*** CHANGES to Fish Assignment DUE FEB 8th ***

The fish assignment is Due Feb 8. I'm expecting to see your fish completely sculpted, painted and textured in Mudbox. This includes importing the teeth and eyes with their own UV's. Finally you will create a turntable render using the Youtube HQ wide format and setting the number of frames to 240 and frames per second to 30. The exported format will be MPEG-4 which you can post to blogger.

Mr. E

If you don't feel that you will be able to accomplish this assignment by the due date, I highly encourage you to come over lunch.

Here is an example of what I expect to see.

Player Joe

This illustration was created to show the fiction side characters. The lighting is this determines a dark mood.

The illustrator uses lighting in a very unique way. The lighting from the light saber accents the tattoo that he has on his chest

I really like this drawing because he made a connection to Star wars and I love star wars. It is also very dark and mysterious, taking place on some foreign planet because the moon is visible. The person in this picture is also obviously an alien or some sort of out side human. The fact that he is in space with out a suit or helmet on makes us believe that he is not human.

I like the way he incorporated the light saber from one movie and a fictional alien. He also made the character kinda tribal with his tattoos and packs.

Numioh

This picture is of some sort of alien demon that has spiky armor. It appears there are four arms, two tucked away behind his back. I love Red Bull. The color of this creature’s skin is red which symbolizes war and anger. He has a bone spike tail with eight protruding

spikes along the sides of the tail.

His weapon of choice is some bladed brass knuckles. This creature obviously lives on some foreign planet, which has been recently destroyed. Ashes and burning embers are in the background surrounded by smoke and debris.

***Fish Assignment Due Jan 31***

The fish assignment is Due Jan 31. I'm expecting see the fish to be completely sculpted in Mudbox, textures painted and rendered in Maya using a displacement map. This rendered image will then be posted on the Blog for your grade.

Mr. E

If you don't feel that you will be able to accomplish this assignment by the due date, I highly encourage you to come over lunch.

Alanna Crandall

Artist Critique #2

To begin describing this picture, I can tell you that there are a lot and I mean A LOT of snacks/junk food, laying around in a spread out mess. Amongst the midst of all that, there is a heavier set woman lying on top of the snacks. She is wearing an American flag bikini, a pink headband, designer sunglasses, and Coco Chanel high heels. On top of her belly roll and larger thighs, are some of the foods, just chilling. Also, in her left hand, she is holding one of the candy bars. This woman has her head slightly turned to the right, her arms spread out and it looks like to me that she has her balance shifted on her left hip. If you were to look closely at the background, meaning the junk food the fat girl is lying on, then you would notice that the packaging are of different colors. And if you were to take a closer look, then you would see that the colors are separated by their colors. And then if you were to try to figure out the pattern with the packages’ colors, you would realize that the pattern is very much like that of an American flag. The blue, green, and purple packaged foods are in the upper left hand corner and are in the shape of a square. Starting from the middle and then stretching to the upper left corner, the white and red stripes of the American flag are formed. That stripe effect will continue down the rest of the picture and will also be resembled on the other side underneath the bluish, purple square.

Henrich Kimerling created this picture, titled American Beauty. He is an artist from Slovakia. He said that the film American Beauty inspired this image. I have never seen that film; however, I believe that Henrich is trying to show the obesity in America through this picture. The title of this piece speaks to me. Because if you were to think about it, several people believe that if someone is fat, then they cannot be beautiful. To most people, obesity is vulgar so they tend to shun those who have the unfortunate pleasure of being overweight. In another sense, this picture can be talking about how fatter people need to have more self-confidence in themselves. The junk in the background is representing what the world’s food industries have become nowadays. America would be the worst at producing junk food or unhealthy snacks. That would be why that America is the most obese country in the world, which I find pathetic and saddening.

Overall, this is a great picture to represent the health issues in America. I like the message the artist displayed in the picture, and the quality is fantastic too. I don’t think I would change anything about this image. It has a lot of imagery and speaks for itself. So that would mean that I don’t have to speak anymore myself. Haha.

Here is the link to the website: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=701270

Artist Discovery 2

The second artist I found was an obscure one but she has some interesting caricatures that caught my eye, and she is Cheong Hoe Yi. But other than that it’s kind of hard to describe her work with the variety of material. Mostly she does CG figures that are all a sick twist of characters in pop culture and they are almost medieval or stem punk in a sense. I do like how she adds a little comedy by making a midget alien from AVP. But I wish there was a little more too her work that just one pose of a character. Overall she defiantly is an interesting artist.

