Kristina Hawk's Digital Media Blog

  SKETCHES BUSINESS CARDS ARTIST STATEMENT In this project, I improved by InDesign skills my creating three business card designs. On each of these designs, I incorporated my name, logo, job title, contact information, and website. I used small graphics I found online next to each line of contact information. I felt that this gave the design a more professional look. Deciding how to best incorporate my logo into each design provided a challenge. In the end, I like how my logo adds to each design. 

 POSTCARD ARTIST STATEMENT Working on this postcard taught me the fundamentals of Adobe InDesign. I enjoyed modifying the text and trying out different effects. I took a little liberty with the theme of "Eclipse" and referenced Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart.

  FINAL ANIMATED GIF IMAGES USED STORYBOARD ARTIST STATEMENT This project taught me the basics of Photoshop frame-by-frame animation. I wanted to use the 30 seconds to tell a narrative story. I feel like I was able to achieve this by introducing the characters, establishing a relationship then introducing the twist of the meteor. I took inspiration from the clip art images I found online, using the dinosaurs as characters in my story. 

 VIDEO ONE https://youtu.be/IO1yDUJl8qw Photoshop Tutorial | QUICK TIP | Basic Frame by Frame Animation This tutorial gave a quick overview of the basics in using the video timeline for frame by frame animation. This is different from in class, where we used the frame by frame timeline. I think that I prefer the frame by frame timeline because it's simpler and easier to use. The instructor advised to sketch out a movement guide. I think this would create smoother and more consistent movement between frames. He also went over the "enable onion skin" option, which provides a visual of your previous layer. This is helpful advise that I will apply in creating my animation. VIDEO TWO https://youtu.be/ipHlZ-EzEnI How to ANIMATE a Still Image: Photoshop Tutorial This tutorial provided a brief overview of animating still images in Photoshop. This is a unique an interesting use of the frame by frame animation function and I may use it in the future. The instructor made a selection

 Original Image Me Final Image ARTIST STATEMENT I thought it would be fun to put myself into spider-man because I'm a huge fan of the Spider-Man franchise. I think it would of turned out better if I got a better photo of myself. I didn't have space to capture my full body and that limited what I was able to do. Overall, this was a fun project and I'd like to try it again at some point to take a little more time and make it look more realistic. 

 1. This image would be difficult to photoshop myself into because of the distinct lighting and water splatter effect.  2.  This image gave me an idea for my "Somewhere" project. I own a spiderman costume like this one and think I may photoshop myself into the Spider-Man movie.  3. This picture made me laugh. 4. I would like to recreate this illusion of using framing to change the perceived environment. I've actually done this before in my short films, making a small patch of grass look like a beach.