Erica Greskoviak's Digital Art: 2016

Monday, May 2, 2016

Final Portfolio

I enjoyed working on my final portfolio because it was a way to organize my work for the semester in a clean and artistic way. I had chosen my theme for my portfolio to revolve around the meaning behind my logo. My color scheme matches a painting I had did. (Which my logo is based off of as well.) My portfolio consists of projects and assignment I had completed throughout the semester, and I had gotten my portfolio printed at Staples.

Monday, April 4, 2016

COLLAGE

Song Lyric (Taylor Swift): Even if it's Just in your Wildest Dreams

For my collage I decided to choose a song lyric from Taylor swift that emphasizes being in an unreal world not wanting a dream to end. My favorite artist is Salvador Dali, and I wanted to incorporate him into my "wildest dreams" digital art collage. The elephant, roses, and clock hanging off of a branch are all elements from different paintings of his. A surrealist approach to this project is what I had in mind for a lyric emphasizing dreams. I used 12 different images to create my dream. My piece includes Scott Eastwood who featured in Taylor Swift's "wildest dreams" music video as well. Sticking with a color scheme, and creating perspective are two elements that I wanted to do well for this project.

Sunday, March 20, 2016

ASCII

HTML coding may seem as a very tricky process at first. It took me a couple of class periods to get the hang of using Text Wrangler/HTML. The best thing that I did for this project was take notes for each code and their effects during classes. For example the coding for a circle, quadratic, and bezier curve. I had also taken pictures of professor Corrigan's work on the projector so I could see each step when reverting back to a reference. When making my turtle I started with the shell, and then moved onto the head following with each of the legs. I made each of the legs separately along with the tail. After each shape was created I then decided to fill in with color. I believe it is much easier to see with a line stroke before the whole shape is filled. Lastly I made the eyes and heart on the shell as the finishing shapes that served as detail.

ASCII Graph

Saturday, March 19, 2016

ASCII Coding for Turtle Character

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<script>
window.onload = function() {
var canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var context = canvas.getContext("2d");

////////////////////////////////////// start below this line ˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇ

//background//
context.beginPath();
context.rect(0, 0, 800, 600);
context.fillStyle = '#66CCCC';
context.fill();

//head//
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(425, 220);
context.bezierCurveTo(475, 200, 430, 120, 380, 160);
context.bezierCurveTo(370, 168, 350, 205, 385, 220);
context.closePath();
context.fillStyle = '#669900';
context.fill();

//left eye//
context.beginPath();
context.arc(390, 175, 6, 0, 2*Math.PI, false);
context.fillStyle = '#000000';
context.fill();
context.stroke();

//right eye//
context.beginPath();
context.arc(422, 175, 6, 0, 2*Math.PI, false);
context.fillStyle = '#000000';
context.fill();
context.stroke();

//tail//
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(385,395);
context.quadraticCurveTo(400, 400, 390, 430);
context.quadraticCurveTo(415, 415, 415, 380);
context.closePath();
context.fillStyle = '#669900';
context.fill();

//legs//
//front left leg//
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(290, 190);
context.quadraticCurveTo(350, 225, 350, 250);
context.quadraticCurveTo(295, 250, 290, 190);
context.fillStyle = '#669900';
context.fill();

//front right leg//
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(510, 190);
context.quadraticCurveTo(500, 250, 450, 250);
context.quadraticCurveTo(425, 250, 510, 190);
context.fillStyle = '#669900';
context.fill();

//bottom left leg//
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(375,350);
context.quadraticCurveTo(380, 400, 330, 415);
context.quadraticCurveTo(380, 300, 375, 390);
context.fillStyle = '#669900';
context.fill();

//bottom right leg//
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(425,350);
context.quadraticCurveTo(430, 400, 470, 415);
context.quadraticCurveTo(480, 400, 425, 350);
context.fillStyle = '#669900';
context.fill();

//shell//
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(400, 210);
context.bezierCurveTo(295, 225, 295, 375, 400, 400);
context.bezierCurveTo(505, 375, 505, 225, 400, 210);
context.closePath();
context.fillStyle = '#006600';
context.fill();

//heart//
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(400, 285);
context.bezierCurveTo(350, 240, 350, 275, 400, 350);
context.bezierCurveTo(475, 250, 425, 250, 400, 285);
context.fillStyle = '#FF99CC';
context.fill();

////////////////////////////////////// end above this line ˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆ

};

</script>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="myCanvas" width="800" height="600"></canvas>
</body>
</html>

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

HTML Text Wrangler Coding for a Stick Figure

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Complex Illustration: Self Portrait

The image I chose to create comes from a senior photo album I did during the winter. I enjoyed using Illustrator for this project learning how to make a portrait. For this project I liked experimenting how to make a portrait look like a photograph but I also liked learning how to make a person look cartoonish.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

My 1st Logo Design

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Calligram Assignment

For this assignment I decided to make the Fleur de lis shape with the Louisiana state in the top center. The path of lettering forming the Fleur de lis consists of the history and meaning behind the symbol. The design inspiration and legend are important factors into why we still have the Fleur de lis as a dominant symbol. Especially in the state of Louisiana with New Orleans being the most prominent.

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Introduction

Introduction

Hello, my name is Erica Greskoviak. I'm a sophomore at The University of Tampa studying advertising and public

relations with a creative concentration. I am from Illinois and currently living in Florida. My personal interests include: entertainment, art, sports, painting, music and communication. My education goals include completing a painting and graphic design minor as well. I hope to seek an internship for this summer in a creative field. I look forward to the beginning digital arts course and hope to gain the skills necessary for me to work in a professional work environment with other creative designers. By the end of this course I want to have the confidence to operate all of the programs taught and be able to create my own artwork digitally. To be able to create art on the computer is a skill I desire to achieve. Media and technology are only growing stronger in this generation. Creating art for the growing technologies is an asset and great portion of my education.