Oleg Zhukov, ANTS

Artist Oleg Zhukov is a photographer. In this picture you see up close an ant climbing out of what looks like a canyon to him but is simply a little crack. He blurs almost every thing but the ant, and what seems to be a pathway. In his following pictures he shows every step the ant take before he takes it. I like how he blurs out the surroundings except for the path the ant eventually travels. ITS really mysterious because you don’t know what the ant is doing. What is he doing, where is he going. I don’t like how nothing happens at the end. Its like it isn’t finished, but it keeps the mystery in.

Max Kostenko, Volkswagen Insects

Artist Max Kostenko is a cartoon designer. In this picture, The Volkswagen Insects, he has created six ‘Disney’ looking insects that have hit a cars window and are stuck their. He used an assortment of shapes and colors creating each insect. He was creating Disney looking insects to be used in a car company’s upcoming campaign. I don’t like how they all are on the window I tjink it would be cool if one of the insects were about to hit the window and had a different expression. I like how they all had different expressions and were spread out, also the insects are pretty funny.

Artist Discovery 1

  The artist I found was Rashad Redic, who is a lead architect of the game series Fallout. His work Covers many different areas but the majority is Post Apocalyptic scenery. Which is meant to create a bond between the user and the game so it feels like a real world. With most of his scenes there is a real fine line between fantasy and reality, almost to the point that just snapshots look like you could really stand in the room. Honestly the detail and realism is my favorite part of his work. While my least favorite I cant honestly say is his fault but because of the detail some objects look almost wet or non-existent. Overall Rashad is a great part of the Bethesda team and brings this fantasy world to life. 

http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=4960&page=2 

The artist is Dave E. Phillips. His picture is showing a typical, but different look to a fairytale. You have little red riding hood standing upon a stump, and the big bad wolf. I don’t think the artist was really trying to accomplish anything besides trying to recreate an iconic story, but adding his own style to it, his own views on the story maybe. The title of this is "Unto an evil counsellor, close heart and ear and eye." This is taken from a short type poem called "The Spider and the Fly." In that story it's lesson is saying how one shouldn't stand around being idle, but on guard and wary. Which is vaguely what's being shown in his picture. I just really like this piece, it’s kind of incomplete, but really isn’t at the same time and I like that it’s not a full picture. It reminds me of how some stories suddenly end, a cliffhanger. Again, the only thing I don’t really like is the use of darker colours but it really fits the scene, and may be used to foreshadow an event if the story was told in picture.
http://www.society6.com/studio/humbleego/Unto_an_evil_counsellor_close_heart_and_ear_and_eye

Artist Discovery: 1.

The artist of this picture is Tim Lee. His picture shows a seemingly country man playing his banjo among a field and a crow with his house, like him, is floating, looking a bit wrecked, as is the barbwire fence. I’m actually not sure what the artist was trying to accomplish here. I think maybe he was trying to show one of many ‘country’ stereotypes, but presenting it in a bit of a surreal way. I really like the style of the artist and the drawing. However, I don’t quite like the dark colours that are used, setting a bit of a depressing mood which is almost in a way ironic in this piece, but nonetheless, very good.

http://www.society6.com/studio/timleeartwork/Ground_Speed

Artistic Discovery 2

Artistic Discovery 2

Robert Butkovic made a series called; “100 logos in 100 days” and I am focusing on a photography logo that he made. The logo is based off of an AC/DC album cover and I think that it is really cool. The logo is using a warm and simple color palette with a burnt orange and black color. The logo has a camera on wheels to make it look like a cannon with a fuse in front of it. The phrase on the logo is, “For those about to shoot”. The logo is not very busy because it is a logo and your eye follows the fuse down to the lettering. I really like the simplicity used to create this logo and the colors that it uses. I couldn’t find anything that I didn’t like about this logo. Butkovic’s Logos are on this link http://www.behance.net/gallery/100-logos-in-100-days/807632.

