I took upon the challenge to see if I can bring a grim, dramatic tone to the videos of my dog. My main technique in doing such was the music. Music and sound effects are a sure fire way to establish a certain mood on videos. This is used countless times in movies and television shows, and was the determining factor for the tone in my video. I am glad I have learned the ability to add animations to videos as well. Id like to create cartoon scenes and stories using real videos that interact with them. The New York Times explains these techniques in the article “The Creative Apocalypse That Wasn’t”

Akuma, or devil, being one of the most feared specimens on the planet represents this chess piece perfectly. Piece is so powerful it is able to poison any chess piece that comes within one square of it. Once the enemy piece is poisoned, the player only has 3 moves left after getting affected by the Akuma. Akuma can only move one space at a time, diagonally.

This project forced me to overcome the difficulties of 3D rendering. The sculpt mode is definitely more my style but I was able to learn the edit mode as well. This project was relatively easy to come up with ideas. Based on the fact that chess pieces are basically little warriors and mages with a simplistic design. However, bringing some of my ideas to fruition is the difficult part. Such as the pyro, I couldn’t quite figure out how to make those long extending, flaming “arms” in the back. it was hard to get something to come out of the chess piece while adding the form I exactly wanted. Honestly would have helped a little if Professor Dunkle added a slide show for blender as well. Due to the fact that I couldn’t access Maya. However, the classes were done well enough to get me through the process. This project is probably going to be crucial for me. these are my first steps in 3D rendering and I feel that will be especially helpful for my path in fashion design.

What did you learn?

This project showed me how to make layouts of prints with folding in mind. I also learned how to add artboards in photoshop in order to add a front and back. These skills can be used for future possible pamphlet making and posters and whatnot.
What was easy?

The creative part of it was easy. I didn’t have too much trouble forming an idea. Also making the layout of the design was easy.
What was challenging?

I had a hard time with the typing on the path. Took me a while to get used to the spacing glitches when adding text. Also was kind of difficult getting the path to be smooth so the letters did not look out of place.
How could your submission be improved?

I could add more color or add some more designs onto the card. However all of this is perspective. I personally like the simplistic design but someone else may not and be missing the wacky designs all over the place.
How could the professor improve the assignment for the next class?

I cant think of any improvement needed. I overall enjoyed the project.
How might you apply your knowledge in future assignments or work scenarios?

Making for making pamphlets or informative booklets for meetings or something. The clean design helps it look good and I now can keep in mind my future folding when designing.
How did a specific reading or video inspire or help you?

All of the zoom classes inspired me honestly. The implication of seeing others projects while working on mine really helped.