SDA Works (FREHAND)

This part of my blog shows most of my works for FREHAND or Freehand Drawing class. It was a very fun subject for me not just because of the professor but, also the fact that I get to draw traditionally again! I realized that the style I have right now isn't really good enough for the game industry yet so, I need to do better and improve! It has thought me various ways of expressing myself through various traditional media.

 This drawing's part of our finals that time. We needed to create concept art for a game that we were supposed to make. Any game would do. Our game had something to do with sleep and accessing a world that you'd never imagine. I was asked to do some character designs and so, I made Xylo. He's one of the main characters of the game. I had fun drawing him because I was really in the mood to draw him that time and I think that I'll keep this character and game concept for future use.

 This is another drawing of Xylo, my character for our game, DIMENTIA. That's how he looks like when he's logged in the game by sleeping. He can access the world anytime as long as he naps and that he has the right equipment for it (in that case, is the pillow on the former drawing). I also made some expressions of him because I always wanted to draw expressions for my character! Yup, this is definitely a keeper for me.

 This is my submission of our midterms. We had to copy a statue that was displayed in our classroom so, I copied this one. I realized while I was drawing this that I still have a long way to go before mastering my style and mastering realistic art. I believe that I'm stuck with a cartoonish or anime-ish style (which isn't a bad thing at all) and I feel like I lack anatomy and shading lessons. I don't really know how to copy things accurately but, I think I can still improve.

 This is a practice on how to draw male anatomy. I had fun drawing this one because I got to improve a little bit on proportions and anatomy. 

 This is a short drill on how to draw 3D basic shapes. Our professor told us when drawing something or someone, try imagining it as simple 3D shapes. It actually helps me whenever I draw guidelines when drawing. I thank my professor for the tip.

 This is a short drill on drawing robots. I had fun drawing this because it's my first time drawing something inorganic. I believe I can do better than this but for now, I should practice!

 This is another practice on drawing still life or inorganic objects. Vases are quite hard to draw for me because you still have to think of a good design for it. I still had fun, though.

 This is another exercise for drawing basic 3D shapes. It's very tiring to draw the same thing over and over again but, I believe it will be worth it once you mastered it.

This is a practice on still life again. Our professor asked us to draw a chair that's in the classroom. I had a hard time drawing this because I didn't have the right kind of pencil for shading it. I'm not really good with drawing objects but, I believe that this is actually good for starters and I can tell I can still improve on my art style.

SDA Works (COMGRAP)

This segment of my blog features all the works I did during my COMGRAP or Computer Graphics class. This was also one of the classes that I had a lot of fun with. The reason why is because I always wanted to learn and improve on my skills in digital art. I never really knew how to operate Adobe Photoshop fully until this class came along! Now that I know how to do in that program, I'll do my best to explore more about it and improve my art not only traditionally but, digitally!

 This is an example of a screenshot on how my zombie character should look like. This is a part of a screenshot of a game store screen; which was our one of our assignments. I had a lot of fun making this one because it's the first time I drew something that didn't involve any lines/outlines. It was quite hard to color that but, I had fun nonetheless.

 This is a practice and assignment using various tools of Photoshop. I had a fun time using this because it gets to unleash my creativity when it comes to making something so complex with simple shapes.

 This is a practice on how to make various brushes using the brush settings. I had a hard time copying our professor's brushes on the left side because I really didn't know how to use Photoshop that well. Nonetheless, it was a fun experience.

 This is another exercise on making robots. I still had fun making each and every one of them because I used my own shapes for this one! It was quite tiring but, rewarding.

 This screenshot is my submission for our midterms. We needed to make an on-game screenshot with the theme "Zombies Vs. Robots" wherein your player is the zombie while the robots are your enemies. I had a lot of fun with this one because I get to draw something digitally again (the zombie with the Arnis sticks) and I get to explore more features of the program!

 This is another exercise that enables me to play around with Photoshop. I honestly had fun with this because I get to tinker around with various commands again.

