Student Reflections - Animation #19

L. M.
9th Grade
Animation

Animation was a very fun class to take and experience. This class was about the art of animating and when it told about what animation was like back then and what it is now. My knowledge on animation wasn’t vast so I took the class in order to learn more about the class. I was able to extend my knowledge of animation immensely. It taught me the 12 Principles of Animation: Squash & Stretch, Anticipation, Staging, Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose, Follow Through & Overlapping Action, Slow In & Slow Out, Arcs, Secondary Action, Timing, Exaggeration, Solid Drawing, and Appeal. I had a lot of fun interacting with the people around me. I made new friends while I was taking the class.

My favorite assignment was the Bouncing Ball assignment. I really liked how it looked after it was finished. It really helped me understand the fundamentals of making an object appear as if it’s bouncing. It was very fun to animate and watch it as it bounces. This is why it is my favorite assignment.

If I could choose anything I had trouble with I would say it would have to be the smoothness of the animation. I noticed in my animating that it lacked smoothness and had a sort of “rough” look to it. It bothered me very much so but, I could never seem to be able to fix it. I also had a problem with the drawings. I would always make a drawing too big or small.

In conclusion to these paragraphs I really enjoyed animation as a whole. It has expanded my knowledge of animation, introduced me to new people, and taught me about the history of animation. I would most definitely recommend this class for people who would like to take animation but, are not certain if it will satisfy them. Animation isn’t hard to learn nor uninteresting to not take. This is definitely an area i want to be associated with.

Student Reflections - Animation #18

D. T.

10th grade

4th block

Animation Is about creating images frame by frame until it shows at least a image moving. I've already knew how to make animations, the only thing i've never knew how to do was cooperate with others to make a single project animation. Working with others in animation is pretty dang good than working alone creating an animation. It's good to work in groups because you can hear other people's opinions  about what you created, and you can hear everyone else's ideas to talk out and use for your animations.

So far this is one of my favorite assignments, because it took me at least a few minutes and hours creating this little animation. It was confusing and i made errors in it but until i was almost done with it, i left out the horn. So after i realized it, I edited every frame of Twi-Spar and then the horn in every frame moved. I liked it because it was unique, weird, impossible, unreal, art style, and the way it was animated.

This was at least not my best work i've created, there is at least a lot of ways why it wasn't the best. I have an external camera for my computer, it wasn't a drag at all only problem was the position it kept on moving in. Also once i got done i had a problem with imovie, it kept on deleting it and kept changing the settings for the movie. But somehow my computer deleted Imovie so i used an alternative for movie making, Windows movie maker, much more easier and convenient than using imovie.

This is one out of my good works i've never showed, it consists of 4 images. It shows an character blinking with a plain face, like it is trying to say “whatever”. It didn't take me forever to create this image, i didn't use a drawing pad. Instead I used the basic instrument for the computer, the mouse pad. It was not even hard to create, it only took 5 minutes, i couldn't find a program to make gif images so i used a free one online. It was the easiest image i've ever created.

Student Reflections - Video Game Design #22

A. B.

10th

Video Game Design I

Video game design is a class where you create every aspect of the game. From the visuals to the UI, every bit of the games will be created by you with help from the tutorials. You may do the tutorials once or twice but they didn’t really stick with me so I ended up doing the same few things over and over so that I could remember how to accomplish the certain things I want. Coding in Gamemaker was probably the hardest thing for me to learn. Sure I would have done things the same way the tutorial did but I never really learned how to do things. Once I started to understand how things came together and would work simultaneously to make on thing all of it got easier.

Unity 3D was my favorite game engine to work with. I could add something and see something that was more than a flat screen. I could create and mold things the way I wanted to. After learning how a lot of the mechanics work and seeing what they do visually, creating the game became increasingly easier. Eventually it just seemed to be common sense to add certain scripts or manipulate objects the way I needed to.

This work was at the top as my best work. Though I feel that way, there were a lot of things that could have been adjusted to make the game better. I had enemies that would phase through certain walls and come through to the other side and then they would come back again just to repeat the error. This wasn't because of the game’s scripts but because of the level design. I had overlapped two blocks of the same kind and the enemies wouldn’t read it as the one wall that they were supposed to turn around at when they reached it.

