Graphic Design & Animation

This workshop explored the use of the hand and the hand-drawn on screen. Image sequences, ideas about masking, creating loops, stroke, and effects are ways to work with drawing in After Effects. The final project is a 10-second piece of motion, combining analogue and digital production techniques. Project References: The Today Programme Promos, by Why Not Associates The Today Programme - Jonny Wilkinson from Why Not Associates on Vimeo . I really like the hand drawn effect this animation uses. Forest: Just One Day, from Johnny Kelly Forest: Just One Day from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo . DULCITONE hand-drawn animation DULCITONE hand drawn animation (2013) from MaPi on Vimeo . 100 days of hand-drawn animation 100 days of hand drawn animation from Zwelly Co. on Vimeo . These are the scanned and digitised images I used for this workshop, which is one drawing, drawn three times, to produce an identical traced image to show the vari

This workshop is about using various methods to develop and expand on a very familiar image, collectively these abstractions will create posterzine, a simple and achievable method of self-publishing. This session we will be creating a poster zine using our self-portrait as the subject. – Introduction – Page 1 Photo – Page 2 Self-portrait drawn – Page 3 Self-portrait scan – Page 4 Self-portrait emojis – Page 5 Self-portrait halftone / ben day dots

Prototyping - Part 1 - Cans Part 2 - Bottles This workshop introduced us to the creation of 3d prototypes for visualizing packaging. The final outcome will be a series of design prototypes using Cinema 4d. I used an illustrator file which was imported into Cinema 4D and then used the Lathe tool, a command which takes a curve and sweeps that curve along a rotational axis to create a solid mesh or shape. I added textures to the can as well as creating a scene by adding a floor and adding lights to create a more realistic look. I edited the render settings and used the cloner tool to duplicate the cans and rotated them at different angles so that as much of the detail can be seen. After prototyping the can, I moved onto the beer bottle, using similar steps to create a beer bottle shape. Textures and materials were added to make the beer bottle look as close to realistic as possible. I then moved onto the bottle cap, adding textures an

In this workshop, we looked at an animation technique, Rotoscoping, in which animators trace over motion picture footage, frame by frame, to produce realistic action. With our own footage, our main tools were mattes, masks and the pen tool. As well as using composition loops and time-re-mapping. Project references: General Elektriks: Angle Boogie:   General Elektriks: Angle Boogie from Drew Tyndell on Vimeo . After the workshop, I looked at more project references to inspire me for future possible designs when it comes to editing footage. Rotoscoping Animation(Sia-Chandelier): Rotoscoping Animation(Sia-Chandelier) from Chuchoter on Vimeo . Rotoscoped horse: Rotoscoped horse from 2D Animation CMU on Vimeo . I really like the variety of artwork throughout this animation, they are all unique and explored creatively. It shows how one footage can be represented in multiple different ways and how rotoscoping plays a big part in this. A scree