Tuesday, April 30, 2013
My Progress 4/30/13 DL
Weekly Goal - Jacob Kiester
By the end of this week, I hope to have the basics of the head of my character model complete.
DL Weekly Goal
My goal this week is to find something productive to do. I really can't think of anything to do right now. I mean, I'm done with my independent project. Well, I guess I can do some kind of an ad as suggested, but it'll have to be on Photoshop because that's where I feel most comfortable with. That's it! I'll promote my debut album! And I'll make it look awesome and have it be very time consuming so that I can continue to work on it for the rest of the time I'm here before SENIOR send-off.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Art Analysis
Art Analysis
Cheyenne Niemi
In
this piece of work, it’s clear that the main objective is the fox, yet at a
closer inspection we can see that they image is not drawn or even painted, but
portrayed through a collection of stars in a galaxy-like format. The image is
constructed through colored stars and constellations.
The
artist may be trying to communicate the connection of animal life into space
and how everything combines together into the cliché “Circle of Life”. Some
viewers may see this art as a symbolic representation of possibly an
astrological meaning such as Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer and so on. Also some
religions find their identity at a special designated age through a
representation of their “spirit animal”.
The
artist may have been heavily influenced by his surroundings especially if they
happened to be an avid camper or possibly studied astronomy; both are very
plausible connection to the stars. The artist may have found interest in foxes
through zoology or maybe thee fox could simply be his favorite animal.
I
believe that this piece of work evokes the emotion of newfound discovery and
unearthed findings. Along with new revelations comes the feeling of happiness
and new significant purpose. Despite its simple objective image, this celestial
image can bring new elements of emotion to the viewer.
This
particular piece of work was illustrated through stars and astral bodies in
order to accurately characterize the fox and its meaning. The entire image
would have changed if the fox were constructed out of leaves and branches,
which would consequently develop a relationship with earth and nature rather
than space.
Not
only is this piece visually pleasing, but it also appeals to the function
aspect of art. The astronomical fox could very well be used to portray ancient
stories of the constellations in addition to the use of the depiction of some
type of ancient ancestor.
This
piece of work is directly related with our modern society as the exploration
and knowledge of outer space has expanded a great deal. Our government knows
more information about the moon than our own oceans to put things in
perspective. Ever since the early civilizations, such as the Mayans, people
have been fascinated with planetary bodies. Within the past few decades our world
has made huge leaps and bounds in order to better understand space itself. This
image has a direct correlation with the new findings in space and the
never-ending search to expand the understanding of the universe.
As
mentioned earlier, many cultures found attraction to the stars, which resulted
in many early representations of them through saved calendars and paintings,
yet none of these societies observed them as art but more of a functional
almanac used for farming.
This
piece is reflective of my idea, based on the fact that I want to portray an
animal through smaller images similar to this image in almost a collage
fashion. On the contrary, my image will differ, with the lack of astronomical
elements.
Friday, April 26, 2013
04-26 Attempting a Platformer
Mark and I's Pictures and Maps
Week 1
Independent project in progress
Thursday, April 25, 2013
In this image, I think the artist is trying to say that there are so many different things that can go on in a human mind and everyone has different things going on in their head. Things that could have influenced the artist's work could have been that he had a lot on his/her mind and everything on his/her mind is just a huge jumbled mess. Some of it may have been distracting and some of it may have been important things in his/her life. This artwork could evoke many different emotions. One emotion could be stress with everything all congested and full. Another emotion could be happy or success. In the image there are money signs so it could be that he was successful with things in his life. Since you can't actually see what is really going on in a person's mind, I think this portrays what a person's mind really could look like, it goes into depth and shows how crazy a mind can be. This piece is a little different than what I was wanting to do. In mine I'm going to research a certain person and find everything they like, have gone through in their life, want to do in their life, and so on to portray what could possibly be going on in their m
Proposal
For my project I will be doing a piece that explains what goes on in two different minds that have a connection. They are my two favorite music artists, Jade Castrinps and Alex Ebert from Edward Sharpe & the Magentic Zeros. Because of how close they are when you see them perform I am going to try to bring out what I think would go on in their mind, whether it be about music, art, each other, love, and life.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Independent Project - First Due Date - April 17
The following is due Wednesday April 17.
THE KEY OBJECTIVES
• Create your own personal art blog (10 points - Post URL to class blog.)
• Independent Folder
• Potential Project Idea/s
• Inspirational Images (30 points - Post to your blog.)
• Art Analysis (60 points - Post to your blog.)
• Your Proposal (30 points - Post to your blog.)
***LAST CHANCE DUE DATE FOR ANIMATIONS AND SECOND YEAR STATE SHOW ARTWORK IS APRIL 18TH.***
Friday, April 19, 2013
Proposal
For this project I plan to be completed in one week. I need to finish quickly so there is time allowed for me to send off the model for printing and receive it before my last day. Since im starting with a base model i downloaded previously downloaded the time needed will be greatly reduced allowing me to focus more on the artist back plate. If all goes well i should have a phone case in three weeks!
Art Analysis
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Progress
I have decided that the creature I am making will have a human torso, but thats about as far as i've gotten in deciding the final creature. Have any ideas?
State Final
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
Inspirational Art Analysis - Jacob Kiester
In
this image, I see a futuristic soldier. It looks like a character model
from a video game. The character is wielding two different guns and is
wearing some pretty heavy armor. In my opinion, the artist was heavily
influenced by video games of today. His style really fits in with the
different shooter games that populate today's society. I think that the
artist used a 3D sculpting program in order to represent his full idea
onto a 3D model. This piece is inspiring me to create a model in mudbox.
I hope to be able to create a full 3D model similar to this piece of
other video game characters.
Inspirational Images - Jacob Kiester
Artist: Marco Pluffe
Artist: Javier Tejedor Perez
Artist: Ben Mauro
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Animation and Second Year Independent Project Requirements
***ALL WORK IS DUE APRIL 5TH FOR FIRST AND SECOND YEAR STUDENTS***
Instructions for submitting final projects:
Art Server > Computer Assisted Arts > Drop Box > State Show 2013 > (use your name in file)
Year 1 Students - 5 Second Animation with a Prop
***These are the next steps that you will need to complete in order to submit your final animation for a grade and to be displayed at the Wyoming State Art Symposium.
USE THE FOLLOWING AS A CHECKLIST
• Build a simple environment around your character (use prop models)
• Add Lighting
• Draft batch render
• Adjust
• Final Render
• Send to Final Cut Pro
• Add free sounds and music
http://www.freesound.org/ (Ask me for login info)
http://soundbible.com/
http://www.royaltyfreeheaven.com/
• Create title screen and credits
• Final Animation Export
• Send final projects to State Show Drop Box on the server. (see instructions above.
Year 2 Students - Independent Project
***Continue on with your independent assignment and be prepared to submit all of your work by April 5th.
• Send final projects to State Show Drop Box on the server. (see instructions above.
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