Video Game Design is a great class if you want to be able to work independently work on and create your own game. If you find yourself being good at or liking one part of creating the game, such as character design, then you can maybe go into a group or maybe even a larger company. Focusing on that one piece of the game yet you still get some credit and paid. Designing a game is quite time consuming with all the creating and then testing with seeing the errors and then going back to try and fix them just to play the game again to see if it worked. There is money to be made out of making games and can be made a lifestyle if chosen. Though it is extremely time consuming, stressful and is not recommended. If you are willing to be patient enough and you are actually good with creating games then go for it.

Student Reflections - Comic Art #7

Name: M. M.

Grade level: 9th

Class: Mrs. Bachuss

This class was about drawing and filling the whole board up what i learned was it’s not very easy to draw when i first came in comic art i thought it was gonna be real easy it’s not hard it’s just very difficult and it takes a lot of time after all i did enjoy comic art. I didn’t think i was gonna enjoy it was much as i planned because this was my first time ever drawing in a while and i didn’t think i did as good.

This is my favorite assignment ever that i’ve did, i enjoyed making it even though i had help on the face it took time but not as much as you can see this is a very unique drawing. I like this the best because i think this is one of my favorite best drawing I’ve did even though it’s not all perfect it’s just right i really enjoyed making this drawing!

This drawing i feel like i could have done 100% better i honestly messed up i could have done better on the face and the body and at that i forgot we wasn’t suppose to add any text! I could have done better on the color. Actually i could have really done better on it all i am really disappointed on how i drew this i had trouble with drawing the body and trying to make the face perfect it didn’t turn out the way i wanted it to be.

I think other students should take this class because they will enjoy it and like it it’s not easy but after a while you will get use to it i enjoyed making my art even though i didn’t do good on them you’ll probably love comic art. You will get a lot out of comic art trust me you learn things you never knew you would learn you, explore lots of things you go on trips watch movies on how to do some things it’s just great i think everyone should take comic art if i enjoyed it i’m pretty sure you will also.

Student Reflections - Animation #17

R. A.9th grade
Animation

What I’ve learned in animation, is the fundamentals of the 12 principles of animation and its aspects. The 12 principles of animation helped me do good in animation. I’ve learn about ‘Squash and Stretch, Anticipation, Staging, Straight Ahead and Post to Pose animation, and much more. Learning the walk cycle helped the most of all the animation, considering we use it every time we do a project. Without it I probably might be having trouble. Doing projects helped me improve my animation better and greater.

My best assignment I had ever done was the Running Cycle. At first it was hard but after a couple of hours improving the run I got use to it. That I made a lot of animations of stick figures running and jumping and kicking. I had fun making the Running Cycle even though it was kinda hard and didn’t look that good. But all that matter is that improving and practicing the stick figures can make the animation a lot more easier and more detailed figured with the perfect fundamentals, then not improving and practicing he stick figures and making the animation crappy and not that good.

My favorite assignments in animation was the Walk Cycle where I had to create a stick figure walking in certain movements. At first it was a bit tricky but i got use to it that after I complete that assignment, I decided to do more stick figures making different movements. I made one stick figure walking and jumping simultaneously that at the end I made a kick. I had a lot more fun making the stick figure animation. It really helped me improved animation.

One of the worst assignments I had ever done was the Zombie Walk Cycle. It was kinda out of area when I was making the movements. I decided that I put one leg walking forward and the other dragging it. When I tested it, it didn’t look that good to me so I decided to improve, but it was alright I guess when I improved it. It was kinda tricky at first but I got use to it. It’s not that hard if you use certain movements and detail to make the animation look more interesting.

The reason why you should take animation is because it will be required for the future if you’re taking a specific job that has to do animating or showing detail to certain movements of movie making. You will enjoy animation that you might join Animation II. It’s a lot more fun then just sitting around doing nothing, then working on amazing animations that people might like. I guarantee you, you might become a famous animator if you work hard and try your best to improve and practice animating. It will change your life forever.

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Student Reflections - Ceramics & Crafts #10

D. T.

10th Grade

4th block

The Class is Ceramics, It is about creating Crafting and Art. I learned a lot being in this class, it showed me and i learned how to create the items i never knew how to make and things i always thought i could never do. I never knew how to make a dreamcatcher, pillow, tile, basket, or pinchpot. I never knew what some of those are, i've always thought it was just factory created. Up above is a tile that i've made, it's pretty much the best work i've made this year, i just wish i've made it a little bit darker instead lighter.

