Exercises
-Just trying things out-
Name Button
We started the semester with making name buttons. The two parameters we needed to consider were:
1) Name you would like to be called by classmates for the semester.
and
2) Make legible from across the room so that people can learn your name.
Divergent
Thinking
Working collaboratively, we brainstormed a range of different ways to experience and think about a tennis ball. The goal was to help us see that even a plain object such as a tennis ball, can open creative and new ways of seeing and thinking about objects.
Shading a Gradient
We used 2B pencils to explore a range of grays. Our goal is to start observing and being able to understand light and shadows.
Shading A Sphere
We are learning how to observe and create believable light and shadows as they fall across the surface of an object.
Drawing a Tennis Ball
We are learning how to include more surface texture and detail to an object in space.
Tennis Ball Creation
For this project, I was given two tennis balls and from that created this snowman. I wrapped the tennis balls in yarn and glued on a face, buttons, arms, and a hat.
First 3D Graphic-Submarine
For our first attempt at building in Maxon's Cinema 4D, we worked on building a yellow submarine. Building this model helped us to understand and navigate Cinema 4D's workspace. We used "primitive shapes"to create the main body of the submarine, learned about splines to create the submarine's fins, extruded shapes, and deformed shapes. This exercise can be found on Cinema 4D's "Cineversity"help website: https://www.cineversity.com/
Next, we will be using these skills to create 3D logos.
Pumpkin Project
We were given the task of creating a halloween themed project in a day. I learned about some advanced technics like editing shapes to make this pumpkin.
Computer Caddy
For our final exercise, we were given the opportunity to design a structure to balance from the top of our computers that will store both our headphones and our cell phones.
​
My design allows for headphones to hang on a thin beam in the back and for phones to be placed horizontally.
