Part III:
– Assignment 1: City Graphic Poster
– Assignment 2: Favorite Photo
– Assignment 3: Magic of Nature
– Assignment 4: Draw-It
What Did I Learn?
First of all, I learned that I severely underestimated the amount of time this would end up taking, and will be improving upon that. But as for what I learned about actual storytelling, I found that I greatly enjoy making quick doodles for this kind of thing, much more than I already knew. I expected me to not like having to repeatedly make a bunch of photos for these assignments, and I don’t think I have enough skill to really make it into a career or anything, but I had a lot of fun working on these assignments and the Daily Creates.
What was easier or harder?
The Magic of Nature (called the “Earth” assignment on the the Visual Assignment website) was a lot simpler than I was anticipating from a 5-star challenge, as it was really just making the words, adding a bit of flair in the background, then imposing a lot of nature-like brushes on top of the words. The Draw-It, however, was a lot more complicated, as I had no idea which photo I wanted to do and knew I needed to find one that had a good story to it. I eventually found one and like how it turned out, but I was expecting a 2-star to be a lot simpler.
How can I improve?
Well, other than give myself more time to do these, I don’t want to make this assignment late again in the future. I could definitely improve my storytelling skills, as while the Draw-It story wasn’t terrible, it was very basic and didn’t give much in-depth descriptions of anything. It’s a skill I really need to hone for the things I want to do in the future.
As for improving my blog itself, I need to learn how to actually customize and optimize my site, as right now it’s a bit of a mess. It’s functional enough for the class, but I would like to make it better. Once I do that, future assignments will be much easier to navigate and create.
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