Artistic Discovery 1

Artistic Discovery #1

Glenn Jones makes T-Shirt designs and he creates extremely funny and ironic ones. The design that I am going to critique is named “In Disguise”. The colors used are warm colors like yellow and brown and even some white. The design shows a bear dressed up as a robber with a gun and a bag of honey as if he just robbed a honey bank. I think that Jones was trying to create a funny design that appeals to buyers so that he can make money. He has many other T-shirt designs on his website. I like the fact that Jones always makes his designs funny and that he has tons of designs. I really like all of his designs but I think that the design could have a better background, rather than it being a plain color. The design that I am talking about is on the website http://www.behance.net/gallery/Glennz-Tees-Designs-2008-09/149088 and Glenn Jones’ website is here www.glennz.com.

Artist Discovery 2

This artist is Ray Frenden. The reason i picked this his art because he uses alot of colors and his art is really really cool he has such a awesome vision and it really shows in his art work. in this work you can see that he used alot of warm colors and it has a sort of humor in this artwork. i love the retro look of the painting and just the way it is laid out on the paper.

Crow No! by Ray Frenden

Artist Discovery 2

I like this artwork because, it is just cool! I would love to learn how to do this! The colors and effect of the black background is amazing. I wish they had of these types of photos then the random colored wispy water in the album (check the link.). Other wise I have no complaints, I think it is very awesome and beautiful. I think the artist was attempting to create a mushroom cloud type shape with the materials in the water. The artist accomplished this, by what I could gather, by putting paint or some other material in a water tank a certain way and taking pictures of how it went thought the water.
Picture link: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Aqueous-II-The-Sequel/678825

Alanna Crandall

Artist Critique #1

This piece of artwork almost looks like it is three-dimensional because of the lighting displayed, but in reality, this is only two-dimensional. This image has a cartoon style, if you were to ask me. The name of the piece is Playtime by Salvador Ramírez. He created this cute and cuddly picture in Photoshop. Given the quality and real-like effect of this picture, and that it was mastered in Photoshop, I would come to the conclusion that this man is very talented at what he does.

In this picture, there are three kids and a dog circled together. They are looking down at the ground, like there is a camera taking their picture from below. The sun is shining above them, through the middle of the jumbled circle they made. Each child has a different expression upon his or her face. In the background, you are able to see trees with greenish, yellowish hue leaves and possibly cotton (white splotches on the trees). In the left hand corner you can see some wooden object, which appears to be a tree house, and I’m pretty sure that’s what that is.

I believe that in this image, the artist was trying to portray the innocent fun that children have. Like how great childhood days could be because as a kid, you didn’t have a care in the world. Along with that, the goofiness of most kids is represented as well. Another concept the artist could be trying to depict in this case is the early stages of friendship.

I like this picture for the most part because the children shown are so gosh darn cute. I smile when I look at this picture. I like the children’s outfits, their faces, and the dog adds a good spunk to the picture’s ‘being.’ I like the style the artist has going on also. If I had this talent and creativity, then I would make something like this. I can’t seem to find anything I don’t like about this picture. I think since this photo is so gosh darn cute, no one can hate on it.

Here is the site where I found this picture: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=937537

Artist Discovery 1

This artist is Drake Brodahl. The reason i like this art work so much is because it reminds me of my childhood cartoons i used to watch and he uses just awesome colors to me. Another reason is because he shows some humor in his work and I like the way he uses the color to express the mood of the art piece.

http://drakebrodahl.com/paintings2.htm
"Hitching a ride"

artist discovery

The artist that I found was Sharad Haksar. I really like his work because the stuff that he does actually means something and sends a message to the viewers. Some of his work has to do with drinking and driving and smoking and things like that, which I find really important. All of Sharad’s work is very interesting and nothing is boring. There isn’t anything I don’t like. The thing I love about this picture is the irony. I think the artist has a sense of humor which is nice

Artistic Discovery JKP

These are just a few of the artist Brom's pictures, If you don't know the picture with the evil skull was used as the cover of the PC video game Diablo II. I like his work because I like the dark creepy feel you get from his pictures... when I was little one of his Evil toy monster things would always freak me out. What I think the artist was trying to accomplish the feeling of a dark place or world. Theres not much I dom't like about his art, except maybe the more "dirty" parts.(I don't mean hes making really sick stuff but not all of it is "clean"). All Images found of google image search of 'BROM'.

"Stronghold"

The title of this piece is, “Stronghold.” It was created in photoshop by Dmitry Dubinsky.

The focal point of this piece would be the Space hanger in the middle of the picture. This clearly takes place in the future on a foreign planet in what looks to be a desolate wasteland. The artist’s primary colors are browns, oranges and blues.

