LEFT: January 2011

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Layout Option #1

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SEA CREATURE PRINT OPTION #1

IDEAS:

- Giving each print a left or right side orientation to suggest its relative orientation in a book.

(i.e. In the above example, this would be the left page of an open book)

- 3 set large text boxes. Random Latin text could be generated and put in place to make each block of text unique (in its randomness).

FEEDBACK:

- Shadow? Box Border? Text overflow? Color?

Deep Sea Rough Models

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IDEA 1

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IDEA 2

Monday, January 24, 2011

Reel 2009-10

A COMPILATION OF RECENT VIDEO WORKS

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My Work 2009-10 from Doug Potts on Vimeo.

Mantish

PRAYING MANTIS:

I followed a tutorial at blender cookie and made some adjustments.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

I did a bit of experimenting with nodes (focal depth, color corrections) on this assignment. Render times were ridiculously long for such a simple set of objects. I followed suggestions noted in the "quick render" reference tut on the ARTD 471 tutorial page, but to avail. Dozen renders later, here's what you get.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Life Liberty, and the Pusuit of Blender

ARTD 471 | Fall 2010

PROJECT 1 GUIDELINES
“Augmenting the Absence”

Title: Augmenting the Absence

Project Overview: Instead of taking the usual tack of manipulating 3D Imaging to show an augmentation of reality (super heroes, special effects, fantasy landscapes, etc), the first project will be about revealing the ABSENCE of something real. Allow your attentive gaze to fall upon a conceptually intriguing issue and use the 3D visualization toolset to reveal either the underpinnings of the issue or the vulnerability of the said issue when a key element is missing.

It is suggested that you choose one of the following themes to tackle:

· Power Figures

· Larger organizations (corporations, universities, political machines)

· Embodied Energy

· Food item – (biology, politics, chemistry, anatomy)

Why this approach? The purpose of the first project is get you as creators to use this powerful tool of 3D imaging in new and unexpected ways. Creation instead of emulation is the name of the idea – especially allow the IDEA to supersede the product. Let metaphor play a role in this project instead of falling back on the easier diagrammatic and literal approach to 3D.

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PHOTO RESEARCH: UNITED STATES COURT HOUSE