Groupwork: Week 1 ‘Build a World’

Thrilled to be creating a group animation from inception to completion for the first time, the afternoon saw us split into groups, with me alongside Max, Orlaigh, Leah, Ellie and Aimee in Group 2. To help us gel, and learn more about each other, our first, fun task was to go on a picture scavengerContinue reading Groupwork: Week 1 ‘Build a World’

Animation Studio Workshops and Assignments: Week 1 ‘Shape & Form’

My Animation Studio journey began by completing simple warm up exercises – drawing long, confident lines, circles, and curved ‘S’ shaped lines which, if practiced daily, will also help improve muscle memory and build confidence in my line work. Once warmed up, our first task was to study the basic shapes and forms that makeContinue reading Animation Studio Workshops and Assignments: Week 1 ‘Shape & Form’

Week 1 Assignment: Animated Snowman

For my first assignment I was asked to create and animate a snowman in Blender, with extra credit (yes please!) given for adding a simple background. So, armed with the information from my Blender tutorials to date, and the image of the snowman firmly fixed in my head, I set about creating my version fromContinue reading Week 1 Assignment: Animated Snowman

Week 1 Workshop: My First Ever 3D Model (Table and Chairs)

Here I am, in my first 3D Digital Literacy lecture, and I’m feeling enthusiastic, if a little bit apprehensive about starting my Blender journey because until now, I’ve never used any type of 3D modelling software. However, when I learned my first task was to make a simple table and chairs from basic shapes, anyContinue reading Week 1 Workshop: My First Ever 3D Model (Table and Chairs)