Saturday, February 20, 2010
Hey guys a little photography!
I just got my camera and I must say i'm EXtremely Excited! Because once you have a camera you can do SO much and Record so much visual language in such a blink of an Eye check some of them out it's just me testing it out! As a Graphic designer It is imperative that you have a camera because it opens new doors to job opportunities.(I.E. photographer)
Sunday, February 14, 2010
A Bunch of New Stuff
Alright, so it has been a few days since my last post and believe me I have been hard at work.
My Personal Pipeline Project has slowed down a bit, because of the work from other classes. But, I have still been gathering as many resources and setting in line material to help me learn through the process. And I will be furthering the Concept Art work within the next few days, as well as get back to utilizing my R&D resources.
Next up, I have been kept rather busy lately with my Animation Art test. At FullSail I have to prove my worth as an Animator before moving on. So sooner rather than later I took it. I turned it in Wednesday morning and I have gotten a great critique from Sam Ewing since than. And it has definitely made me more confident in what the results will be.
And just a few more things, I have been trying to get back into fine arts and photography. With fine arts it has been a focus of watercolor and anatomy studies, but to stay on track I have kept the anatomy studies to that of gesture drawings which relates a lot closer to animation. And in photography I have been experimenting with counterbalancing Shutter Speed and Aperture to achieve a stylized lighting effect in my shots. I love to have a lot of contrast, rich colors and deep shadows.
Well I hope you enjoy the new stuff.
Hope You Enjoy My Stuff, I appreciate Any Critiques or Comments, even questions.
My Personal Pipeline Project has slowed down a bit, because of the work from other classes. But, I have still been gathering as many resources and setting in line material to help me learn through the process. And I will be furthering the Concept Art work within the next few days, as well as get back to utilizing my R&D resources.
Next up, I have been kept rather busy lately with my Animation Art test. At FullSail I have to prove my worth as an Animator before moving on. So sooner rather than later I took it. I turned it in Wednesday morning and I have gotten a great critique from Sam Ewing since than. And it has definitely made me more confident in what the results will be.
And just a few more things, I have been trying to get back into fine arts and photography. With fine arts it has been a focus of watercolor and anatomy studies, but to stay on track I have kept the anatomy studies to that of gesture drawings which relates a lot closer to animation. And in photography I have been experimenting with counterbalancing Shutter Speed and Aperture to achieve a stylized lighting effect in my shots. I love to have a lot of contrast, rich colors and deep shadows.
Well I hope you enjoy the new stuff.
Hope You Enjoy My Stuff, I appreciate Any Critiques or Comments, even questions.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Hows it Kid?
Well, I am "trooper" Kaliq's comrade. And I figure I should follow up with his introduction by sharing a quip about myself and posting about a new project.
My name is Robert Quintana, "trooper", and I am studying Computer Animation at FullSail University. I am an aspiring animator and I am working very hard to be an accomplished and experienced digital artist. But more importantly I am trying to improve my quality of life through the exploration of art and the different mediums I see the most potential in for expression and enlightenment. The awareness of either life or the introspective of self. So to keep this short I will come back to this point later. For now I will close with this:
The idea is for me to go through an entire production pipeline by myself. This way I can teach myself about the different aspects of a production of a feature ( for this instance, it is just the creation of a character and a fulfillment of an idea) or a short. I will keep this short and get right to it than.
The first aspect of any production is an idea, than of course a concept (concept art), and than R&D ( research and development). Currently I am tackling Concept Art as well as R&D.
So please check it out and tell me what you think.
I was trying to decide what character I should create for this project, and it was tough. But, than I decided to use this surreal expression of myself that I drew for fun. Now for now it is not decided that this will be the subject or the final look. So bare with me for work in progress posts.
And as for R&D I have been gathering all the material and resources I can on pipeline production for different packages like Zbrush (http://www.pixologic.com/home.php) which is a digital modeling/sculpting software and Softimage for rigging and animation.
Right now I am diligently taking notes on a Masterclass lecture on full Zbrush character development.
My name is Robert Quintana, "trooper", and I am studying Computer Animation at FullSail University. I am an aspiring animator and I am working very hard to be an accomplished and experienced digital artist. But more importantly I am trying to improve my quality of life through the exploration of art and the different mediums I see the most potential in for expression and enlightenment. The awareness of either life or the introspective of self. So to keep this short I will come back to this point later. For now I will close with this:
The idea is for me to go through an entire production pipeline by myself. This way I can teach myself about the different aspects of a production of a feature ( for this instance, it is just the creation of a character and a fulfillment of an idea) or a short. I will keep this short and get right to it than.
The first aspect of any production is an idea, than of course a concept (concept art), and than R&D ( research and development). Currently I am tackling Concept Art as well as R&D.
So please check it out and tell me what you think.
I was trying to decide what character I should create for this project, and it was tough. But, than I decided to use this surreal expression of myself that I drew for fun. Now for now it is not decided that this will be the subject or the final look. So bare with me for work in progress posts.And as for R&D I have been gathering all the material and resources I can on pipeline production for different packages like Zbrush (http://www.pixologic.com/home.php) which is a digital modeling/sculpting software and Softimage for rigging and animation.
Right now I am diligently taking notes on a Masterclass lecture on full Zbrush character development.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Introduction
Hello internet land my name is Kaliq a.k.a Skillful _k. I want to start out by saying this is a new blog me and my friend Rob "Troop" Quintana have started. We are individuals who are now studying in different fields of art. I study Graphic Design and he studies Computer Animation. In spending one year in college I have learned a great deal. What I've learned is that creativity is not just an internal condition, but it is also an external one. On many occasions I have been able to create beautiful work and I was not even remotely inspired by looking at your "usual" art. To my surprise, my inspiration would come from the most unlikliest places: Refrigerator magnets, a word out of a magazine, the toppings of my favorite pizza, and even a person!(By the way, pinapples are really inspiring.) I'm sure uncommon inspiration does not just apply to me, but to you aswell. I would like to know what inspirational "treasure" you find that peeks your interest. Also, Troop and I want to share our "treasures" with you and inturn we enlighten eachother's lives, enlightening all parties involved. "Thus, we are Renaissance Individuals Seeking Enlightenment Always...."
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