Since digital art was my original inspiration to take this class I decided to return to editing images in order to re-familiarize myself with what I used to do in my free time. Ever since we started 3D modeling and creating code that was all I did at home as well, but when I stylized one of my pencil drawings in Paint.net I wanted to do more 2D work again. I returned to Paint.net in order to further explore what I could do with the program by stylizing another one of my pencil drawings. The process proved to be harder than I remembered, most likely because the drawing I chose had more shading and graphite smudges than the original one I had done but even so I attempted to add more details. Going into the project I had visualized specific colors for the dragon I had drawn as well as crystals in the background but I quickly realized that while the colors were simple enough, getting crystals to simulate a real crystal texture was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I instead put them in the background and focused my attention more on the dragon, adding details that weren't originally in the pencil drawing. While experimenting with different techniques I found that adding a vignette helped to bring out the features of the dragon and overall made the image look more professional, while a lot of the other options I tried either didn't work as intended or conflicted with one or more layers I used to make the image. Overall while creating this image wasn't as easy as the other stylized pencil photo I made during the school year it was helpful to get back into working with digital art creation as I hadn't practiced for months and being familiar with art production will aid in game production if I would like to digitally plan out designs. Main Points
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AuthorMy name is Andrew Prichard and the this is my first digital arts class, I look forward to a good year with lots of hard work. Archives
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