So I've done a lot of work today...
Here is a test pixilation piece I've just made. It shows you how to create an Origami ball!
Took me a GOOD FEW HOURS, but I'm not very happy with the lighting as you cant see some of the more complicated folds!
Haha, it probably doesn't help that I'm wearing a white top either..but I've definitely impressed myself here! Enjoy!:
This was A LOT of fun!
Monday, 30 November 2009
My NARRATIVE!!
I just HAD to get this out of the way...!!!!!
Wow....so i got bored towards the end of this....as you can tell...but im still pretty happy with the result.
One thing I will be adding however is a load bar at the beginning so people know whats happening...rather than staring at a blank white screen.
Enjoy!:
Halo Interactive Narrative by ~iiNote on deviantART
WOOP! Only just uploaded this and 2 people have added it as a favourite on DA! - WELL pleased!
Wow....so i got bored towards the end of this....as you can tell...but im still pretty happy with the result.
One thing I will be adding however is a load bar at the beginning so people know whats happening...rather than staring at a blank white screen.
Enjoy!:
Halo Interactive Narrative by ~iiNote on deviantART
WOOP! Only just uploaded this and 2 people have added it as a favourite on DA! - WELL pleased!
I/N Images
Just finished this Image for my Narrative Project.
2 LEFT!!!!!
UPDATE:
Yay! Ive just finished another Image! 1 LEFT!!!! (ish)
2 LEFT!!!!!
UPDATE:
Yay! Ive just finished another Image! 1 LEFT!!!! (ish)
ORGANISATION!
So I need to get myself organised again!
As I still need to complete my Interactive Narrative, ive set a deadline for tomorrow at 18:00!
Here is going to be my schedule for the week:
Interactive Narrative Complete and Uploaded: Tuesday 1st December (18:00)
Write the Intro to the Essay: Tuesday 1st December
Pixilation Tests: Thursday 3rd December
First Draft of Essay: Friday 4th December
Hehe, just thought i would include this image that a friend created of me - as a test for his Interactive Narrative!
I love it! It was done by Simon Newbold, so be sure to check out his blog here!
Stay tuned...Im off to finish my Narrative!
As I still need to complete my Interactive Narrative, ive set a deadline for tomorrow at 18:00!
Here is going to be my schedule for the week:
Interactive Narrative Complete and Uploaded: Tuesday 1st December (18:00)
Write the Intro to the Essay: Tuesday 1st December
Pixilation Tests: Thursday 3rd December
First Draft of Essay: Friday 4th December
Hehe, just thought i would include this image that a friend created of me - as a test for his Interactive Narrative!I love it! It was done by Simon Newbold, so be sure to check out his blog here!
Stay tuned...Im off to finish my Narrative!
Further Inspriation
Okay, so apart from Mallet Girl, which i mentioned at the start of the project for her awesome comic style...I also found another piece of work from last year called:
The Adventures of Hairlock Holmes:
I really like how simplistic and clean the animation looks!
This was done by Kane Pickerill, check out his blog here.
The Adventures of Hairlock Holmes:
I really like how simplistic and clean the animation looks!
This was done by Kane Pickerill, check out his blog here.
Back on IT!!!
WHAT have i been playing at!!!???
Right, so for some reason ive been neglecting this blog for the past 3 weeks...and I dont know what ive been playing at...
Now I have to go back over all the work ive done and document it!
So i became pretty engrosed in this Interactive Narrative Project, and I was working on it for a solid 2 weeks. Here are some of the images I created for the work:
I decided pretty early on that I was not going to create something mediocre, so I began some heavy research and testing into basic animation techniques such as motion and classic tweens. (Ive worked entirely on Flash CS4, so the features available are slightly different)
I was also able to learn a lot of features involving the user being able to input text, being able to save this as a variable, and displaying it later on in the timeline. HOWever, to enable this witihn my own piece I would have needed to use AS2, whereas the code we were given for buttons to switch to various screens was based off AS3!
Was nice to learn about it though!
As i progressed through the project, and as you work your way through the narrative you can easily notice how much I have improved.
My continual use and submergence with flash allowed me to create more complicated animations and at the same time my drawings also improved.
(Each image took me almost 2 HOURS each!)
But hopefully it will all be worth it! =)
Right, so for some reason ive been neglecting this blog for the past 3 weeks...and I dont know what ive been playing at...
Now I have to go back over all the work ive done and document it!
