Online Tutorial

Assignment 14 was to complete an online tutorial.  I chose a tutorial that taught me how to create swirls and swooshes.  The tutorial URL is:  http://www.tutvid.com/tutorials/illustrator/tutorials/swirlsAndSwooshes.php.  I enjoyed this project and learned a few techniques along the way.  I am happy with my design I created using Adobe Illustrator.

My Spider Using 3D-Coat

This assignment proved to be another challenge for the week.  I braved the snow to get to campus to begin my 3D-Coat challenge.  I brought it home and after MANY attempts to download 3D-Coat onto multiple computers I failed... Off to school early in the am to, hopefully, finish this project.  I was bummed that I wasn't able to finish my spider at home. 
Round two at the school proved to be much better, I really enjoyed working with this program and would love to be able to play with it and become proficient with it.  Fun project and my result is, in my opinion, so so...

Radio Wave Animation

Adobe After Effects continues to baffle me.  I created a radio wave animation in class and have tried to duplicate it at home without success.  I will have to keep trying and see what I can do.  Better notes might help, although I thought I took pretty good ones.  This is a work in progress... to be continued...
Well it is finished.  I am still not pleased with my final product but after many hours of working on it, rendering, and re-rendering I am calling it good. 

Flashcards for Communication.

Assignment 11 found our class challenged to create flashcards for use in communication with residents at Western State Mental Hospital.  I had fun creating these flashcards and was pleased with the result.  I would have made a few changes, but I think these will work... I used Adobe InDesign and Illustrator to create my images.

My Vinyl Sign

In this assignment we were to create a vinyl sign using, first Adobe Illustrator, then the Roland Cut Choice software.  We were to use a minimum of two colors not including the background.  I chose to use five colors and created a sticker for my daughter and her three best friends.  They have been "bests" for about twelve years now and call themselves the "MAMA Sisterhood."  Each girl has always had a "color" that represents them and such is reflected in my design.  I enjoyed this assignment and feel it went well.

Slam Cover

I was really excited to create a cover for SLAM magazine and I thought I had a great idea for it. I thought I could use bold colors to create a graffiti type cover. I spent a small amount of time in an alley with my daughter taking pictures of bricks. Funny thing, Friday night at work the topic of discussion with a few of my customers was the best place to take pictures of bricks! I wonder h


ow many people get that excited to have a discussion about bricks! Saturday morning I was in the alley they suggested (sketchy eh?) taking my pictures. There were at least ten different types of bricks, old and new to choose from. A fun morning for me! Anyway, I used these images as a guideline for creating my covers but the one I like best is the one in which you can't see the photo... hmmm. I learned that I am not a graffiti artist but I wish I were, very cool artwork out there! I used Adobe Illustrator to create my artwork and am pleased with the results. I hope I win!

Assignment 8 - Creating Brushes

This assignment was to create brushes in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. I really enjoyed this assignment and played with my images over and over. In photoshop I used photos and various brushes to create my brushes and in Illustrator I used brushes and shapes to create them. I did have a few rough patches, but, overall, I like my projects. I think it kind of feels like you are looking at a garden beyond an iron gate...
 














And in prep for my niece's birthday...