3D shoes

This was my project for my Intermediate 3D Modeling class. We had to create a pair of shoes and I chose my Converse slip ons.

Digital Converse

For my second project in my Digital Arts class we had to make a narrative piece that was composed of 5 different pieces. The project was extremely open ended so all we really had to do was tell a story some way. It didn't matter how, just as long as it made some sense. So when the teacher was explaining this project an idea popped into my head immediately. This was a good thing because usually I don't get very into school art projects and have a hard time coming up with what to do that actually fits into the requirements. So whenever I get an idea right away it gets me excited and that helps me to complete the project to the best of my ability and make the best art I can because I actually get into what I am doing and want to make the art as good as possible. So when I heard we had to make five separate pieces and make a story I thought of all the Converse shoes I had ever bought in my life and how I could make a story about the path my life has gone on. So I then decided that for every shoe I would think of a place in time that I was with that shoe. For example, my first shoe is an original black Converse, and I set that at my grade school because that is where I wore them the most. So, in the end my narrative shows a variety of my shoes progressing through the places that have impacted my life...

I call this: A Walk In My Shoes

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Art Journal

For our group project we spent most of our time just collaborating on what we should create. That was by far the most difficult part of the process for our group; however, after we got the ideas for each of our projects the whole process became much easier. For two of our projects we chose to do an Exquisite Corpse technique. This is when each member does a specific section of the piece without seeing anything the other members have done. Then when everyone is finished the pieces are put together and the final image is created. For the two exquisite corpse projects we chose to do a landscape and some sort of a creature. Both turned out a lot more interesting then I thought they would.





















For our 3rd mage we had to take an approach where we could all collaborate but had to take turns. For this image we did an underwater scene and it came out to look really realistic. This was a lot easier because we were all there to work together and bounce ideas off of eachother as to how to make the piece as good as it could possibly be.


















For our last group project we had to come up with our own unique technique. So as a goup we decided that we would all choose one drawing tool each and only use that to create a still life of fruit. So far the piece is turning out really interesting as we adapt to the constraints of only using one tool.


















Lastly, I had to do my own individual project. I simply did a self portrait using pointillism and the clone tool. It was good for the learning experience and the whole project gave me some very good experience with working in groups and working with Corel Painter X.

Op Art Research

Julio Le Parc
Born in 1928 in a second class family in Mendoza. He was a mediocre student but found his niche in sketching celebrity portraits. It wasn't until later that he started taking evening classes at the School of Fine Arts, but after studying for about 6 years to get his degree he left the Fine Arts Academy in rebellion and began to wander about the country. He then began studying contemporary and avant-gardes artists and eventually started working in the Op Art realm.
What I enjoy about Le Parc's work is that it is not so patternized. He has a bit of randomness to his work that I think makes for a more interesting composition.

http://www.julioleparc.org/en/index.php

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