REFLECTIONS - 05/04/2017

REFLECTION FOR 05/04/2017

I am currently working on my comic strip, at this point the design is about half way done and I have several illustrations left to design, 2 of which are the largest and most detailed. I hope I can finish this within the next 2 weeks as the design will be used within my book which I need to start soon. At this stage I have started to piece together the individual elements and placed them onto the comic panel layout within Photoshop, alongside the main illustration I am also creating the custom typefaces to be added and place the speech bubbles within some panels.

I am really happy with the appearance of this series of illustrations and I am looking forward to see the finished product, I need to work on the background designs and what to place behind the illustrations as some of the illustrations have a large amount of white space which I have then placed radial lines to defuse the amount of white shown. Overall I am happy with the progress I have made so far and looking forward to complete this illustration.

REFLECTIONS - 03/04/2017

REFLECTION FOR 03/04/2017

I have just started to piece together I design within Cinema 4D of a environment based on the colours, materials and shapes of a Nike trainers, advertising for the upcoming Air Max Day. I sketched out a design after creating a moodboard based on the posters that Nike show on their website of the different types of trainers; I decided to base my environment off my own Nike trainers that I will be replicating. After I sketched out the design and layout I drew each individual shape within Illustrator using a pen tool then saving the design as a illustrator 8 file as that is only compatible with Cinema 4D.

Once the path was placed into Cinema I extruded the shape to create a 3D object which I then placed within my camera frame and started to layer this environment, starting with the back layers and adding more and more to the mid and foreground. At this point I have placed some of the elements and will continue with the development of this design. 

SMART TARGETS - WEEK OF 03/04/2017

SMART TARGETS FOR THE WEEK OF 03/04/2017

• Plan Air Max design idea
• Create mood-boards for research and reference
• Start creating 3D environment 
• Continue on comic strip illustrations
• Create timetable for time spent on each comic illustration
• Update paperwork

REFLECTIONS - 17/03/2017

REFLECTION FOR 17/03/2017

Recently I have completed my compositing project and now my attention is set onto completing this essay for contextual studies, which requires a specific question to then be answered about any chosen theme within the animation and illustration boundaries. I chose to write about comics and specifically the evolution of this industry and how it may progress in the future. So far I have planned a structured format and created a checklist for each section of the essay. I am quite looking forward to collect research and learn more about the history of comic-books as they are subject/product that I have an interest in. At this moment I don't have any other projects or designs to work on while I plan and create this essay, allowing me to concentrate on the quality of this essay and hopefully get a good grade. I would like to complete this essay within a few days, my structured time-plan and to do list will help me stick to this target goal and maintain an organised workflow while producing this essay. 

REFLECTIONS - 15/03/2017

REFLECTION FOR 15/03/2017

Within my current projects I have just finished making all 3 composites to be submitted, I used both Cinema 4D and After Effects to create all three. My favourite would be the derelict composite that consists of using the 'pyrocluster' effect. I have really enjoyed making these animated scenes and I would like to create more of these within future projects. Since the previous update on this project I have added all the effects within After Effects; which was a struggle at first as I was unaware of the methods adn features of this software but once I got the hang of using some effects I enjoyed the program. I would like to explore this program as well to widen my knowledge of digital software.

Overall I am happy with the outcome of theses 3 composites, If I had more time to spend on these I would fix and alter some minor issues/mistakes but for my first project in compositing I think that I have successfully learned how to build and animate a 3D composite, these designs will be used in my end of year book, I would like to have a section full of 3D designs and animated objects and I think these composites are a strong start to building this collection of 3D final pieces. 

SMART TARGETS - WEEK OF 15/03/2017

SMART TARGETS FOR THE WEEK OF 15/03/2017

• Submit final composites
• Create Contextual Studies essay draft
• Type updated essay and submit 
• Plan next project ideas and concepts
• Create timetable to stay on track and manage time for upcoming project

REFLECTIONS - 07/03/2017

REFLECTION FOR 07/03/2017

I have recently started to create all 3 of my composite ideas within Cinema 4D, the design will be created with individual elements then placed into After Effects to complete the composite. I am currently animating the Boole objects of the derelict composite in Cinema 4D, since this is the most complex I will spend more time dedicated to this design then distribute time evenly between the other 2. So far I haven't came across too many obstacles or challenges that have stopped my progression, I have been problem-solving and this method has helped me learn new techniques and effects within Cinema 4D. I still need to start the hologram composite, I have recently recorded my footage to use within the animation and starting to plan the appearance and design of the hologram The 3rd design; the macro composite has the environment an background created in Cinema 4D, allowing the 3D generated rocks will cast shadows onto the background image, creating an illusion that it is part of the image. Overall I am happy with the progress I have made so far and hopefully they will be complete by next week, if I keep to my scheduled timetable.