I'd be lying if I said I'm looking forward to the school year, but I am excited for some things in Digital Design & Animation II. What's most exciting for me here is the fact that by the end of the year we'll be 3ds Max certified. To be honest, I'm not exactly sure what that means, but it sounds like good news. I've never really been the kind of kid who won medals, or trophies, or contests, or...well, anything, really. Academics is really the only thing I've ever been good at, and I've never been outgoing (or motivated) enough to get involved in things like spelling bees, so the idea of getting certified for anything is a huge deal for me. I'm also super happy at the prospect of becoming skilled in making things, especially art. As a kid I had (and still have) extraordinary respect for anyone who could make things–tables, shirts, pies, what have you. To create was in my mind true power. Unfortunately for me, I was never any good at making things–any things. Art, especially, has always been a struggle for me. I'm just bad at it. It was always embarrassing to be the one kid in my friend group who couldn't make any sort of art, couldn't produce anything. The only artistic talent I've ever had is for writing, and maybe photography. With that in mind, this is a really big deal for me. Admittedly I'm terrified (no exaggeration here) about the possibility of having to sketch, but being good at art is something I've wanted for so long and never achieved. The other reason I'm excited for this class is that I've been in the pathway for three years now, with the same teacher every year. I genuinely enjoy the class. I look forward to coming in every day and working on a project, especially when that project is something that actually comes naturally to me. Honestly, I really just took the class in order to stay in the pathway. I'd like to be good at art, and I'd like to create cool 3D models, but I'm not really an artist. Programming is my thing–likely my career. As I said before, I'm not really good at any other art forms besides writing, so I don't want to leave the pathway. Besides, it'll be nice to have something familiar in my schedule. In a way, GAD feels like home. So, to summarize:
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AuthorI'm moving on to my 4th (and final) year as a Game Art & Design student at Durham School of the Arts. I'd like to call myself an artist, but I'm a programmer at heart. Archives
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