The past few years, I have written an annual summary post at the end of the year. 2020 has certainly toppled a lot of expectations for how the year should have gone. Most everybody felt a lot of negative events versus positive. Myself included. Here’s my attempt at wrapping the year 2020. The short story... Continue Reading →
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEccO1rjBbR/?igshid=1jxpsbxlr24qt Piggybacking on my previous post about Adobe Capture, I've also been using the program to create quick patterns for multiple projects. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6rSIoxD0Q7/?igshid=1g5ikxluk0xwz Adobe has a pattern option in the camera/image import. I like using it sparingly because it has limitations on the quality produced. The color vector patterns are splotchy; the bitmap patterns are... Continue Reading →
“As Above So Below” created in Fresco with adjustments and gradients added later in Photoshop (desktop). In digital drawing apps, I might be one of the few that prefers Adobe Fresco over Procreate. While I enjoy Procreate, I find myself using Fresco more for its simplicity. Fresco was initially called "Project Gemini" and combined the... Continue Reading →
Every year it sneaks up on me... INKTOBER! Last year I did awesome. I actually completed all the challenge prompts. Did I do it well? Debatable. But I did push myself to make a daily practice. Inktober usually comes at the perfect time when I feel complacent in my studio practice. The daily challenges give... Continue Reading →
I've been mostly working with digital these days. I've always dabble in digital painting, even as a young high schooler (so, so many years ago). Now that I've invested in a tablet that can work with the Apple Pencil and use the art programs, it's been a fun return to focus mainly on digital drawing... Continue Reading →
I have a hate-hate relationship with learning Illustrator. I have avoided it for most of my life. Many attempts were made on my behalf to try and master this beast. I could never really "get" this program or vector graphics. Pretty much any Creative Cloud program I could intuitively learn with some effort. Not Illustrator...... Continue Reading →
I've mentioned before that I am taking courses through AdobeEdEx in order to advance my skills with Creative Cloud programs. One of the hardest courses I took so far was Desktop Publishing in the Classroom, which focused on using InDesign. InDesign, while not a complete mystery to me like Illustrator, still eludes me on the... Continue Reading →
I taught a painting class this semester and one of the materials that were used was water soluble oil paints. Having never used the paints before, I was a little intimidated by the possible learning curve. I actually bought a set for myself and because of this intimidation factor, I never touched the paints for... Continue Reading →
In my series of Adobe EdEx posts, I also learned the beginnings of Adobe Xd. Adobe Xd is still in its infancy. It is primarily software for developing UI and UX design. You can create low fidelity wire frames for websites and other design formats and then prototype the links and functions. From there you... Continue Reading →
Adobe Education Exchange is a series of posts that I have wrote talking about my experiences with learning all the programs on the Creative Cloud subscription. Adobe Dimension is definitely an oddball program. I like what it is capable of, but it feels a little limiting in its uses. Its primary use is for creating... Continue Reading →
Megan Frauenhoffer 