Week 15

Imagery:

Adobe Spark

Week in Review: Monday I had enough time in the morning to import all my pictures into the computer as DNG files. That way, I can practice using Photoshop’s camera raw to its fullest extent. Tuesday, I started up a tutorial for MiniLab, I will be telling the Brainstorm Students how to use Adobe Spark to make quick videos. Wednesday I worked with my Hawaii photos, and started making a line of recurrent, different backgrounds off of the same high-quality photo.

Self Guided Learning: I think Tuesday’s Teela will be a good practice. Deke was nice but I exhausted his tutorials to pretty much anything I’d use. Maybe I missed some tutorials, but it’s too bad our Lynda ran out. I’ve got to stop mentioning that, I do it almost every week.

Teela’s Tuesday Tutorial, making Wreaths for Christmas!

Week 15 Effort: I did really well as always. I have been pushing the MiniLab project, and more with each Brainstorm quest the comes out. I also didn’t forget Illustrator, I still want to cultivate that program. Rubric: You gave it your all: A

Week 16 Goal: Next week I want to draw that cartoon. Better yet, the coming Saturday school.  I’ll get there right at 6:05 because the school has an alarm now and I don’t wanna be the one to set it off. Hah imagine that, “What are you doing kid?” “Oh sorry officer I just wanted to get to Saturday School extra early for more… points.” “Yea, right, kid. Like I’m gunna believe that.” “No it’s true I swear…”

Long Term Goal: I am making MiniLab videos, and I’m so glad! My MiniLab project is really getting underway, especially that me making Brainstorm quests will encourage and help others make quests and things.

Week 14

Imagery:

Badges I made for the MiniLab. For more, see MiniDocumentation.

Week in Review: SO YEA I’M IN HAWAII THIS WHOLE WEEK. Bye. I get to take 3 absences because the plane leaves on Wednesday. This has been planned for half a year, and gosh darn it, I deserve the break. Sure I’m taking 3 days more than other people, but that’s just the way it worked out. We get to have Thanksgiving with my brother who is stationed in Hawaii. It’s going to be really fun. Skocko is lending me a camera so I can take pictures of things. Hopefully I will get a lot of good, usable pictures. My teachers know I’m a good kid, so I doubt they take it personally when I leave for 3 days. They know I work darn hard in their classes, so I’ll get some make up work to do over the break. I get home midnight on Thanksgiving, so I’ll do the homework on Saturday when I’m not extremely tired. That’s the plan at least.

Self Guided Learning: I remembered this tweet from Skocko, and it gave me an idea. What if a book started in one font, and as the book progressed, the font subtly changed as you were caught up in the story. By the end of the book, it would have a completely different font, and a completely different feel.

Week 14 Effort: I left after 2 days so I get that good good are you kidding me. This is a terrible week documentation. Sorry if this terribleness burns your eyes. Just look at other weeks for better words. Rubric: No second effort: C

Week 15 Goal: So I didn’t do anything this week. I need to work hard next week (after the break).

Long Term Goal: I want to draw a cartoon. I don’t know what, but we will find out. Pie.

Reflection: My birthday was on Saturday, so I got a lot of credit in Steam for buying games. Thanks to all my friends who know me so well, getting me Steam money. I’m excited for Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals. Now that I have a lot of credit, I can get a lot of games!

Week 13

Imagery:

OMG it was so satisfying and fun to finish this!!! I “inked and coloured” this off of a picture of a whiteboard drawing. I got a really good style in my drawing, my new (and first) style. There are a lot of rounded corners, and colours blend really well. Shading is fun, all using the Blob Brush, Smooth Tool, and Eraser.

Week in Review: I started the Monday off right. So right. Even better than last week, where I looked at Deviant art for inspiration. This week I kept going with the cat that gave me so much joy to draw. I wish for more pure days where I draw and just let the art form in front of me. This wasn’t my drawing, it was from a girl in my Spanish class, drawing on the white board. I will show her this and I hope she likes it  🙂 CUTE!

Self Guided Learning: This video was helpful from all the new 2017 changes adobe did. I watched a video about Photoshop and its new features. Mr. Odisho has a lot of Adobe tutorials.

Week 13 Effort: Super short week! Wednesday gets cut short and Friday gets cut completely off for Veteran’s day. But my birthday is on Saturday! I always get that free day for my party, even if my birthday is on a weekend. I guess I’m lucky to have my birthday so close to a holiday. I had a fun week with drawing, and tried my best to make it look great. Rubric: You gave it your all: A

Week 14 Goal: I want another drawing! That’s a little bold, considering how long this drawing took me. Ok, at least start one next week.

Long Term Goal: The MiniLab is… Still there. Where I left the ball is where I wish others would pick it up. Writing quests alone is… Daunting. So while I’m slowing putting out quests and slowly growing my MiniDocumentation, I am also wishing to draw more. I’d like to add that to my long term goal. Now that I think I am confident in the style I want, I would like to draw 1 more background by the end of the year. Last year, I made 3 backgrounds which were mockups of my current art at the time. Each is on a virtual desktop, in which I have my Photoshop, Illustrator and Maclab in. So now I need 3 for this year. The first one will be the Umberon I made at first sat school. The second can be the Kitty I just made. The third? I don’t know what to make yet.

Check this out! All I need is one in the middle, and my 3 desktops will be perfect! It’s funny that depending on where the cartoon is, I will know what desktop I am on. On left is 1st, middle will be 2nd, right is 3rd.

Reflection: This week was good. Super short, but very good. I guess to keep a documentation of time, I will state that the 2016 president was elected. The 45th president of the US, Donald Trump. But past that, this week was relatively normal. It’s my birthday on Saturday (I’ve said that before in this post) and I’m excited for that. The passing of time is pretty quick, huh!