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Project 3 Proposal

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Animation Project Proposal
Carrie Avery
Digital Design
Spring 2015

For the animation project I would like to use a combination of techniques including frame animation as well as the onion skinning technique to create an artistic 30 second to 1 minute animated video using Photoshop. 

The concept I have in mind for this project is a continuation of a theme used in project 2, which is to create a magical landscape.  The inspiration for this project is to capture the magic enchantment of the world as seen through the eyes of a child. 

I would like to use my own my photographs of my children in a natural setting, like a forest.  I will use several photographs, although not to the effect of taking tons of pictures to create stop action.  I will use some photographs along with the tweening feature to draw out and make the children’s actions rather choppy. 

I will create colorful butterflies flying above and around the children by drawing in photoshop and using the onion skinning technique to animate them.

The end of the video will have the children grow wings and begin to fly with the butterflies.


I will used lightening, filters, and other special effects that I have learned this semester in Photoshop to make sure that the video has an artistic feel and invoke a dreamy, magical feeling in the viewer.  

simple animation

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

My first ever animation!  I took a picture of a butterfly, created a mask for each of the wings and did a frame animation with the wings in the up or down position.

More digital landscape inspiration

Saturday, April 4, 2015

I found this artist online today and had to share.  I love how this artist merged images to create a new idea of landscape.  So cool!

merve özaslan

Project 2: Due Date!

Saturday, April 4, 2015


Here's the final project.  I was not able to get the hill top perspective I was initially interested in.  I like the perspective warp effect on the book village.  I added a second light source coming from one of the doors to make the lighting on the kids more believable.  

Imagery for Project 2

Saturday, April 4, 2015














Project 2: Progress

Saturday, April 4, 2015


I took my photographs, made masks and created layers.


There doesn't seem to be enough room at the top of the composition to play with creating structures out of the books.  I think it needs to be flipped and become a vertical composition.  


 The layers are looking good.  I'm excited about the progress.  It still looks really flat and I want to play with the perspective a bit.  

tutorials for landscape project

Saturday, April 4, 2015

puppet warp



beam of light




Proposal for Project 2

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Project 2 Proposal
Carrie Avery
Digital Design
Dynamic Landscape Project

For the landscape project, I would like to create a fantasy landscape in Photoshop.  Although I envision the surroundings being somewhat familiar, it should also be unrecognizable .  I will use colors and imagery to invoke feelings of mystery and adventure in the viewer.

The focal imagery I would like to use for this project are children riding on an animal,  They will be on some kind of adventure exploring some strange new land.  I would like to use realistic imagery and perhaps even take my own photographs for the project.  I would prefer the use of realistic images over a painterly style.

I would like to explore some kind interesting perspective for this project.  I could see the children and animal approaching the strange land as if they were coming up a hill.  Looking upward and ahead, imaging what lies ahead on their adventure.  I will need to watch tutorials on the use of 3D and perspective alterations available in Photoshop.

Lighting will play an important role in the project.  If I take my own photographs, I could control the lighting source in the imagery to keep in consistent in the composition.  I envision the background of the composition being a bright light.  The "place" within the composition will be darker, allowing for dynamic light, sun rays, and the need for creating believable shadows.

Overall, I hope to create a landscape that is believable and makes the viewer feel like they are along for the adventure.  

Sketches for project 2

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Project 2- Dynamic Landscape Initial thoughts and ideas

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Purpose: to create a dynamic landscape in Photoshop
Possibilities: explore depth and perspective as well as lighting
Inspiration: Emily Martin, Maggie Taylor
Imagery: children, planet surface, open field, wilderness, strange fantasy land
Concepts: children holding sun/stars on a string like a balloon, navigating a strange landscape and bringing light into darkness.
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