DT 18: Art students explore watercolor, animation
By Christian Villareal
Watercolor by Douglas Martinez
Last semester in art class, LLA students learned a wide range of art skills, using both traditional and digital tools.
Students first learned how to work with water colors. We drew all types of flowers in the LLA garden. As an art student this semester, I learned that the more you draw, the better you get at it.
Watercolor by Destiny Stone
After that, our class worked on an assignment using Flash animation called “Growing City.” The assignment required us to illustrate six buildings, two characters, and a background. The different elements are arranged on six layers. The characters’ movements must have a beginning, middle, and end. This assignment feels advanced because I just started learning Flash, and I am still trying to get used to the program.
I have also learned some general art skills. For example, we learned how to draw what we see, and not what we think we see. If the artist looks at something and focuses on drawing what is seen, it can look realistic and have detail. If the artist draws from memory, it will be impossible to create accurate details.
Watercolor by Douglas Martinez
Last semester in art class, LLA students learned a wide range of art skills, using both traditional and digital tools.
Students first learned how to work with water colors. We drew all types of flowers in the LLA garden. As an art student this semester, I learned that the more you draw, the better you get at it.
Watercolor by Destiny Stone
After that, our class worked on an assignment using Flash animation called “Growing City.” The assignment required us to illustrate six buildings, two characters, and a background. The different elements are arranged on six layers. The characters’ movements must have a beginning, middle, and end. This assignment feels advanced because I just started learning Flash, and I am still trying to get used to the program.
I have also learned some general art skills. For example, we learned how to draw what we see, and not what we think we see. If the artist looks at something and focuses on drawing what is seen, it can look realistic and have detail. If the artist draws from memory, it will be impossible to create accurate details.