The Pillow is so far my favorite assignment, reason why is because i sat in class for 2 weeks working on it. While I was in the progress of making it I ran into some problems and complications

Making it. It was fun making it and fixing the errors I made while I was making the pillow. I liked it once i finished it, only problem is I wanted it to be like a normal sized pillow instead of half. But I know i will do this again someday, hopefully.

The pot wasn't my best I made during this school year because I ran into some Complications while creating it. The Reasons are because I made it uneven, some of it's parts was dry due to my hands absorbing the water in the clay. I kept on getting the legs uneven with each other, and at least 2 of the legs wouldn't stay on because i never even applied it on right. But it came out ok after it got fired in the kelm, but next time i will try to work harder and better so i can improve my skill in Crafting items.

There is a reason why other students should take this class. Because If they took this class, they will love it and they can create anything once they completed their work. It'll also allow them to share their creative potential, and the things we created this year, they will do better. Also, everything that is done in ceramics they can do later on in the future so they can create this stuff out of resources found. They will learn how to do a lot of stuff that they will be able to get money off of.

Student Reflections - Ceramics & Crafts #9

Q. G.

Grade:  10

Ceramics & Crafts I

      This class was about how to make handmade crafts and i thought it was a great learning experience . I learned how to sew a pillow evenly . I thought this project came in handy for the people who didn’t know how to sew ( including me ) . This project was great just sitting in class an helping eachother . As I get older Hope to still know how to make a pillow for my own good.

   The pinch pot was my favorite one because I love to deal with clay. I like making the pinch pot because it gives you a start at how to use the clay . I think my finishing product ( pinch pot ) turned out okay , could’ve done better. I just like the feel of the clay on my hands . I liked the pinch pot first because it’s round and it’s like a bowl and I can use it for decorations.

     I had trouble with the 3 footed sticks that attaches the top part . I could’ve slip and scored a little better . I am not happy with it because the 3 footed sticks are not attached. I think my craftsmanship was good I just rushed a little on the glazing part . I think the color turned out to be perfectly fine.

       

    I think other students should take this class because they can learn alot . The students could learn how to make alot of material things that can help them in there lifetime . The students can get alot out of this class only if they choose to. Alot of stuff that I took from this class can help them in the long run. The material things that we made we can use as gifts to give to people . I really Enjoyed your class this semester and I hope your future students can learn alot from it.   

Student Reflections - Video Game Design #21

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J. F.

                                                            10 grade

                                                           Videogame Design

This class was about how to make a video game .There are many ways to make a game. I learned that you more things to make a game . It may look  not that hard to make a game but it is .You have to know how to put sound to it and you have to get the one that you can use because if you don’t you can go to jail for it.

My favorite game that i made was when we did the platformer.I like it because i had fun making all the good and bad people to go into it.When we did that we got to do  it how ever we wanted to do it.I love how we had to go and make them walk and jump it felt like i had just made something come to life.

The one thing i had trouble with was adding sound to it .When we started  i couldn’t add sound to save my life. I would get so mad because i couldn’t  do it. I would turn in so many games with no sound and get a bad grade on it.But when the year got close to the end i started to find out how add sound to it and my grade started to go up.

In my summary other students should take the class because it is a class that you can do something fun and get a grade on it . The teacher is a very nice and cool person .She is the best teacher i have had this year. And  i know everyone likes playing video games why not learn how to make your own game..

Student Reflections - Video Game Design #20

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G. S.

10th Grade

5/18/16

Video Game Design

My Best Work

My best work in video game design in my opinion would have to be my solar system project My planets were aligned to show their relation to the Sun. The planets closer to the Sun were a bright red color,while their further counterparts were a blue color. Each planet had its own unique design and sound along with varying speeds. The solar system, though it did not look very realistic was very impressive in its unique style and originality.

My Favorite Assignment

My personal favorite assignment was our first video game we made in class. The game was based on cliche fantasy games. The sprites were in varying designs and unique enemies including dragons,a knight and a wizard. The coins were also unique baby dragons the player was meant to slay. The background was different for each level of the game along with the levels becoming more and more difficult. The sprites were all visually powerful in their own way, carrying character weight.

