Process of my work

My site map:My schematic:

Logo process:




My wire frame:



I use Dreamweaver to create my portfolio.

My resume:



Full color comp:

My work - GL2's adventures on Earth

This piece was created for 3d Modeling I class purposes. First I had to draw a cartoon character of my imagination. Then I had to scan the sketches and in photoshop I scaled the images. After that I imported the images into Maya and started from a cube to create my 3D cartoon character. I think that it is amazing the opportunity that a 3D program can give you to in a way "bring to life" a character that you just drew!

Categories

I was thinking of having a 3D and 2D section on my portfolio. Under 3D I could have sub categories such as 3D Modeling, 3D Animation. Under 2D I could have sub categories such as Photoshop or Graphic Design, Drawing and 2D Animation.

List of my work for portfolio

The work I would like to highlight in my portfolio is:

· Leo, The Lonely Lamp (3D Animation)
· The Airplane (3D Animation)
· The Chase (3D Animation - I haven't yet rendered it)
· The Lighthouse (3D Modeling)
· GL2's adventures on Earth (3D Modeling)
· Lamborghini (3D Modeling)
· Disco Robot (3D Animation). This one I'm not sure if I'm gonna use it for my portfolio because I didn't model the robot. It was given to me by the professor. All the rest were created by me, such as the environment (lights, disco floor,etc) and the whole animation. The reason I'm thinking of using it in my potfolio is because I put a lot of work on it, trying to make it move with the music AND because I don't have another animation like this one with audio.

Also, I'm thinking of using and some of the photoshop projects, and drawings that I have created. But I'm not sure if I'm gonna do it.

Color Schemes

The color schemes I chose were mostly inspired from my work. I use a lot of blue, green and red in my work. So, these are 3 different color schemes that I came up with playing with the Kuler.adobe.com.

1. This one was created by copy-pasting the HEX number from the website to Photoshop. I tryed to find different shades of the three main colors that I mentioned above:

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3. This one is actually the color scheme of one of my work (GL2's adventures on Earth / the image on the bottom left). I chose this one because I like a lot the shades of the colors.


I'm not really sure if I would like to keep the green as a main color in my portfolio. I believe it is a very nice color for my work but I think that it is not gonna look right in my portfolio.

Target Audience, My work & Formats

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Trying to find all about my target audience, I searched the sites of two different animation studios:

1. http://www.animink.com/main2.html
This studio gives 2D, 3D and web animation services. The staff consists of men and women of a young age. They all seem like a fun and well communicative group. They dress with comfortable clothes, like jeans and t-shirts and no suits. They look like they are very close with each other and they know and care about each other's lives. You can tell from the way the info about each person is written that they joke and laugh a lot. They even mention on their "about us" info that they have a cat in the studio. A pet always brings people together and brings the good that each person has inside him outside! It seems like a very nice environment to work in! Plus, what I really like about this company is that they hire people that don't even have a degree on the job they are doing. It is good because they are open to give opportunities to people, test them and if they are fast learners and good at the job that was given to them, then why not keep them.

2. http://www.laika.com/
This company consists of filmmakers, designers and animators. Their latest movie Coraline is now playing in theaters. The staff consists of all kind of people young, old, men, women. They all look very comfortable with each other, like the staff of the first studio I talked about. They all wear their regular clothes (comfortable clothes, no suits). Happy environment with lots of fun and a great work production. All the people look professionals in their work, but still they don't miss fun from their work. A good environment always helps people be more creative and increase the company's production.


MY WORK - AUDIENCE:
Most of their work is cartoonish, child-like and fantasy, like most of my work that I have done until now. Though, because all my work is a product of a class project I cannot really say that all these projects describe me and my work. I'm gonna need to show them that I can work within a group and keep up with everyone. In an interview they will need to see that I can communicate well with other people and that I am a fun person who does a great job!


FORMATS:

Personal Website:
Every digital artist should have a website to display his/her work. Today, I believe this is the most effective way to advertise.

DVD:
I believe this is the best format to have your porfolio because you can have it with you wherever you go and it contains more space for high quality videos.

CD:
CD is another format to have your portfolio. It is very easy to have it around but it contains less space than the DVD.

Email:
It is a nice and quick way to send your portfolio to your future clients and employers.

Laptop:
It is an alternate way to have with you your portfolio just in case you run out of DVDs or CDs.

Unifying element & Documentation

UNIFYING ELEMENT:
Most of my work are 3D Animations and 3D Models. The concepts of my work are more science fiction, fantasy and child-like! Almost all of my models are round and smooth, that means there are no hard edges (no corners). The colors I use a lot are blue and green.

DOCUMENTATION:
I am a 3D Artist(Animator), so almost all of my work will be displayed on the screen. I would like to have images of my 3D models that will give the opportunity to my audience to zoom in and see more details of them. I would also like to have videos of my 3D models that the camera will go around them and zoom in to show more details of my work . Furthermore, I would like to have videos of the construction process of my 3D models.