• Devin’s Workshop: Creating Animations using OpenToonz

    In Devin’s workshop, we used an open source program called OpenToonz to create animations that we later made into GIFs.  It was a very good introduction to animating digital drawings using tools like keyframes and wire meshes, which help to automate the process.  I had never done animation this way before, so I appreciated the…

  • Derin’s Workshop: Photographing Your Artwork

    Derin’s workshop was a very technical deep dive into how to photograph artwork.  It was very interesting and useful in a number of ways.  Most of all, it got me thinking about how to offer a simple workflow to students that will allow them to create accurate and useful images documenting their work.  It seems…

  • Rimi’s Workshop: Making Stop Motion Puppets

    I had a lot of fun learning how to make a stop motion puppet from Rimi.  Her demonstration and calm presence throughout the process was great to experience, and her knowledge of the subject was very useful.  At one point I had trouble because I had drawn the arms too short in my original design,…