I believe that Dmitry was trying to create either an alien and/or futuristic space hanger on another planet. What I like about this picture is that it is on another planet, maybe even in another galaxy. I don't like the red's and brown's on the surface of the planet.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=137&t=904158

James Gurney created several pieces of artwork and books. In many pieces Gurney paired realistic illustrations of dinosaur with people, Like in his book Dinotopia. In this picture called a Song in the Garden I would have to say eth focal point would begin at the dinosaur itself. More particularly its head then perhaps its feet with the flower circlets, to the children playing music and then the plants and statues. I would also that the artist is trying to unify children’s curiosity of dinosaurs with themselves in a playful carefree way. What I don’t like is that there is only one butterfly and no other insects in this lush garden scene.

More on Gurney and his work at: ttp://jamesgurney.com/illustration.html

Eric Joyner
http://www.ericjoyner.com/
Eric Joyner specialized in robots and donuts. In this piece the focal point is the donut that leads down the pole to the patriotic image of the robots setting it up. Then from there it goes to the foreground and background. I can’t really find a piece that I don’t like or think it needs. It’s just as close to perfect as something can get to me. Also it is hard to say but I think the artist is trying to accomplish a childish world because nearly all his pieces (including this one) are of toy robots and or donuts, Godzilla or Santa. He is just keeping the spirit of the child alive inside of him.

"First Light"

Waheed Nasir, using Artrage and painter, created this scluded mysterious part of a forest or jungle. Using a vast range of greens, Nasir creates an illumination in the center of this painting surrounded by darker shades of green that blend into shadows of the forest.

The focal area of this piece would be the yellow bush in the middle where the light is casting down. Then I scan over everything on the top half of this piece and finally, come down and around the middle to look at the bottom part of it where the dark shady greens come in.

I think Nasir was trying to create a forest never before seen by man. I liked how the artist left the outer part of the forest a darker shade of green while leaving the center of the piece light green. What I dislike about this piece is how the trees in the very back of the middle of the painting are a turquoise color. I would like this piece better if they were all just the lime green.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=133&t=948522

Nike Air Max

This is some designs for Nike Air Max Shoes. They were designed by Michal Bialogrzywy. If you want to see some other work you can go to http://be.net/koralgol. I think the artist was trying to show what some shirts would look like. I like how there is a white and black t-shirt designs. What I don’t like is I think the colors were random. I like how the artist incorporated the shoes in all of them.

artist discovery 1

-I found this artist Kimmo Lemetti, he created this comic strip with many others in the web comic "Gone with the blastwave". The comic depicts a two red army soldiers trying to find there way out of this ruin of a city, while they stumble on some blue's which are try to find a way out as well, when one blue finds a way to get out.
-The comic series is based around two red army men, which are fighting in an post-apocalyptic war between three teams red, blue, and yellow, in an ruined city, one of the main characters is a Flamethower operator which has a deep hatred for snipers, and the other main character is a sniper trying to survive this war while teamed up with his partner.

History of Jordan's

This 1998 Jordan shoe and its place was created by Eli Horn. You can see his work at http://www.arecraft.net. I think that Eli wanted to show the differences in the years style. He wanted to show how much they improved. What I like is how he combined the shoe as well as what happened to Jordan in that year. What I don’t like is the shoe has no color. I wish he would have put the color with it and that I think would have made a difference in the picture. I like how he has included some other shoes. I also like how it is a pop up book style, I think that made it so good.

***Fish Assignment Due Jan 31***

The fish assignment is Due Jan 31. I'm expecting see the fish to be completely sculpted in Mudbox, textures painted and rendered in Maya using a displacement map. This rendered image will then be posted on the Blog for your grade.

Mr. E

If you don't feel that you will be able to accomplish this assignment by the due date, I highly encourage you to come over lunch.

Parkour

Parkour - Maciej Kuciara - maciej.cghub.com

This art piece is a digital painting made in Photoshop. Most of the painting is compose of dark colors, with the sky and the 2 persons making a slightly brighter contrast. The focal point starts at the largest rock, in the upper right corner, and follows the foremost row of rocks down to the left, through the two people. The overall atmosphere of this piece is dreary, and dark. Even the brightest objects in the piece, the people, are muted in color.

