Photoshop

So now in FIT i have to take a photoshop class with the biggest tool as the teacher. He gives us one lesson, and then tells us to play around with for 3 hours. Anyways here's some of the work:
(C) Dan Vasquez 2007-2008


Learning how to color in photoshop! How astute! I mean, who would have thought? Anyways, at least it helped me refresh my painting skills. As simple as they are, they get the job done for cartoony things.


The first coloring excercise, coloring a black and white drawing of a mouse. the thumbnail for some reason has strange colors


After I got bored with the project below, i started making this using the cut-out filter and then drawing in the rest. Whee! Still working on it


Oooh! Playing with colors, levels, and the curve tool! Oh, and a filter as well, for effect.

christmas card

An image i did for my drawing the fashion image.  It was a fun class, the teacher defintely knew his stuff.  He offered great critiques.  It took me a while to realize what the class was about, because im so used to just drawing what i see instead of exaggerating (sp?).

Anyway, here's the final project.  It was an xmas card that had a hole in the center, revealing part of the picture, and when you open it, you see the rest.

strangely inspired

I got a sketchbook for school 3 weeks ago or so; i needed it for two classes, they wanted a sketchbook for some reason.  Anyways, I've been drawing in it like crazy.  Really weird shit just poring out of my mind. It's been a lot of fun.  Maybe it's school, or maybe it's meeting new people, or maybe it's having to do art because you have to (i.e. in school) so i can unwind by just drawing whatever comes to mind.  scans to come soon

Also, i've not forgotten my roots.  I've decided that i should just animate whatever little thing happens instead of big projects.  It'll keep me on my fingers (instead of toes...get it?  cuz i draw?) better than trying to make large or even small stories.
in the mean time, here's a little ditty i've whipped up.

new drawing

Suddenly inspired , at 12 am.  School has been kinda refreshing.  While one class is terrible, despite most of the classes being beginner classes, im still learning new things here and there.  And getting new inspirations and such.  werd

I'm going ta Skool

Yay school.  Yay buearcacy!  FIT i think may be even more beauracratic than sva when it comes to getting stuff done.  Oh well, now i need to fight for the 2 years worth of drawing classes Itook at SVA.  The weird thing is that both dynamic drawing and anatomical figure drawing are in the first year.  And who knows exactly whet those classes mean, and what they entail.  perhaps i should research them at FIT's website.  

On the more creative side...i havent done much.  My life'sd been so busy i havent had too much time to draw.  I have drawn, but that was during the hours of boredom i had at work last week, and I'm unable to actually scan those drawings at the moment. ah well. thats life

Oh Shit son!

This might be a blast from the past for some of my friends who were with me in SVA two thou and five!  A storyboard i did for storyboarding, in a sudden fit of  inspiriation, that i decided to start animating!  Gasp! a Two year old story brought back from the dead!

Unfortunately, this is because I'm at an impasse with my other larger better film.  The story was not where i wanted it to go, and i really care about this thing, so im putting on the back burner yet again.  I got a big chunk of what i think are the keys, but the ending and some other descisions need to be rethought.  Alas, its saddens me a little, but i cant just say "fuck it!" to the story.  I'm trying to prove to myself that i can make a decent story that connects with ppl somehow.

anyways, here's the thing. in very rough keys, with some of the audio.  The storybaord for the class was supposed to be a PSA.
http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=countingisfungk2.swf
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something new...

is gonna be posted, but it has nothing to do with my current project.  But it'll make my blogg look that much cooler