So i became pretty engrosed in this Interactive Narrative Project, and I was working on it for a solid 2 weeks. Here are some of the images I created for the work:
I decided pretty early on that I was not going to create something mediocre, so I began some heavy research and testing into basic animation techniques such as motion and classic tweens. (Ive worked entirely on Flash CS4, so the features available are slightly different)I was also able to learn a lot of features involving the user being able to input text, being able to save this as a variable, and displaying it later on in the timeline. HOWever, to enable this witihn my own piece I would have needed to use AS2, whereas the code we were given for buttons to switch to various screens was based off AS3!
Was nice to learn about it though!
As i progressed through the project, and as you work your way through the narrative you can easily notice how much I have improved.My continual use and submergence with flash allowed me to create more complicated animations and at the same time my drawings also improved.
(Each image took me almost 2 HOURS each!)
But hopefully it will all be worth it! =)
Thursday, 12 November 2009
The Worst Website
Okay so after finding some nice examples of web design that i liked, I needed to find one that I didn't.
Genicap is that site!:
Apparently they have a pretty nice plugin for photoshop:
"Supergraphx for Photoshop is a set of two powerful plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop. Combine the power of Photoshop and Supergraphx to produce unseen colorful additions to your images. Application ranges from simple creation of natural shapes to the invention of logos or any other task requiring a great deal of creativity"
However, after searching thier site for a good 5-10minutes I cant find anything!
The whole design is so confusing...the opening splash page tells you nothing about the company or even WHAT the links are about. For a large company, in my opinion the navigation is poor, and the standard viewer would have absolutely no idea WHAT the site was even about.
Genicap is that site!:
Apparently they have a pretty nice plugin for photoshop:"Supergraphx for Photoshop is a set of two powerful plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop. Combine the power of Photoshop and Supergraphx to produce unseen colorful additions to your images. Application ranges from simple creation of natural shapes to the invention of logos or any other task requiring a great deal of creativity"
However, after searching thier site for a good 5-10minutes I cant find anything!
The whole design is so confusing...the opening splash page tells you nothing about the company or even WHAT the links are about. For a large company, in my opinion the navigation is poor, and the standard viewer would have absolutely no idea WHAT the site was even about.
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Flash Narrative Test
UPDATE 09/11/09
FURTHER Experimentation with transitions and Interaction in Flash Cs4!:
This is getting Easier! =) Interactive Narrative Test 2 by ~iiNote on deviantART
Right...so I couldnt just stop working...
Here is another test piece I have made to practice the comic style of 'Mallet Girl'.
This time it combines the motion and classic tweens with the narrative style required for the project. Enjoy!:
Flash Test by ~iiNote on deviantART
A comment on Deviantart would be AWESOME guys! =)
Now that I have been introduced to flash, it has made me aware of all the benefits it can bring to my website design. Having this sort of interaction within a webpage would be a massive improvement to my current work!
FURTHER Experimentation with transitions and Interaction in Flash Cs4!:
This is getting Easier! =) Interactive Narrative Test 2 by ~iiNote on deviantART
Right...so I couldnt just stop working...
Here is another test piece I have made to practice the comic style of 'Mallet Girl'.
This time it combines the motion and classic tweens with the narrative style required for the project. Enjoy!:
Flash Test by ~iiNote on deviantART
A comment on Deviantart would be AWESOME guys! =)
Now that I have been introduced to flash, it has made me aware of all the benefits it can bring to my website design. Having this sort of interaction within a webpage would be a massive improvement to my current work!
Flash Experimentation
Okay, so this has put an end to todays work...as im getting tired...and pretty bored of my computer screen.
BUT, I would like to introduce you to my FIRST EVER Flash Movie!
As you can see from the screenshot, ive used various layers, motion tweens and classic tweens to create the short 'test piece'.
HUGE Thanks to Tutvids youtube tutorials!
Enjoy! =)
Ps. Its looped a few times because I exported it as a 6 second movie...cant be bothered to go back and change it now. =)
EDIT!
Yeah, so it hasnt come out how it looks on the program! (0_o)
It's still very 'jut jut juttery' which means next time I will have to play around with the export settings, and actually take into account and consider the ammount of frames. It ALSO looks pretty rough to be honest, as images seem to have 'jumped' out of alighment etc...HOWEVER, i am still pleased with it as a first flash attempt!
I can see how with more time, I could actually create something pretty cool.
BUT, I would like to introduce you to my FIRST EVER Flash Movie!
As you can see from the screenshot, ive used various layers, motion tweens and classic tweens to create the short 'test piece'.
HUGE Thanks to Tutvids youtube tutorials!
Enjoy! =)
Ps. Its looped a few times because I exported it as a 6 second movie...cant be bothered to go back and change it now. =)
EDIT!
