mean by this is that many of the other software we worked with is not the same as the new software known as 3ds Max. There is a huge difference and some of the mechanics are not the same, there are many features and some that really amazed me, and to be honest, I kind of prefer the old software than the new one that we are about to get into, but I will see if it gets better or not. I didn't understand a lot of things and the tools really confused me at first, we took some time and reviewed the specific set of skills we needed to understand such as shortcuts and basic tools, and overall this really gave me the set of skills I needed to overcome the challenges I might face in the future. The first assignment was the first time we used the new software and I was really excited about this moment and also prepared, we built a snowman and a pencil which was are first fun activity. I learned many things including the basic primitives, the snowman included basic primitives such as cylinders, spheres, squares, and cones. But I did have some problems creating some of the necessary objects such as the snowman nose, the pencil was no different than the snowman but I had the most trouble with that assignment and it really gave me a hard time. I couldn’t manage to change the side of the cylinder which really bugged me, not only that some objects were too big and too small. Since I’m using Clara.io it’s really difficult to find the things I need but I overcome these challenges as fast as I can. As we move on to this new subject I hope to find many activities that will give me enjoyment and skills for the near future.
After we were done with learning about the exposure triangle we when on to learn more about camera shots and angles. There were a whole bunch of camera shots that were hard to remember, but we learned more and more when we did are activity in Photoshop. We had to search for the different types of camera shots from different movies. This whole process gave me a nice visual when it came to the picture. I never knew that there were so many types of angle shots and camera shots in types of films and movies and video games also. Hopefully, we can learn more about this and use these techniques soon to help me better understand more if I ever need it. After we were finished with understanding with camera shots and angles we went on to the next level which was video editors. This was a whole new experience for me since I never knew how to use video editors at all. We had to pick an image that had a color we picked out. The new software we used was called Premiere Pro and it was really slow and we had to wait a while for it to load. Premiere Pro was amazing and weird at first but I got a hang of it later on. In this new software, you could drag how long the image showed in the video and place text, it wasn't hard at all it was nice and simple. I hope we can explore more in the software when we have time and see what amazing creation we can do next.
We had an assignment that involved practicing with the exposure triangle which was interesting and fun. We had some practice to do which made us understand more but it was confusing at first. When I first tried to take a picture It came out either too bright or too dark and even some that I couldn't even describe. There were 3 exposure that I needed to control to make the picture turn out great. At first, I didn't understand what they meant but soon after I started messing with these exposures I had the hang of it. Then came the challenge, which wasn't that hard at all, it showed me exactly whether I had a good exposure or not and whether I took it too far. I knew which adjustments I had to make when it told me to copy the same picture and it worked out pretty well. This practice helped me understand more about exposure and adjustments when taking a picture that I can use in the future to make the picture more interesting and amusing.
We are finally done with drawing robots and spaceship. Now we are moving on to creatures, I haven't drawn creatures that much at all and I'm really hoping I can get good at it. I just finished doing my power monster sketch, this really gave me some ideas on how I can make my own monster and use different animal parts from the animal kingdom to make it more amazing and natural but also scary. The shading and lighting helped me make the power monster more realistic instead of flat, using this technique I can make this monster come to life and make it more interesting as I move on. Also drawing horns gave me a new vision I could use as well, it taught me how I can use patterns and describe what the horns mean, say I drew the horns broken, I can say that the monster fought in many battles causing it to break. Another thing I could do is draw the horns to make it looked curled up like a goat and can give a sense that this monster is old and has wisdom. This sketch overall was kind of difficult but gave me a new way to look at how I can draw creatures and how I can apply these techniques to other things.
We started animation not that long ago and It was very difficult. But after we did more and more activities it started to get a little bit easier. We did are first activity which was a ball animation and I will tell you it wasn't easy. It involved a lot of steps and was very difficult in my opinion. We then went on to make a motion graphics which wasn't that hard as the ball animation, to me it was the best activity, it showed me new techniques I can use if I ever want to do an introduction or use It for other things. I feel like we should do more motion graphics in my opinion and see what amazing creations we can do with it. After we were done with motion graphics we went to gifs next, right now I just finished making my gifs and they're not hard to make either and their actually really entertaining. You can make really creative gifs that are fun to make and easy to do with simple steps. Also during the activities we got introduced to the drawing pen as well, and it really was confusing at first because I never knew how to use it. The pen was amazing and very interesting to use, I always wanted to use a drawing pen since I loved drawing a lot, and maybe I might try to get one so I can use it to increase my drawing skills to a new other level. Furthermore these activities gave me new skills and ideas I can use later on in the future and increased my learning on how animation works and how I can apply that to create my own.
The quarter I've been through was working on Adobe Photoshop. But as always there is a new subject we have to learn this quarter, and that is Adobe illustrator. Yes you heard me right we have started a new program and I will tell you a little bit about Adobe illustrator, and talking about my opinions on which is better Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop. But first, let's talk about Adobe illustrator, personally, this is a really fun and amazing experience so far, They're are a whole bunch of amazing things and new tools we use now. What's really special about this program to me is how you can use shapes and other things to create a logo or anything else. But right now what I really want to talk about are the many ideas of what I want to do in Adobe illustrator. What I want to make or use in Adobe illustrator is making are own logo. Mr.B gave us an assignment talking about making a pizza, and to me, it was a really amazing and fun experience. I still want to see it happen in the future but it will be fun t make are own personal logo and maybe have a shirt of it, which will be amazing. There are a lot of possibilities that we can do now, but we need to have some more ideas in my opinion that will make it fun and amazing. Now let's get to the real question which do I prefer?, in my opinion, I will have to go with, drum roll please... Adobe illustrator!, now I know what your thinking, I've been with Adobe Photoshop for quite some time now and to me, it's starting to get a little bit boring. I've learned lots of new things about Photoshop-like using a variety of tools and etc, working with it was amazing and was a way for me to learn more about editing. But there is something about Adobe illustrator that makes it really fun. But overall that's my opinion on them, I will see you then.
Summary: - Different ways I could use Adobe illustrator. - Preference for Adobe Illustrator/vector And Adobe Photoshop/bitmap. - Which do I prefer?. When I first looked at Photoshop I really didn't understand things at first. This was a new source of knowledge that was mind-blowing to me. When we first started using Photoshop it felt like a new open-world for me. There were different shortcuts that our teacher showed us and made it easier to move around. When we went to use Photoshop on an assignment it was really difficult. I really didn't understand what to use or what to do in that state I was in. I really didn't understand the layering part of the assignment. It was strange that you had to press on the layer to ethier erase something or add something. When we started on the football assignment things got really confusing for me. There were more difficult things in that assignment that there was in the other.
The easiest thing to do in Photoshop is moving around and zooming in and out into an object. I know it sounds foolish but trust me it really is. It was really easy switching to them with the shortcuts our teacher gave us. There are some other things I'm good at now that I have learned like using the brush and using the eraser. I need to get used to Photoshop to fully understand more concepts in the future. But overall things are moving nice and easy right now and I hope it stays that way. What I think about Photoshop right now is that it is a really amazing source for people to use right now. It's fun to use and really interesting for people, I hope that people will visit this source later on in the future for use. There are some other people who wrote the same story as me. Some talk about the things they hate in Photoshop and they're first impression when using Photoshop. Some even wrote tips for others to use too. "How Photoshop changed my life". CREATIVE BLOQ, Feb 19, 2010 https://www.creativebloq.com/computer-arts/how-photoshop-changed-my-life-2108912 Summary: - First time using Photoshop. -Easy/Hard things in Photoshop. -How I feel about Photoshop and how it will be in the future/other people's stories and experience. |
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