{"id":8247,"date":"2018-03-10T00:29:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T00:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?p=8247"},"modified":"2020-05-06T20:47:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:47:39","slug":"space-oddity-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?p=8247","title":{"rendered":"Digital Tools for Artists: Space Oddity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sun\"<\/a>When beginning this project, I found John Whitney\u2019s motions graphics that have triangles layered over top of one another. I love simple geometrical patterns. I then created a mood board. It included a lot of geometric triangular and square patterns as well as black and white patterns. When I looked over my mood board, it didn\u2019t feel \u2018space-like\u2019. I went back to try and search for more space-oriented images. I was drawn to the magentas, purples, and blues of nebulas, but was worried about trying to re-create these images on After Effects. The combination of a lack of software experience and a prompt made me nervous, but the next day, I was staring at my phone case which has a sun on it. I immediately decided I would start with creating a sun. I wasn\u2019t in love with this idea because I thought it seemed too obviously aligned with the theme of the prompt. However, I saw it as a starting place.<\/p>\n

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My process revolved around sketching images that pulled from concepts in images online and then thinking about what tools in After Effects I could use to make my ideas come to life. I found an image online that had vertical black and white striped lines, so I sketched an image of a sun with vertical stripes on top of it. I figured I could use a repeater to do this. This idea later morphed into the kaleidoscope effect with the white strips on top. During the beginning of my process, I focused on using the tools that were required for my prompt such as a repeater, trim paths, a kaleidoscope, and a fractal. I used these as a base that I later built off of. \u00a0For example, originally, the sun wasn\u2019t textured, but just solid color. I thought it looked too simplistic, so I added the Scatterize effect. Later on, I found the Starburst effect which was a pivotal moment for me. It looked just like the speckles of a galaxy. I figured this effect could be re-occurring and a sort of back up plan for if I couldn\u2019t figure out to create a space-like feel in other parts of my motion graphic. However, it became something that wasn\u2019t a back-up plan anymore, but something really intentional, and one of my favorite parts of the piece.\"kk\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There are a couple parts of my motion graphic when motion completely stops. I\u2019ve realized this doesn\u2019t work. It seems un-intentional and glitch like rather than purposeful. The parts that work best are when I have a combination of different kinds of motion. There\u2019s a moment when I have the Starburst effects in the background with the Kaleidoscope effect on top. They both move at the same time in different directions, making the images more dynamic.<\/p>\n

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Art can be intimidating, especially a 3-6minute assignment after struggling through just 20 seconds, so I found it really helpful to give myself time limits. When my timer went off, I moved on to the next part of my video. I continued in this way until I had 3:00 minutes. I spend a solid few days on the first 30 seconds of the video because I wanted it to be perfect before I moved on. However, I found that it was more productive for me to create a rough draft of sorts the way I do when writing papers and then to go back and focus on specific parts of the video, perfecting that portion. After creating the base and making specific sections as perfect as I could with the time that I had, I worked on the transitions. I had really harsh transitions that I wanted to smooth out. I played around with opacity and scale to do this. I\u2019m still not completely happy with my transitions, but I plan to continue working on them. While making this graphic, I realized that 1) transitions add time and 2) I don\u2019t need a new idea for every second of the video. A good chunk of the video was a merely the kaleidoscope effect, I just altered the size, scale, opacity, and color. I learned that I could use the same shapes and effects repeatedly if I just altered one aspect of it. Like most things, starting to make a piece of art is the hardest part, but I continuously learn that I have to just see what happens, explore the software and click undo if I don\u2019t like how it comes out. I\u2019ve also realized spending less time imagining images in my head and more time actually in the software seems to be more effective. \u00a0\u00a0\"Screenshot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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