Reflection Post
I started this course with little to no prior knowledge of photoshop and its massive capabilities. I had always drawn traditionally with pencil and paper… Read More »Reflection Post
Art & Animation Fundamentals
Facial Expressions
For the facial expressions exercise, I wanted to understand what changes in the face occur when different emotions are shown. To do this, I traced… Read More »Facial Expressions
Anatomy & Character Design
To start my study of anatomy, I decided to do a muscle study. I wanted to focus on the anatomy of the arm for the… Read More »Anatomy & Character Design
Principles of Animation Part 2
For the second part of animation, my focus was on storyboarding. I used to draw comics as a child and so I had some experience… Read More »Principles of Animation Part 2
Principles of Animation Part 1
Before this course, I had never taken an interest in animation. I thought it looked great but I never looked deep into it and how… Read More »Principles of Animation Part 1
Pixel Art
This was my first time working with pixel art, other than the Space Invaders assets. The first challenge was what canvas size to use on… Read More »Pixel Art
Shading & Lighting Basics
Before I began my study, I wanted to experiment with my brush settings. I used a video by the photoshopCAFE to help me get proper… Read More »Shading & Lighting Basics
Perspective Drawing
This was my first time drawing in one point perspective, or perspective in general. I didn’t want to do a simple one point perspective piece… Read More »Perspective Drawing
Colour Theory & Shape Language (Space Invaders Assets)
For my Space Invaders assets, I didn’t want to do a ship as the main character as I feel as though I could not apply… Read More »Colour Theory & Shape Language (Space Invaders Assets)
Photo Manipulation
I started my photo manipulation process by creating a mood board of examples to refer to and gain inspiration for my own piece. I then… Read More »Photo Manipulation