Digital Art Class Blog

 Week of November 14, 2021 Burtonesque was interesting.  He is one of those artists that I really like some of his work and really don't like some. I really hated Beetlejuice. One of the rare films I actually walked out on. But enjoyed the Nightmare Before Christmas.  His world building is pretty incredible, and it is a good thing I can appreciate the artistry without having to like the art. Not really my style, but he is quite an artist.  The weeks assignment was really fun and really challenging. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. I had to go out and take videos...I really don't mess with them much. Rush is a pretty cool program, easier than most of Adobe to get a simple grasp of, although I am sure it will do much more than what I did. Lots of fun, though, figuring out what song, how to illustrate it, getting the videos and the editing was really, really fun. I forgot that back in my younger days I went to Cal State Long Beach for a while and my intention was to

 Week of November 7, 2021 Another challenging week. First of all the video about Disney Dream Jobs. Well, I am a cynic, and this seemed more exploitative than anything. Maybe it was just a few clips from a full day of exploration for this young woman, but I really did not like this.  I never wanted to work for Disney, not Disneyland, not Disneyworld, not anything Disney. I like some of their work, but not to work for. One of my classmates (in the discussion) talked about how happy Disney makes everyone.  Yuch!!! I tried not to be to old and cynical in my discussion. LOL. The animation challenge was super cool. Never thought I could ever do something like this. I think there would be a very steep learning curve for me if I should think about doing another one. The balloon I did was a bit blinky and I just couldn't figure out how to fix it, but it was fun. Very fun to do. And I did it. Very cool. 

 Week of 11/1/2021 In Design. I had to think about it, but I do remember using this quite a while ago. I've pretty much switched to Publisher, mostly because of the cost. I think I had it back when Creative Cloud first got started, so it was still available as a Standalone product.  It has been interesting getting to know this one. One of the good things about using all of Adobe's software is that many of the functions are the same across each product, or the same enough that figuring out the differences is pretty easy. Still, there is so much more to learn. I have worked my way through many, though not all of these videos. Pretty dense week. The Printing Press tour was just absolutely fantastic. He was so engaging, and so funny that I was delighted to walk through with him. And, the history was also engaging. My ex was a printer and I learned how to run a small press back in my 20's, but never really learned much about the history. I did a lot of "typesetting" in