Using several website tutorials and class instruction students will understand how to navigate the various menus and shelves to access the different tools in Maya. The tutorials provided below will guide students through the foundation skills of extruding 3...
Digital Tutors is a video tutorial service that will guide students through the basic workings of a program. Students are required to create a free account with DigitalTutors.com using their Google email account. Assessments within the Digital Tutors site will be...
Birds have been the study of many artists throughout history, most notably the artist John J. Audubon. Audubon was a renown ornithologist who became famous for his extensive study of North American birds and the detailed illustrations that depicted birds in their...
Artists and designers have been using the automobile as an art form in a variety of ways. The most notable art cars came from a series of cars painted by famous artists for BMW. Like Alexander Calder’s BMW paint job featured here, each car represents the style...
Perspective is a technique used by artists and designers to show three dimensional objects on a flat surface. It was began to develop prior to the Renaissance by artists and architects to depict buildings in a more realistic way. It is based on the understanding that...
Superfood is a type of food that has high nutritional content and contain antioxidants which help fight free radicals. They help maximize a persons nutritional intake. Blueberries, for example, are type of superfood since they contain antioxidants, vitamin c,...
Charles Frederic Worth was born in England in 1825 and became the premier fashion designer of Paris during the second half of the 1800’s. Worth is credited as being the first designer to establish a fashion house and has become known as the father of haute couture, or...
Color harmony is the result of grouping colors together to create a mood or theme within the work. For example, an artist may use mostly blues and purples to create a cold or calming feeling within the design; blues, purples, and greens, especially bluish greens are...
Linear perspective can help designers render 3 dimensional objects in space, creating form and depth within the design. Utilizing the 3D Extrude & Bevel, 3D Revolve tools, and exploring the various settings within these tools, construct a series of Lego blocks...
