Rapid Viz Final Learning

Portfolio Erika Nieves

DSGN 110

Fall 2010

Note on Images Used

O I have both scanned & photographed

images within this portfolio. The scans

were small enough to fit into my scanner,

while the photographed images exceeded

the size my scanner allowed.

O My apologies if the images aren’t the best

quality.

Book Exercises

Exercise 1.17

Exercise 1.17 Comments

Exercise 1.34

Notes &

In-class assignments

Intro to Light & Shadow

More light & shadow notes

Methods for shadows

Light & shadow

Notes on shadows for complex shapes

Shadows for round stuff

Airplane via orthographics

Draft

Final

Drawing Hands

Thumb nailing Chapter 3

I only managed to draw the

introduction. I drew it left to right

since that’s the Western standard

& how I usually draw.

Cropping & Multiple

Perspectives

I used a sketch I made for another class as

a base since I didn’t have any thumbnails

from the final project to use. (see pg. 56)

It was challenging, but also fun.

Final Project Phase 1 Planning

I was thinking about comparing &

contrasting Central Florida to San

Francisco based on my few months

away from Florida. I got pretty detailed,

but the topic didn’t appeal to me very

much.

Close-up of the part I

liked best. I used the

Rapid Viz way of

drawing people as a

base.

I used the Rapid

Viz way of drawing

people again. You

can’t really see the

process

unfortunately.

A Test Title pg &

2 Storyboards

Final Project Phase 2 Drawing the base for the final trace

Bases for Tracing 11

Final Project Phase 3 The final sheets

1

2

Touhou

3

Detail of what was on the laptop screen.

4

5

6 I tried to make it look like GameFAQs (video game forum) on the left &

somewhat like GaiaOnline’s forums on the right. I should not have bothered to

do it the morning it was due. My presentation would’ve been fine without it.

7

I also did this one the morning it was due. It would have turned out

better if I gave myself more time.

Stuff from DSGN 101 Use of Rapid Viz outside of DSGN 110

For DSGN

101

I used the above one on pg. 27.

These were planning for the 1st

iteration of the final project.

<- 1. Traced

stick figure

model & head

count

-> 2. Started

general

details on top

of stick model

Building off the previous stick sketch

Sketch Continued <- 3. Tracing

what I want to

keep, adding

more detail.

-> 4. Finalizing

& adding more

tiny details.

And hair.

Final Sketch & Colored Version <- 5. Finalized

sketch. It got a

little wet.

-> 6. Colored a

copy of the sketch

with markers.

Drawing: 4 hours

Coloring: ~2 hours

Was just a piece of

my 1st iteration.

Storyboard

Reads left to right.

What I had for my 2nd iteration. It’s a

storyboard for a video I plan to make

for the final iteration.

Doodles Drawings I did for fun

Doodles, lines, & some contour

Reisen x2 & Stick Models

Final Statements O Overall, I didn’t do as much as I should have. Time

management has been an issue since this was my first semester in college. Adjusting to my situation has been a slow, arduous process. This probably was not the right time for this class, but I decided to keep with it for credits & because I didn’t want to quit.

O I’ve learned at least a few things from this class: O About how perspective makes a drawing more appealing &/or

realistic. One point is the easiest to use since it simply requires a “center” point.

O How to make straighter lines. My vertical lines turn out much better than my horizontal lines for some reason.

O About quick ways to draw shadows. More complex shapes are naturally more difficult, but breaking it down into simpler shapes is key.

O About how to draw people faster. I’ve read various tutorials & books, & practicing for at least 5 years. but for some reason this class helped me more quickly. Now I can draw a decent person in 20 minutes or less instead of an hour.

O This class has also made me think about what I should major in. I’m considering something that doesn’t have as much drawing, but I’m still a freshman. I still have time to really decide what it is I want to do.