Category Archives: Research

Can Virtual Pets Help?

Hey! Do you all remember those little, egg-shaped, hand held pets called Tamagotchi?  I remember taking mine everywhere and talking with all my friends about it. Even to this day they remain iconic and around 76 million Tamagotchis have been sold … Continue reading

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Southern Inhospitality: A Study of Kara Walker’s Impact

This is my Curatorial Statement on the possible negative impact Kara Walker can have on her audience with her honest and aggressive artworks.

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Norse Creation Story

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While creating my comic, I went through several iterations of the story. I tried a dramatic fight pose, five panel comic story and I even considered trying to cram all of my information onto one image haphazardly. In the end, … Continue reading

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Figure and Motion Journal

First attempt at the bone study. Done on Bristol with charcoal. Link to part of my Norse research: http://www.littlevikingdesign.com/styles-of-viking-art

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Modernism vs. Postmodernism

Modern vs. Postmodern An essay addressing the difference between the movements, with highlights on other popular movements of their respective time.

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Culture’s Clothing

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Speaking Without Words: Michael Dudok de Wit

Michael Dudok de Wit is an Academy Award winning Dutch animator responsible for creating beautiful, thought provoking short film. He used gentle watercolor and charcoal backgrounds to highlight smooth ink silhouettes in order to tell engaging stories without the use … Continue reading

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Animation Start

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This is the beginning ideas for my animation for Survey. The intention is to have it be a story about a boy, alone in the city, looking for a friend. He can’t find one at first then, after being ignored … Continue reading

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Mask Research Images

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Final Animator

I’ve decided to study Michael Dudok DeWit and attempt to recreate his style of using ink silhouettes on water color back grounds using cell animation.

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