My Worst Work

In my opinion my worst work was my platforming game. The game had an interesting story and unique sprite designs. The story followed a medium walking through a haunted house when suddenly the house floor is covered in flame and evil female spirits roam the halls. The medium finds her way to the end of the house dodging the spirits and avoiding the rising flames from below.

In Conclusion

In conclusion video game design was a fun filled class where i met a lot of new people. You will learn video game skills at a slow and progressive pace. You will learn everything from how to create sprites to make 3D images in gaming. This is also a good class for anyone wishing to learn the basics of unity which can be used in engineering as well as gaming.

Student Reflections - Comic Art #6

C. S.

10th Grade

Comic-Art

Comic-Art is a class where you draw, ink, and color your very own designed comic pages.

What I learned this year in Comic-Art was how to use the T-square, lettering guide

, and how to use the drawing paper the correct way. I really knew how to do everything else.

It’s a fun and easy class, but sometimes it can be a lot of work. I took Game design also a class

Mrs. Bachuss also teaches and I think she’s a good teacher.

                                          

   This was my most favorite art piece this year. For this assignment we had to draw, ink, and

Color our own superhero. I liked it because we got to design and create our own drawing.

The finished project turned out to be my favorite one so far. I really like the coloring.

This was not one of the best drawing I’ve done this year. The reason I think that it’s the worst

beacause I really didn’t try on this one. The reason I didn’t try is I didn’t take this assignment

serriously. Im not happy with the drawing or coloring on this project. I really could of drew it a

little better and tried harder on coloring it, but it was late so I was trying to hurry on the

coloring.

This year in Comic-Art I’ve learned how to draw better and create comic strips.

The class has been useful and I feel like I needed to learn better drawing for

Future projects. I think you should take this class if you like drawing, there will be a lot of it☺.

If you take it you will learn how to draw your own comics.

                                      

Student Reflections - Comic Art #5

G. S.

10th grade

Comic Art

My Best Assignment

I believe that my best work in this class was my comic art cover. The cover was reminiscent of a vintage horror poster mixed with modern themes. It was also the first page of my first comic book which was my favorite assignment. The cover art had mccabe color scheme and the face of the haunting villain above the desperate heroine. The background was shown as shattered glass to foreshadow how the main character would have her mind shattered.

My Favorite Assignment

Personally my favorite assignment was making my own comic book. I created my own original stories, characters and location. Though I did have an original cast the idea for the comic started out as a homage to classic horror. My favorite character in my comic was the horror villain who had sewn a teddy bear to her face and slowly taunted and killed the 5 teens who were guilty of driving the villain's daughter to suicide. The comic then ended with the heroine,Heather, killing the murderer after all her friends had died, leaving Heather insane.

Not My Best Work

My least favorite assignment overall in this class has been the “Black Hand Project”. In this project the class was meant to remake a comic page in each students unique art style. My skills in transferring words to drawing was not very impressive and i did not take enough time laying out the panels. The art was not as detailed as I would’ve liked it to be. I believe given another chance the art would be greatly enhanced.

So these are the best and the worst of my time in comic art. Future students should sign up for this class so they can learn the basics of drawing and creating comic books, characters, and stories. In this class you should expect to have a fun with making new friends who are as interested in comics as you are and creating unique and original ideas on paper. This class is great for both beginners and those acquainted with comic art.    

Student Reflections - Comic Art #4

F. L.

9th grade

Comic Art

What the class was about was a comic that we had to make on a bristol board.What I learned was how to use the ames lettering guide.We inked all the comics we made and we had to color the front page of the comic.What I liked about this work was that it was really fun to make and you could make any comic you could think of it just had to be school related.

My favorite assignment was the superhero and the supervillain project.What I liked about it was the background and that he was an evil shapeshifter that lives in a cave.What I liked the most was his outfit and all the blood coming out of his clothes.I did like the finishing product because it made me think that i can really do a good job in the class when I work hard.   

            

I think this comic page that I made wasn’t the best work i could have made.I didn’t have trouble with anything I just didn’t try hard enough.I think i could have done better if I tried hard but I didn’t.I’m not happy with it because it doesn’t look nothing the way I imagined it

I enjoyed this class it made me learn new things I didn’t know. It makes you look at your art and say “I did that”. I think other students should take this class because they will learn new things of how to make a comic.It will teach you techniques of making an art piece using your imagination.