After Effects – 3d Extrusions & Lights

Create a new After Effects Composition.You might want to make this composition a bit smaller so that your computer won’t be overloaded with processing the 3D layer.Try something like 1280 x 720 pixels at 24 fps and 2 seconds long.Add a Solid Background, lock the layer.Type some text, center it on the canvas.Click the 3D…

Unity Basics – Part 2

This lesson continues from Unity Basics – Part 1. Create the Player Create an 3D object. Use Move to put it near the camera and on the road. Call it ‘Player’. Add a Rigidbody Component. *Press Play you’ll see our globe still falls down. Our Player would also fall down if it was off the…

Unity Basics

We will be using Unity to create a basic Driving Game with Obstacles.The full step-by-step lesson can be found at https://learn.unity.com/course/create-with-codeWe will create the project from scratch and use the models we made in MAYA and that we painted with PHOTOSHOP. Step 1:Open Unity Hub.Click on Installs, make sure that the latest version of Unity…

Image Sites

https://unsplash.com – Hi-res free images https://www.pexels.com – Hi-res free images https://tessa.lapl.org – Los Angeles Public Library Image Collection (lots of vintage/historical photos)

Rotoscope with Photoshop

Photoshop Rotoscope Project: Use Photoshop to ‘Rotoscope’ a video and create a unique animation. Use Video Layer animation to rotoscope (trace) a video of a person moving, or doing some sort of action. Experiment with Photoshop Brushes, colors and effects. Possible Projects: Rotoscope a walk, run, or sports action. Trace a character/person from a video…

Storytelling Basics & Methods

Storytelling: Storytelling_Project Story Formats – From the Masters! Monomyth aka Hero’s Journey – Joseph Cambell (philosopher, mythologist, historian) wrote about the ‘Monomyth’ also know as the ‘Hero’s Journey’. Explained how the ‘monomyth’ is present in many different myths and legends across the entire world. Rumor has it that George Lucas used this format when writing…

Digital Arts – Type Classification and Anatomy

CLASS RESOURCES: Type Classification and Anatomy- Type_Classifications_ Classic Typefaces –Classic_Typefaces Illustrator  Shortcuts CMD+SHIFT and Arrows (next to M) to increase size of type ALT + UP/DOWN change leading ALT + RIGHT/LEFT change tracking ALT + RIGHT/LEFT change kerning (when in between two letters) ALT + SHIFT + UP/DOWN on word change baseline     In…

Digital Arts- Typography – Roots of Type

  Non-Western Type Project Examples: CLASS NOTES History of the Alphabet World Alphabets – quick sample Vedas – India ‘Dresden Codex’  & glyph_guide_iii  – Mayan Heiroglyphics – Cartouche Examples – Egypt Trajan Column– Italy *Other examples of world alphabets/letterforms/logographics – Egyptian, Mayan, Sanskrit, Arabic, Thai, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Armenian The Alphabet that we us in…

Digital Arts – 3D Tracking & Cinema 4D

Track Camera – 3D tracking Use a video that contains: perspective, walls & floors, a steady camera. The footage should have movement, high contrast and a scene where the camera doesn’t go through too many drastic changes. 1.Import the video into After Effects project window 2.Right Click on the video and choose “Make Comp From…