My portfolio class is full of animators, modelers, surface artists, character riggers, etc., both 2D and 3D. We're going on a class field trip to see something chock full of the stuff that many of us want to do for a living. 3D animation, special effects, motion graphics, the works ( Read more... )

In programs such as Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop, when you draw a line or a shape, you can tell the program to add what is called a "stroke" to it. This makes the lines thicker. It's kind of like when you bold text, only you can control how thick the bolding is ( Read more... )

Because I feel the need to share this with my flist, it's that awesome and scary and WHOA.


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The staged reading did not happen. My mom and I went, and we made sure to get there early because the reading was being held in an auditorium deep in the middle of a university campus where there is no public parking. We parked a few blocks away and walked there, with 40 minutes to spare. The doors to the auditorium were locked, so we waited ( Read more... )

I did it. I actually did it. Somehow, I actually managed to write all seven chapter summaries before the deadline. A WINNAR IS ME ( Read more... )

My algebra teacher wants me to consider a career in math. He thinks I'm really good at it and he "hates to see talent go to waste." I... hadn't really thought about it before. I mean, when I was first trying to decide what degree to go for in college, I listed three options: English, math, and art. I realized that I hate English when I'm forced to ( Read more... )

I think I did well on that Art History test I just took. Studying for the other test I have this week shouldn't be as hard because a former classmate of mine is letting me look at his notes. Granted, he had a different teacher, slightly different study guide, but a lot of what I need to know is covered. After the test on Wednesday, I will be done ( Read more... )

I think I'm going to try to get an Internship next spring after all, even if I won't get college credit for it. This means I need to get my butt in gear and start piecing together a portfolio, talk to teachers about said portfolio, and look for animation companies willing to hire a part time intern. I've only got a month left to have my teachers' ( Read more... )

Note to self: Register for classes tomorrow, ASAP.

Yesterday morning was fun. After I spent a couple hours working on my last assignment for that animation that still isn't done even after a year, someone came into the room and told the class and teacher that one of the other animation teachers was giving a short presentation down in the lecture ( Read more... )

On Tuesday, I spent a large part of the day working on Defusion, but I also spent a lot of time studying for my math midterm. I got on the bus at about 3 PM, got to school at about 4, took two hours to take my test, then went to the computer lab to check e-mail. I left the lab, thinking I had plenty of time to catch my bus home ( Read more... )