I think that the artist was trying to convey an unreal world, as well as the human ingenuity to adapt to new surroundings. The floating rocks would not happen in any real place, yet the people in the picture look just like those that we see everyday. I think that this illustrates the point that humans are adaptable, any we can change ourselves to be successful in any environment.

I like the piece for it’s abstract meaning, as its intention is not clearly defined. I do not like the art style itself, as the artifacts left by the strokes of a paintbrush, real or simulated, distract me from the real art.

Fox Games

Fox Games- By Sandy Skoglund - sandyskoglund.com

This art piece is a mixed medium sculpture. It has a distinctly contrasting style, with only two colors in the entire piece. There is no single focal point in the piece, as the piece can be viewed from many angles, and there are many scenes to view. (There is a path down the middle) This artwork depicts real things, like foxes and tables, but it is left abstract in its interpretation. If you focus on the foxes, the atmosphere in the piece is cheery and playful. The atmosphere is solemn and depressing if you look at the red tables. The single red fox, which holds something that it has hunted in it’s mouth, gives a sense of the realism of the piece; it brings back the fact that although the foxes are mostly at play, there is still a need for sustaining life.

I think the artist was trying to convey a depiction of the futility of human existence. I think that the tables and chairs represent all of the formalities and the best laid plants of civilization. The foxes represent the wild, which still lives in and around all of us. The stark color difference represents humanities attempt to separate man and nature, but the fact that the foxes occupy the same physical space and that they are not at all deterred or subdued, represents the failure of this attempt of humanity.

I like the high-contrast, but also high-detail style that the piece was sculpted in.

The moral of life that is portrayed by this piece is what I find most attractive about it.

I do not like how brightly lit the piece is; I think that more varied lighting would give more depth to the piece. I also do not like the supporting materials, such as the wire that was required to hold some of the foxes in their proper positions.

Artistic Discovery 2

Breath Zhang created this eerie calm image. The dulled colours of yellowy grays generate a calming feeling of the lonesome penguin looking at a lone green plant that happened to sprout on the icy archway that dominates the viewer’s eyes. The penguin and plant are the main focal point, yet the eyes do travel to the main light points in the picture, The top light forms a vanishing point adding depth to the picture, the bottom light is a reflection of the top light on ice or water. Mountains and cracked ground fill most of the background, giving it a deserted feeling.

I believe the artist was trying to create a peaceful, calming image. The artist wanted to show that life can be found even in the most deserted areas on earth. The penguin is a true living creature while the plant is a living, but not a creature, both living being are surviving the harsh environment of the Artic. The artist accomplishes this eerie calm of life in a harsh deserted ice land.

What I like about this image is the colours and the mood. The dull colours of yellowy grays remind me of the movie 9, which I greatly liked. The mood (created mostly by the colours) is an eerie calm, like right before a storm. I love that feeling. However, what I don’t like or rather what I question is, how in the hell did that penguin get up on that arch of ice and how did that plant grow in the middle of ice?! Because most of the picture could very well be possible besides those questionable flaws. Nevertheless that could be part of the image, to create the thought of it being a miracle.

Website obtained from: http://www.mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9389

Artistic Discovery 1

James Strehle created this eerie fantasy illustration entitled “Hounds of Tindalos.” The scene is a cell with a square of light coming in illuminating a man with a troubled expression on his face. However, he should be troubled, not because of the position that he is in (as suggested by this clothing and the way his arms are tied), but by what is lurking in the dark corners of this cell.

The different shades of blue added to the eerie, haunted feeling of the piece. The eye starts by following the light coming into the window. Stopping at the hound that’s terrifying face is visible. Flowing then in a circle of the hounds up the corner and about the picture until you come to the man. The focal point being the hound’s snarling face in the light. The bricks and the square of light gives the idea of a cell for the setting.

Strehle, I believe, was trying to capture the idea of questionable fantasy. There are two characters in the image: the hounds and the insane man. The eyes see the dogs first and label the picture as fantasy, but only then do you look at the man do they question it. The man who is wearing a straightjacket, who is insane... So are the dogs fantasy or are they just part of the insane man’s disturbed mind? I believe the artist was trying to create an image that would cause the viewer to question whether fantasy is truly for the insane minded.

I very much like this illustration; the haunting, eerie mood captured me. I love anything that makes someone’s skin crawl or the hair on the back of their neck rise, and this image certainly does just that. Also, the subject matter interest me greatly; insanity and fantasy together. One thing I don’t like is that the man’s face is hard to see, hard to tell if he is truly frightened or distressed. However, that is the only thing that I disliked about this piece.