 This is an exercise that lets us use the Pen Tool in order to follow and fill in the shapes our professor gave us. I had a hard time with this one because I didn't use a graphics tablet but, a mouse. Another thing, it's very hard to manipulate something that has to be quite accurate and precise. I still had fun, nonetheless.

 This is an example of the game store screenshot I was talking about earlier. We were supposed to create different images of the game screen using layer composition or layer comps. I actually got confused on how to use the layer comps because it was quite hard for me to comprehend since I wasn't really experienced in Photoshop. Afterwards, I got the hang of it and it ended up like this. I'm quite pleased with the result despite my experience with Photoshop.

This is another screenshot of the layer comps homework. It shows the options menu, as you can see here. I really had fun using the various filters of the program as well as the rendition of colors. It was really fun making this assignment.

 This is another homework wherein we had to make a start up screen for the 'game' we're making. I had fun making this one because I get to explore more about Photoshop and apply what our professor taught us. It was a really awesome experience creating this piece.

This is an assignment regarding making a cover for our game. I had a lot of fun drawing this because it was fun coloring and creating the robots and zombies. It may not really look like those game covers out there but, I just wanted to make it look different and somehow, out of this world.

This is one homework that I'm really proud of! Our professor told us for this homework, we need to zombify someone. I chose to zombify myself because I think it's fun messing up your face with things like blood and cracks and scars. I had fun using the 'liquify' tool in Photoshop! It ended up with this result! I really liked it and I think my friends did, too. I'm really proud of this work because I believe that the photo manipulation I did here looked really good despite my experience with Photoshop.

SDA Works (COLREND)

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I last updated my blog. Schoolwork has been getting a lot hectic lately but, I'm having a blast in my course, so far! A lot of opportunities came to me and I think I'm doing what I can to learn. This segment of my blog features all the things I did in my COLREND or Color Theory and Rendering class. I really had fun in this class because I get to improve on my traditional art skills! I also learned some basics about coloring and how to paint. It was really a fun subject to attend to! I always look forward to it every week.

 Before we did actual painting, we had a very short exercise on how light and shading work. Our professor told us to use a pencil and oslo paper for this one. I had a fun time doing this because it was quite fun shading things as well as learning HOW to shade correctly. This exercise helped me in shading correctly with the right light sources.

 This painting is a portrait of my mother. I think I didn't really do well on this one because I didn't add the shading due to lack of time. If I did have enough time to do this, I bet it would look even better than it is now. Atleast, I know that I can actually paint something!

This painting is one of the best that I've done so far, in my opinion. The subject was about still life and our professor wanted us to replicate something out of the pictures we printed. He chose the picture similar to this. Since this was the first painting I did in COLREND, I tried my best to make it as realistic as possible. I thought that this wasn't good enough but, to my surprise, everyone actually liked it! I'm amazed that my professors and even my classmates loved it! After all their kind praises in this work, I actually felt good about this painting. I know I still have a long way to go when it comes to art but, I think this is a great start for me. 

This painting has something to do with scenery or landscape. I tried my best to copy it but, I think this is close enough. I honestly had a hard time painting the clouds because it had a lot of colors in it. The sky was the hardest part there while the grass was the most fun.

This was one of the very first plates we did using paint! We had to do a color chart so that we'd know which colors we need and what are the different shades, tints, and hues there are in the paint set we had. The paint we used for our COLREND class would either be acrylic or oil paint. I used acrylic for this one.

Forgive me for the background but, this is a painting about abstract art. I really had fun with this one because abstract art doesn't have to be that clean or anything just for it to look good. I literally just played with the colors and placed it on the canvas; hence it having those random strokes. I felt better after painting this.

Lastly, one of the best works I also made so far in this class, a self-portrait! This was for our finals. We used oil paint for this one and I assure you, my workplace was messier than before because oil paint is really hard to remove! Especially if it's stained your hands, clothes or even if you made a mistake in painting. Despite the mess, I really had fun with this one because of the expression I used here. Our professor said that we need to copy a funny picture of ourselves (or any expression as long as it's not smiling). All of us really enjoyed our COLREND class and I wish we can do more of these soon.