Yeah, so it hasnt come out how it looks on the program! (0_o)
It's still very 'jut jut juttery' which means next time I will have to play around with the export settings, and actually take into account and consider the ammount of frames. It ALSO looks pretty rough to be honest, as images seem to have 'jumped' out of alighment etc...HOWEVER, i am still pleased with it as a first flash attempt!
I can see how with more time, I could actually create something pretty cool.
Site Storyboarding and Design
Another really informative article, this time found on webdesignermag.co.uk:
Site Storyboarding and Design
This Article outlines the 11 steps recommended to a website designer when starting a new project.
As i disovered from literally the first paragraph, i was one of the many who would make the usual mistakes:
"it’s always very tempting to jump straight into creating visual mockups, defining navigation placement and colour schemes. This can work occasionally, and definitely adds a freshness to the final design, but as an approach it’s full of risks."
If your intersted in website design, then be sure to check this out!
Site Storyboarding and Design
This Article outlines the 11 steps recommended to a website designer when starting a new project.
As i disovered from literally the first paragraph, i was one of the many who would make the usual mistakes:
"it’s always very tempting to jump straight into creating visual mockups, defining navigation placement and colour schemes. This can work occasionally, and definitely adds a freshness to the final design, but as an approach it’s full of risks."
If your intersted in website design, then be sure to check this out!
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Flash CS4 + Interactive Narrative!
Right!, so on Friday we were given the 'low down' on our new project!
Interactive Narrative!
After going through the lecture notes, we were shown some of the narratives from the previous group, as well as some of the better work by 3rd year students.
Mallet Girl was a piece done by Hayley Jennings in her first year; CHECK HER BLOG
What i love about this narrative is the comic book style. It adds something different to the standard template provided to us and would most definitely stand out within a group for orginality and a LOT of hard work.
It is something similar to this that i would hope to create in the upcoming 3 weeks. As i have never used Adobe Flash before, it will be a challenge yet hopefully something that I can really get to grips with!
Also check out the Interactive Narritive by Peyman Salehi! - For a first timer, its Pretty Awesome!
MY FLAT MATES
So the brief was that the story could literally be based on Anything!
Still exceptionally impressed by the Modern Warfare shorts, today i considered a Halo themed narrative...where the objective and aim is search and destroy! After purchasing my Wacom Tablet, ive been attempting to draw what i can using pen and paper, with a stylus and tablet. (And to be honest, it is SO difficult!)
Following on from the sketchy style used in the warfare shorts, ive created two images that could potentially be used within my narrative. I am however still VERY unsure about the whole idea...so will almost certainly be brainstorming more at a later date. =)
Interactive Narrative!
After going through the lecture notes, we were shown some of the narratives from the previous group, as well as some of the better work by 3rd year students.
Mallet Girl was a piece done by Hayley Jennings in her first year; CHECK HER BLOG
What i love about this narrative is the comic book style. It adds something different to the standard template provided to us and would most definitely stand out within a group for orginality and a LOT of hard work.
It is something similar to this that i would hope to create in the upcoming 3 weeks. As i have never used Adobe Flash before, it will be a challenge yet hopefully something that I can really get to grips with!
Also check out the Interactive Narritive by Peyman Salehi! - For a first timer, its Pretty Awesome!
MY FLAT MATES
So the brief was that the story could literally be based on Anything!
Still exceptionally impressed by the Modern Warfare shorts, today i considered a Halo themed narrative...where the objective and aim is search and destroy! After purchasing my Wacom Tablet, ive been attempting to draw what i can using pen and paper, with a stylus and tablet. (And to be honest, it is SO difficult!)
Following on from the sketchy style used in the warfare shorts, ive created two images that could potentially be used within my narrative. I am however still VERY unsure about the whole idea...so will almost certainly be brainstorming more at a later date. =)
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Inspirational Design
So, as someone who is interested in website design, these two sites really show the sort of work that I would like to produce in the future!http://www.siebennull.com/
http://www.trippingwords.com/
Both sites have a 'scrap book' style that i really like. The content seems to be streamed all over the page, however it is done in a smart and funky way that definitely seems to work!Alongside the website deigns, someone who I have mentioned before for thier work in illustration and digital colouring is Shirotsuki(Be sure to check out her work!)..who i found on deviantart:
Monday, 2 November 2009
Northern Design Competition!
Okay, so ive just registered for the Northern Design Competition!Guys, CLICK HERE to Register!!
"Entry opens soon and you will be notified by email when this happens. All entries must be submitted by Friday 23rd April 2010 to be eligible to win. You can also follow us on Twitter or join our Facebook Page to stay up to date with competition news."
LETS DO THIS! 
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