Here is James Strehle’s website: http://www.jamiestrehle.com/Home_Page.php

Here is the site I got this image from: http://cghub.com/images/view/91459/

ResVoCoder shows a scene perhaps in Chinas or Japans city. The city looks troubling and exciting. Troubling because there is graffiti on the walls. The night scene makes it look as i repeat dangerous and exciting. In this night dark scene it show us that anything can happen at this night location. Notice all the lights and the crowd of buildings. In between the buildings there can be gang bangers and all types of people. But according to this piece of art there are no people. Consider the lights turned on. Perhaps they are in their home. The only thing is see is only one car and the shade of a human. The night is lonely, no one to see around. The viewpoint is the light in the middle of this art piece. As I say the light as the viewpoint shows brightness but the feeling of being alone.
The reason why ResVoCoder created this matte painting is because it shows an expression in which many people have, the expression of being bright and alone or just the feeling of loneliness.
The reason I chose this image is because it shows my expression. Not because I feel sad but because I want to be alone. Not to bother me, and because it is mysterious. One thing that I would add to this scene and would like is people. I would want it to show how excited to see the city react unashamed to whom it is.

This baffling art piece of Franc looks as if it is taking place in a town or city in the future era, but at the same time it has like an image of London a few 100 years back. The realistic buildings make it look mysterious and abandoned. Its viewpoint concentrates on a tower. The tower shows an almighty presence, the feeling of beauty and being free. Its environment is clean, but at the same time it is dusty. Maybe perhaps it’s an era from the past and not the future. I believe it is a very tricky scene in which Franc created.
My belief is that Franc is trying to show beauty in between many buildings. He tells us that even though there is something that you see all the time you can find glorious things out there.
The reason I liked this matte painting is because it is mysterious and it shows how people abandoned the town. I imagine the past of this city or town. Perhaps the past was terrifying but some how a spirit cleaned every thing above it but not mentally. The thing that I would have liked in this town or city is a bit trash on the floor being spread around the floor. It would make look ancient.

Artistic Discovery 2

-Mark Goerner created this amazing Sci-fi piece. This illustration was inspired by x-men 2. It captivates the viewer with a sense of emotion spawning from the small explosions in the glass prison as well as the blood splatter on the glass floor, giving this piece a sense of destruction. I believe the artist did a great job with lighting the small lab window in the background, while also complementing the foreground with the Prison/Doctor being surrounded by a small light source. Looking even closer you will notice that metal cables are suspending the Prison with no visible attachment to a wall, which also gives a futuristic feeling.

-The Target that the artist wanted to give the viewer in my mind is a sense of emotion, one similar to the feelings that can be expressed when watching the movie, a sense of entrapment.

-This illustration attracts my eye because I thoroughly enjoy comics and love seeing outstanding pieces that captivate certain portions of films.

Artistic Discovery 1

-Dan Scott created this vibrant Fantasy piece. It is dedicated to a game that is one of the largest in the world. (World of Warcraft) I believe the artist did an amazing job capturing one of the playable classes in the game (Warlock), which is chaos and destruction. He did this through the burning skeleton corpse on the ground and the characters hands pulsating with flames. The artist’s display of showing emotion through the characters face is also quite extraordinary, giving the character an angry expression even increases the sense of chaos and destruction.

-The focal point in this illustration has to be the emotion shown on the face of the character, which then is then drawn downwards to the burning corpse, which is a perfect combo.

-This illustration attracts my eyes in the sense that I enjoy an artist to be able to move me with a characters expression/surroundings.

Art Discover 1

I like this artwork because, it is very beautiful and it somehow looks very natural. The water is clear and looks very realistic. The shapes are pretty yet still resembles the shape of splashing water. I love this idea it is something different that you do not see but you wish it were possible water could make such accurate and beautiful shapes like this. I am also very curious how the artist pulled it off. IT is not an easy thing to animate water and yet they did it very well and realistically. There are no colors in this except white, which is not even considered a color in some cases. I do not think there was any specific purpose for creating this, just a cool piece of art.

Picture link:http://www.behance.net/gallery/Splashes/147503

Artistic Discovery 2

This image was created by Anton Bugaev. It depicts a cartoon peacock in a white background. The main colors are vibrant greens, blues, and yellows. The focal point of the image is the peacock itself, which is the only thing in the picture.

