TITLE: Self Portrait
MEDIA: Digital Illustration
SOFTWARE: Adobe Illustrator
HARDWARE: Macbook Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 800X600px, RGB, 72DPI
CLASS: FMX 210 Digital Media
PROFESSOR: Blanka Roundtree
SEMESTER / TERM: Spring 2022
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
LINK: https://richard2danimation.blogspot.com/2022/04/self-portrait-poster-project.html
DESCRIPTION: For the Self Portrait project, I took an original picture of myself and used Adobe Illustrator to create a self portrait of myself using the Pen Tool. I chose one of my high school graduation pictures. I chose to create a cartoon image. I found the pen tool a little difficult to use but, I got the hang of it after using it more. The most challenging part was tracing my eyes, glasses, and face.

TITLE: Propaganda Poster
MEDIA: Digital Illustration
SOFTWARE: Adobe Illustrator
HARDWARE: Macbook Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 800X600px, RGB, 72DPI
CLASS: FMX 210 Digital Media
PROFESSOR: Blanka Roundtree
SEMESTER / TERM: Spring 2022
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
LINK: https://richard2danimation.blogspot.com/2022/04/self-portrait-poster-project.html
DESCRIPTION: For the Propaganda Poster project, I created a vector illustration using my Self-Portrait. I chose to follow the WWII theme for my propaganda poster soliciting people to Enlist Today. I based the propaganda off of my story, War of Dragons. In War of Dragons, the World Forces take on the evil Confederate Union to defend the Earth in a 15 year war. I chose peaceful colors blue and green to represent the World Forces as the good guys. The individual on the poster represents a common man. The post is trying to convince the people of Earth to join the World Forces. The people of Earth should fight for their freedom and avoid living under the Confederate Union’s occupation. The people of Earth need to enlist to help fight the Confederate Union and save Earth for all Humanity.

TITLE: War of Dragons Logo
MEDIA: Digital Illustration
SOFTWARE: Adobe Illustrator
HARDWARE: Macbook Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 800X600px, RGB, 72DPI
CLASS: FMX 210 Digital Media
PROFESSOR: Blanka Roundtree
SEMESTER / TERM: Spring 2022
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
LINK: https://richard2danimation.blogspot.com/2022/04/logo-project.html
DESCRIPTION: The Logo Project provided an opportunity to create a logo for myself using Adobe Illustrator. First, I drew 10 possible sketches for my logo. Then I decided on the logo, I knew my logo would be related to my story, War of Dragons. First I created the Black/White image of my logo. Then I created 3 color versions of the logo. I chose the red version. I really enjoyed this project because I had the opportunity to publish an image I created in fifth grade. I would draw this image in the snow or on paper all the time. The symbol is the kings seal similar to the US Presidential Seal; whoever was in power would own the seal.

TITLE: Raddmoses Calligram
MEDIA: Digital Illustration
SOFTWARE: Adobe Illustrator
HARDWARE: Macbook Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 800X600px, RGB, 72DPI
CLASS: FMX 210 Digital Media
PROFESSOR: Blanka Roundtree
SEMESTER / TERM: Spring 2022
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
LINK: https://richard2danimation.blogspot.com/2022/03/caligram.html
DESCRIPTION: The calligram I created is the symbol of The Raddmoses Kingdom from War of Dragons. In third grade, I created an imaginary world filled with dragons and anthromorphic beings as a coping mechanism from being bullied at school. This world has the main faction (the Raddmoses Kingdom) face off against other factions (Confederate Union, The Federation, Dragon Claw, and the Army’s of Gorgola) while also following the story of Iyon and Zouann (2 main dragon characters). War of Dragons is a Sci-Fi fantasy story about dragons with elemental powers who take down enemies. I experimented with Adobe Illustrator to create the calligram. The 4 diamonds in the calligram represent the four families who fought for the crown, The Raddmoses, The Val, The Dalo, and the Olvo. The top one is Raddmoses, the family who won and rulers in fairness and justice. The left and right represent the Val (on the left) and The Dalo (on the right). The bottom one represents the Ovlo, the family that killed the first king. The dot represents the crown, its tiny size is the promise that the crown will be just and fair and not over step their boundaries in protecting all dragons and beings in the kingdom. It is in the center as the crown holds the kingdom together. The left line represents the Congress and the right line represents the inhabitants of the kingdom. The circle represents unity, the unity of the kingdom, and unity of Dragons, wolf and being. The words that fill the Calligram is a letter to my self 20 years from now. Asking my future self, if we successfully created War of Dragons.