New Year's Resolutions

First, GO SEE AVATAR. IN 3D. Totally worth the money and it will change your expectations for film.

Ok. now that that’s over… how about improving yourself? Committing to becoming a better designer. How about this year you start really looking forward and stop just living life as it’s handed to you. Try expanding. Try not [...]

Gallery 2- Digital You

Next gallery- Digital you. The current example here from RyanGa is an amazing example of a great job. It’s still a WIP, but check out the consistancy of color depth and pop, orientation, and proper use of line and flow. This can be a tough project- but you guys got this.

Gallery 1: Typographic Portraits

Here’s our first gallery specific to projects. Right now, just works in progress… but some AMAZING starting points. Props to JasonYg for being the first to knock my socks off….

CLICK TO VIEW THE GALLERY HERE.

These can be done using Photoshop or Illustrator, just remember the limitations of Photoshop on a project like this. To REALLY [...]

De-Uglification

So we’ve spent some time learning the basics- the technical basics. Now we’re on to the art basics. This is where you learn not only how to use the tools in a robotic sense, but how to use them in an artistic sense. CT1 students will be working on the elements and principles for a [...]

Week 0.1- Personality Research

Though I don’t ascribe to much eastern theology or mysticism, I have always been kind of facinated about the whole concept of Ying and Yang-  one thing with both a light side and a dark side kind of swirling around together. Somehow I knew Yoda was right! There IS a light side and dark side [...]

Week 0 Career Research

This program is about one thing more than anything else- it’s about YOU.

This first week, instead of starting to learn about the new and amazing things we can do creatively with the computer, I want you to start researching what should be your most important and valuable subject- YOU. High school is a great time, [...]