3D Animation Creation

This is one of my favorite things I have ever made from scratch. I made this in the Maya 2013 3d animation program and it only took a handful of class periods to make. It is a screenshot of a UFO flying toward the space needle which is covered in the WSU cougar logo. The needle was the most difficult task in this process and it turned out perfectly along with everything else. The UFO has a cool glow effect to it which gives it an alien feel that I really like. This was a really cool project and I actually did some editing to this photo in Photoshop and made the background buildings blurry to give the picture some depth and to make the Space Needle and the UFO pop to anyone who views it. I'm pretty proud of this one and hope you enjoy.

More SPA

Sooooooooo, this is another one of my creations. I don't know how I feel about it because it didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted but its still pretty cool I guess. This one is for sure the biggest spray paint art that I have done so far but hopefully it will be one of my smaller ones in the near future. I plan on making huge works, not the size of an entire wall or anything, but I want them big so I can create and entire solar system. I think that'd be insanely cool to do although it would take a crap ton of spray paint and more time and patience. I wanted to experiment a little bit with this piece by making the blue lines across the planet and using dark blue and red for the stars. Blue and red stars as you can tell are very difficult to see when they are dried so next time it will probably be yellow and white. I am open to any suggestions about what to make or any ideas so please don't be afraid to share them with me.

Chicken Wire Project

Unfortunately, this was a bad picture but you can still see my finished penguin with his awesome top hat on. This project was the most entertaining so far for me because it was very hands on and seeing the final product makes you proud of what you have done. Hands were cut, blood was shed, but it was all worth it to see this little guy completed. There were some rough and difficult moments during the paper mache process with the newspaper falling off and section not staying flat but I made it through. The part I like the most is how the paint turned out. I must say this is a damn good looking penguin and his hat just gives him more personality than I could have imagined.

Clay Project

I have this picture on my phone so I took a photo of my phone with my laptop to post so that's why the quality is a little poor, but this project was actually really fun. I enjoyed working with the clay and molding everything with my hands. Working with clay, I think, let's you have no restrictions and you have a lot more control over how every part of the clay model will look. For mine, my first idea was an xbox 360 controller because at one time I was a professional gamer along with a number of close friends sponsored by Virgin Mobile. After the controller was done, I created a penguin character simply out of fun and actually ended up using that for the chicken wire project. I was surprised to find myself wanting to chose the penguin in the end although I believe that it was the correct choice and I am pleased with the final outcome.

Cool Photoshop Gallery Site

Worth1000

Well, today I just thought I would share a cool photoshop website that a lot of people have heard about before but none the less hear it is, Worth1000. The galleries are extremely cool and there are a ton of them so feel free to take your time and look thoroughly because some of these you simply cannot miss out on. This website definitely shows the amazing talent of some professional and some not professional photo editors and full on creators. I've worked with photoshop on numerous occasions creating posters and other things for years and can say that your creative potential is sky high on photoshop. It has a lot to offer if your willing to sit down and just get creative. So, take a look and hopefully you find it as entertaining as I do.

Performance Artist

For this Research Artist, I chose the only name that seemed familiar to me which was Yoko Ono. I recognized the name on the list of artists and once I looked her up I realized why I had a double take with the name. She was John Lennon's wife! I also thought it was awesome that she had done collaborations with artists like John Cage, who is also on the list! She had a pretty extensive career and I think she's a pretty badass person. I had no clue that she was so talented and had so many other occupations such as an author, activist and artist. I am pretty sure that most people have an idea of what your talking about when you say Yoko Ono.

Great 3D Animation video site

Short of the Week

This link takes you to one of the greatest places to find 3D animation short film creations. The first one is actually really funny and I was laughing for a while after watching a lot of these videos. Everyone enjoys them and once you start it gets pretty damn difficult to stop. I could probably spend days on end going through everything on this site. Theres not just 3d animation videos though, there are articles to read along with playlists to enjoy and much more. I just posted this because it is directly related to my 3D animation class that I am taking right now and I go here for inspiration when I find myself running out of ideas for a good short. Enjoy the fun and explore the possibilities.

Photography Artist

This one was difficult for me to chose. I had to go through about 5 or 6 different photographers to get to one that was actually very interesting to me and I ended up at Gilbert & George. Now, these guys are pretty awesome. Being born in the mid 40's, I don't know if it was the 70's era that helped these two guys to come up with their crazy creations or what but they have got some weird stuff going on. And although it is weird and odd, it ends up being a lot of fun to look at at explore more of. I looked at a lot of their work and nowadays, I think they would be very popular once again with the upcoming generations. I even know some friends that would love some of Gilbert & George pieces. There is a lot of bright, vivid color along with the mixing of different images and sizes that overall create a very unique and mysterious look.

WSU Drawing

I created this for one of the WSU ASME drawing contests here and I like how it ended up looking. Since it was the mechanical engineering department, I really wanted it to have a mechanical feel so I made it seem like you were looking through the flesh of the cougar and underneath is a robotic like interior with gears and what not. It turned out pretty cool I believe and the crimson highlights make it pop. With this only taking a couple hours, I enjoyed this project. 

Painting Artist

For this Artist Research, it was really easy because I only looked up one artist and it was the best choice I probably could have made. I chose the artist, Heidi Trempanier and the moment I saw her style and some of her artwork I wanted some in my own place so badly. It is almost as if she is the daughter of Jackson Pollock with her style being a more organized collection of splatter like lines and swirls. It is some of the coolest types of painting that I have seen in a while. After seeing her stuff, I would really enjoy meeting her and seeing her create in person just to see the intensity and flow of her at work. She is now for sure one of my favorite artists.

Spray Paint Art

Here is some of my own spray paint art. Just a few planets and some highlights. It is actually easier than people think when they see the final outcome. It is so much fun, but unfortunately the natural elements of the outdoors makes it difficult at this time to continue spraying right now although there will be more to come. Im attempting and experimenting with a lot of different techniques and styles right now but hopefully I can get it down and make some cool stuff.

Fiber/Craft Artist

For this Artist Research I chose Rob Conger. There was not a whole lot of background at all about this guy so the only thing I can judge him by are his art creations and by the looks of them, he must be have great attention to detail and more than likely is a perfectionist. He was the second artist that I looked at from the list and the last because he can do some crazy things with rugs and thread like materials. The pictures posted show his attention to detail and both look as though they are simply pictures. At least, that's what I thought when I first glanced. All of his works look very sharp and I actually don't understand how someone can create such realistic portrayals of humans and portraits. I must say that Rob Conger has a real talent and his work has been shown at many different locations. After looking at his rugs I can say that questions arise. For one, how the hell can someone have that much patience. It is crazy. Also, I am finding myself wondering how long each piece takes him. Other than that, this guy knows how to make a cool rug.

ART

I have been noticing a lot of great art being put up around the FA Museum and some in particular that are above and beyond cool to me. The works can be found to the left of the main staircase as you walk into the building, in the glass case and on the hallway wall. The pictures are hand drawn in pen on a long horizontal or vertical piece of paper and each one has so much personality and excitement, there's almost no way to look in any other direction. The coolest part of these works is that the pen creations have main points from where they start or engulf and in the end these little pieces are one with the entire piece. It's awesome. My personal favorite is on the very left hand side along the wall in the hallway to the left of the stairs. It has planets and intricate designs that led me to stand there in front of it for longer than I had expected to be there. There is another one with the Seattle skyline on it that I connected with and enjoyed immensely. I think that everyone should look at these before they're gone because personally I have never seen anything like it before and it inspires me greatly to stay creative and perhaps make one myself.