App Design

Today I started brainstorming app ideas for the Verizon Innovative App Challenge with a small group of friends. It's going very well, and I'm really excited about where it's going so far. The hardest part of the beginning steps will be which idea to choose. It's looking like our app will be education based, and I'm loving my group so far.

Screensavers! Mini Projects Galore!

Today, I worked on a lot of cool screensaver type things. They look good. I'm happy with them, and they weren't terribly difficult. I completely finished three total. It was a pretty productive day overall.

Panorama

Today I created a panoramic photo using Photoshop and a tutorial by Adobe. It was very easy. I had the most trouble figuring out how to import the photos. The signature was also a lot of fun to make.

Screensaver Mini Project 2

This is just a screensaver mini project that I completed a while ago, but forgot to post. This was relatively easy, and I really like the effect. I also learned a lot about filters on this project, which is useful.

Thumbnail Sketches

Today I worked on thumbnail sketches for my character design, and I made quite a bit of progress. I, sadly, don't have a picture of them today, but I did work on it quite a bit.

New Grey Scale

It has been brought to my attention that my last grey scale was very poorly shaded, so I decided to try it again. I think that it went much better this time, and I'm happier with the results. I can always use more shading practice anyways, so this is good progress. I also worked on the apple a bit more, but there wasn't much of a change, so I won't post a picture of that. Hopefully this one is better!

Reflection and Refining

Today, I wrote a couple of reflections on my progres so far in my big project (found on http://bigproject101.blogspot.com/), and I worked some more on the apple that I started a while back. The apple looks much much better in my opinion. I'm proud of how much my skills have grown since I last worked on it.

Blending Practice

Working on my blending skills. I did a grey scale. It wasn't very hard, and I had minimal trouble. The hardest part for me was placing the ruler lines correctly, not the actual blending itself. I also started a color blend practice, but I didn't quite finish that one. Hopefully it will be finished next class.

Squid

I made a cartoon squid in Adobe Illustrator today. I had a few problems with the shadows on the tentacles, but those were easily fixed. I also had some trouble with the burst in the background, but I worked around it. I really like this little octopus. It's kind of inspired by Squidward. I'm very pleased with it.