My name is Danielle Louie, and I am a 3rd-year undergraduate transfer student with a major in Art. I transferred from Cypress College, initially as a Music major. I plan to pursue a minor at UCI, perhaps in Digital Arts and/or something else I have yet to explore. To list a few more things about myself…
FAVORITES: Professor Layton game series, Axis Powers Hetalia anime series, Sherlock BBC TV series, Star Wars, tumblr.com, deviantART.com
10 YEARS’ TIME
Frankly, I don’t exactly know where I’ll be in 10 years. Since transferring to UCI, I’ve been reluctant to enter the real world with my artistic talents, something I’ve been losing confidence in for a while. However, I trust that within 5 years, I’ll experience the best of the visual arts at UCI and have learned part-time job skills to make ends meet for the rough years to come without family support. I also hope to grow in both the artist community and student community. Then, in the next 5 years, I hope to establish my future with my current boyfriend, or close friends who are willing to stick around.
TECHNOLOGY
I consider myself proficient when it comes to software and hardware. The only formal software training I had is with Photoshop and Macromedia Flash during high school and junior HS. I usually work with drawing programs such as Paint.Net, FireAlpaca, and including Photoshop for my digital artworks. When it comes to learning about software/hardware, I work best with tinkering, observation and learning the basic steps that would lay foundations to my art-making process and art style. By knowing the pros and cons about each software/hardware, I work hard and keep myself motivated in order to achieve an end result.
Here is a list of software/hardware I have used:
FireAlpaca | Photoshop 5.5 | Paint.Net | SketchBookX (mobile app) | Macromedia Flash | Microsoft Paint | MediBang Paint (mobile app) | Windows Movie Maker | Free Video to GIF Converter | GIMP 2 | GarageBand | Microsoft PowerPoint
OTHER TECHNICAL SKILLS: Wood work/drafting, fashion design, character design, graphic design, music composition, beginner HTML coding
The above skills each share a common core – To visualize, organize and define ideas as something tangible.
CAD/CAM SKILLS
I believe learning CAD/CAM skills will enable me to simulate and fabricate ready-made objects or images as actual products. To me, CAD/CAM is the professor level of engineering, drafting, animating and designing. I see that by employing these skills, not only can I employ technology as part of my artwork, but I can be employed to work on art projects through CAD/CAM. Likewise, I hope I get the chance in designing complex objects that I have drawn traditionally onto a computer, whether it be a costume prop, a figurine, an installation or an invention of sorts. Rhino sounds like a great place to start! The possibilities are endless!