Project 07- Portfolio

DUE: 

Assignment Guidelines

1. On USB flash drive:

      - 300 DPI, JPEG format 

      - Include all most up-to-date versions of Project 01-06 files

          - File name format: "FullName_DART135_Project#_#.JPG"

               - Ex. "MichaelMatsumoto_DART135_Project01_04.JPG"

      - Include the Introduction assignment (Self Portrait, 5 Best Piece Portfolio, and Word Doc) files

      

2. Bring ALL physical copies of most up-to-date graded prints from Project 01-06

Project 06- Photo Bashing Character Painting

DUE: 

Assignment Guidelines

11"x17", 300 DPI

Photo Bashing Technique Required

Choosing 1 character from Blizzard's Overwatch, design a reinterpretation of the character original design/costume. 

We will be combining the use of the Shape Tool, the Gradient Tool, Swatches, Channels, and Smart Objects, in combination with what we learned before, in order to create high detailed textures and forms with efficient painting.

Must Include:

- Must use at least 10 photos to bash into your design

- Must appear anatomically correct

- Must appear familiar and similar to the original costume/design of chosen character

- Ground plane

- Background element

- Light source (1 minimum)

Cannot Include:

- Reinterpretation of an alternate costume; must be the original design

- Photo bashing references that come from Overwatch or another intellectual property

DON'T MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A PHOTO MONTAGE!! Use paint blending techniques.

Project 05- Environment Concept Painting- Colorizing and Texturing from B&W

DUE: 

Assignment Guidelines

11"x17", 300 DPI

We will be combining the use of the Shape Tool, the Gradient Tool, Swatches, Channels, and Smart Objects, in combination with what we learned before, in order to create an environment based derived from imagination with better textures and techniques for efficient painting.

We will be focusing on the development process for painting an environment concept based on the following topics as the main subject/focal point:

- Sci-Fi/Fantasy : Castle Frontside

- Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Base Facility Frontside

Must Include:

- Evidence of Nature (Sky, Rocks, Mountains, Water, Earth, Vegetation, Birds, etc)

- Repetitive Symbols/Patterns

- Presence of a strong light source

Cannot Include:

- Characters 

- Elements That Compete with Focal Point

DONT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A PHOTO!! Use paint blending techniques.

1. Mood Board 

2. B&W Thumbnails (10+)

3. Color Studies (2+)

4. Final Painting

Artist for Inspiration:

- Eytan Zana

- Kalen Chock

- Jaime Jones

- Frank Hong

- John Sweeney

- Sparth

Health & Ergonomic Resources

VITAL STRETCHING EXERCISES FOR THE HARD-WORKING DIGITAL ARTIST

THE 20/20/20 RULE FOR THE HARD-WORKING DIGITAL ARTIST'S VISION

ERGONOMIC POSTURING FOR THE HARD-WORKING DIGITAL ARTIST

Project 06- Digital Portfolio

DUE: 

Turn in all the most updated versions of work for Project 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 and Extra Credit (if applicable) on a USB Flash Drive:

- All images must be: 

• Properly labeled- "LastName_FirstName_135_Project(#)_(X).jpg"
• Ex. Project 05 Photo Bashing Character Painting Project-
• "Matsumoto_Michael_135_Project05_01.jpg"
• "Matsumoto_Michael_135_Project05_02.jpg"
• "Matsumoto_Michael_135_ExtraCredit_01.jpg"
• In high-resolution 300 pixels per inch 
• In .JPG format, FLATTENED IMAGE (NO MULTIPLE LAYERS)

Important: Be sure to double-check that your USB/files work on another computer before coming to class. Corrupted files/flash drive will not be excused under any circumstances and will negatively affect your project grade.

Project 05- Photo Bashing Character Design

DUE: 

Assignment Guidelines

We will be focusing on "Photo Bashing".  Photo bashing, kit bashing, or model bashing  is a practice whereby a new scale model is created by taking pieces out of commercial kits. These pieces may be added to a custom project or to another kit. For professional model makers, photo bashing and kit bashing are popular to create concept models for detailing movie special effects. Commercial model kits are a ready source of "detailing", providing any amounts of identical, mass-produced components that can be used to add fine detail to an existing model. Professionals often photo bash and kitbash to build prototype parts which are then recreated with lightweight materials.

DONT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A "COPY& PASTE" PHOTO!! Use paint blending techniques.

We will be combining parts of multiple photos together, using adjustments of hue, saturation, color, and levels adjustment, as well as the free transform tool, while painting on top of photos creating blending techniques that will help aide is in developing the following character designs with high detail textures from our imagination.

1. Alien/Human Character with Cyborg Installment
2. Pop Culture Inspired Character with a Cyborg Installment
• Must be one of the following:
• Link/Zelda- Legend of Zelda
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
• Rey/Kylo Ren- Star Wars
• Captain America/Black Widow- Avengers

Process

1. Silhouettes

2. Line Drawing/B+W Painting

3. Form (Tone and Highlights)

4. Detail

5. Color

6. Final Touch Ups (Cast Shadow, Atmosphere, BG, etc.)

Page 01:

STEP A. 5+ Total Silhouettes for Posing & Proportions

STEP B. Mood Board (20 Photos that directed your FINAL CHOICE character)

Page 02:

STEP E. Final Presentation (of FINAL CHOICE character in Dynamic Pose)

Extra Credit Opportunity

DUE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th

For extra credit, complete the following assignment on an 11"x17" and submit a printed copy and digital file:

1. Self Portrait

- Link to Project Guidelines