Tag: Abstract

Collaborative Projects

Food Project

Facilitator: Emily Banditrat (Graduate Student) 

Semester: Spring 2021 

Description: Do you enjoy food!?! Join us for a collaborative art piece that will be revealed on March 8th! Using any 2D software, 3D software, or camera, each contributor will produce 5 frames on a circle template provided by the facilitator.  

Guidelines/Instructions: 

For this project, you will only need any 2D or 3D software that is able to create on the circle template and produce 5 PNG or JPEG files. If you would like to illustrate on paper and submit it as a PNG/JPEG I have uploaded the template (print out at least 5 copies for this Project). During this lab, we will be drawing a total of 5 frames inspired by sound with Pizza in mind. The final compilation of these frames into an Animation. 

  • Phase 1 (2 Frame Drawing) (5 minutes each) 
    • Draw 2 frames inspired by Sound 1.  
      • 1st Frame are illustrations ONLY on the outside of the circle. 
      • 2nd Frame are illustrations ONLY on the inside of the circle. 
  • Phase 2 (2 Frame Drawing) (5 minutes each) 
    • Draw 2 frames inspired by Sound 2.  
      • 1st Frame are illustrations ONLY on the outside of the circle. 
      • 2nd Frame are illustrations ONLY on the inside of the circle.  
  • Phase 3 (1 Frame Drawing) (10 Minutes) 
    • Draw 1 frame inspired by sound 3.  
      • Illustrations are drawn on the inside of the circle. HAVE FUN! 

Template: in the Food Project Channel on Teams. 
Materials: Any 2D software, 3D software, or camera! 
Size: 1280 x 720  
Format: PNG or JPG (No MP4 files) 
Naming: LastnameFirstname_FrameNumber.png/jpg  
Bonus Frames Naming: LastnameFirstname_BonusFrameNumber.png/jpg 
Length: 5 frames (or more if you already completed 5 frames and would like to draw more). 
Inspiration: Sound, pizza, bold and simple shapes, be free with your strokes, no pressure. 
Instructions: Outside and inside the circle, provide an environment and pizza. 

Facilitator Message: Thank you again to everyone that could participate in our experimental lab on March 8th! Attached to this message is the outcome of what we have created together. I would like to thank you all once again for trusting me with your illustrations to create a different type of collaborative video. https://youtu.be/dYCVa4BLygg Please attend our lab today at 1 PM so we can all talk about the result of our food video and also collaborate together on a new project! 

Participants:  Dr. Christine Veras, Naznin Sultana, Gina Rattanakone, Sara McClanahan, Elham Doust-Haghighi, Padsala Devanshi, Martin Cho, Emily Banditrat. 

Start Date: March 8th, 2021 1:00 PM (CST/Dallas time) 
Due Date: March 10th, 2021 11:59 PM (CST/Dallas time) 

Collaborative Projects

Abstract Project

Facilitator: Sara Mcclanahan (Graduate Student)

Semester: Spring 2021

Description: A short multimedia abstract animation linked through sound using a square shape.

Guidelines/Instructions:

  • The lab participants will create a short abstract animation linked through sound. Sound clip provided for inspiration.
  • Do not animate to the beats, all audio will be removed and an overlapping audio will be applied.
  • MUST use a square shape in some way
  • Materials-Anything you want-Get Creative!
  • Size: 1280 x 720 (HD)
  • Format: mp4
  • Naming: LastNameFirstName_Abstract.mp4
  • Length: 5 seconds (120 frames) Less is fine More is better!
  • Frame rate: Up to you
  • Create the animation on your time

Facilitator’s Message: Thank you for participating in the Abstract Project this last week! I know 120 frames can seem like a daunting task at first but everyone went above and beyond with this and absolutely exceeded my expectations. I hope you enjoyed the final edit. I had a lot of fun working with the various mediums and design choices you all submitted. As I mentioned in the lab today, I spent a lot of time carefully choosing which animations should be paired and fade into one another as well as considering which beats should be hit in line with the sound. I am incredibly happy with the way y’all animated to these guidelines and were inspired by the music. I hope you all enjoyed this experiment, and if not please provide feedback during our meetings so we can improve our future projects!

Participants: Emily Banditrat, Martin Cho, Gina Rattanakone, Naznin Sultana, Elham Doust-Haghighi, Philip Martin, Zack Nguyen, Sara McClanahan, Jacob Reeder, Dr. Christine Veras.

Start Date: Feb. 22
Due Date: Feb. 28 by 5:00 pm (Dallas Time)