I think Bugaev was trying to create a colorful and creative character similar to what would appear in a cartoon movie.

I like the brightness of the colors in the picture and the well made expression on its face. I think that it would look better in a jungle scene were illustrated around it, though.

Link: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=608361

Artistic Discovery 1

This image was created by Fabricio Moraes. It depicts a marine creature that wears a metal suit while studying the world above. The colors are fairly muted, with the main colors being greens and yellows. The only contrast is the water gun in the creature’s hand. The environment is a mysterious, misty swamp that is filled with dead, leafless trees. The focal point is the water gun in his hand, which takes you to the creature’s face, its suit, and around the background behind it.

I think the Moraes was trying to make a strange but interesting creature that appears serious but also comical because of the harmless water gun in his hand.

This picture interested me because it has a vast amount of detail and it looks realistic. However, I would like to see a more marine environment rather than a swamp.

Link: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=889769

Artist Discovery

Tony Elmore
- Grape Jelly Bear On Toast http://www.flickr.com/photos/jungleparadise/4329999525/#/photos/jungleparadise/4329999525/lightbox/
- The drawing in question is just delicious. I love jelly on toast, but this takes it to a whole new level with a cute bear roaring. The jelly looks like a typical cartoon, while the bear looks realistic. I also like the shading.
- I think Elmore was trying to make you think. It reminded me of the honey bottles that are bears. It is sweet but tough at the same time.
- I really like how Elmore can draw anything on the spur of the moment. He will just think of it and draw it so realistic, like the picture of the object is burned into his head. There is nothing to complain about in the piece. I like how realistic it is while staying kind of like a cartoon.



Phil Eliot Padwe
- Edgar Allan Poe Piece
http://www.conceptart.org/index.php?artist=PhilPadwe&cat=updated#
- This picture really captures Edgar Allan Poe’s melancholy mood. Though it is a common picture of him, the detail and the hues of the background seemed to take him to a whole new level like how his writing takes us to a whole new level. The mood in the piece is somber and reminds me of a night.
- I think the artist was trying to convey Edgar Allan Poe’s writing in art. The creepy feeling you get when you look into his eyes in the same as the pictures of him. The purple reminds me of his beautiful poems.
- I like how this piece is put with the purple. It seems like a strange color when you think about Poe by himself, but put it with him and it comes out awesome. I really have no complaints of the piece. I like it a lot.

Mr. Elmore - Artistic Discovery Example

J.P. Target created this sci-fi illustration. The image takes place in a futuristic robotic insect metropolis. The colors are muted and the palette is primarily yellow, red and sepia tones. The environment consists of detailed skyscrapers that reach high into a yellow illuminated smog sky. The focal area starts on the “Libor presents Warriors” sign as the eye moves into the distance down the road, up the skyscrapers towards the top left space ship taking off. The composition then continues it’s circular movement as it drops down to the foreground of people crossing the street and moving to the right and back to the focal area.

I believe that Target was trying to create a bustling futuristic eerie city scene with intermingling creatures, robots and humans. It also appears that he was experimenting with the use of depth, light and conceptual environments and characters.

What attracts me to this image is the use of depth, style, colors and subject matter. What I don’t like is that I would like to see more garbage and trash scattered about the scene.

Visit J.P. Target's website here:www.targeteart.com

Artistic Discovery Assignment - Due Friday Jan 21

Discover two artists and critique their work in terms of visually describing the style, what you think the artist was trying to accomplish, and what you do and don’t like about the art. Write this in a word document, insert a piece of the artist work and a link to their website. Save this word document into your Computer Assisted Arts folder. Once this is completed I would like you to post all of this information onto the blog for others to see.

Please make a substantive reply to receive full credit.

Websites for you to find artists:
*you are not required to use these websites
http://www.behance.net/
http://www.commarts.com/
http://www.cgsociety.org/
http://www.imaginefx.com/
http://cghub.com/
http://www.cgarchitect.com/
http://www.society6.com/
http://www.conceptart.org/
http://www.mattepainting.org/

This assignment can be done either as homework or in class.

25 points for each artist
5 points for visual description of artwork
5 points for what you think the artist was trying to accomplish
5 points for what you like and don't like about about the art
5 points for image and link
5 points for word document and web post
= 50 total points