Final Thoughts

Dear Mrs. Robinson,

         I would just like to say thank you for being such a great teacher this year. I took both Digital Arts 1 & 2 this year and also was your TA. I learned so much this year about how to create art in programs like Photoshop, Painter, Flash, Illustrator and Final Cut. This semester I learned how to create a portrait by building up a face, create animations in flash, have participated in an anti-bullying art movement and created my own t-shirt design. With your help I have created pieces of art I could truly be proud of. I feel that this class has taught me how to be a better artist. Before this class, I had some familiarity with Photoshop because my mom is a photographer and uses it frequently. However, I only ever used it to manipulate images for fun.  I wasn’t very confident in my ability to create art with it. Now I feel confident in my abilities a as digital artist and in finding my way around in  other programs. I will miss this class and having you as a teacher. Hopefully I will be able to take similar classes in college. Never lose your enthusiasm for teaching!
         Sincerely,
                       Austin Peterson

Portrait

This is my portrait assignment. In this assignment I learned how to use painter 12 and the new creativity workspace. I used the new brushes and and learned how to create my own. I took snapshots of my work along the way to show the progression. 

Threadless Tshirt Design

This is my threadless t-shirt contest submission. I combined different pictures I found online with my own drawings. I used the stroke effect and paint bucket to give it a cartoon feel. I submitted to the standard and threadless political themes.

Vector Tutorial

This is a vector I made in adobe illustrator. This is my shoe

Type Tutorial

This assignment taught was to me Carlos Moran because I was sick at the beginning of the semester. I learned how to make type follow a path, create shapes and
 edit it's appearance.

Animation

This is my flash talking heads video. I used flash to create the characters and animate their faces. I then recorded sound with Audrey Nix and my brother in garageband. I edited and finished the video in FinalCut. I then posted it to youtube! 

Anti-Bullying Poster

This is my Anti-bullying poster. I wanted to create a poster with cool graphic effects that conveyed a serious message. I used an online poster tutorial to create the text effects and background and used vectors in illustrator to create the man. 0