Archive for the ‘Completed’ Category

Tablet Drawing: Life

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

From a secret story between Shiver and me.

The Failures of Standardized Testing

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

For my School Library class (LIS 654), I did some research on standardized testing and found out that it’s inherently goes against minorities and the poor. At the fourth grade level, for example, only 5% of African American children are up to standards.

Dessert Making

Sunday, February 21st, 2010


Recipe can be found here.


These AMAZING mint brownies’ recipe.

All photos by Thomas Kozak.

Oreo Cupcakes and Cake

Friday, February 19th, 2010

My favorite parts of these unfrosted Oreo cupcakes is the fine texture that is a result of the cocoa powder. The second is that there is a whole Oreo cookie in the bottom of each cupcake.

I was in a hurry to go to a potluck, so I didn’t have time to make the first batch of cupcakes, take them out, and then reuse the pan. So instead I squashed about 8 Oreos in a sandwich bag with my rolling pin, then put them in this glass pie pan. I then poured the remaining cupcake batter on top to make this delicious dessert!

Made from this recipe.

Tablet Drawing: Faey’s Birthday

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Mint Brownies for My Valentine

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Using this recipe, I made mint brownies for my boyfriend to celebrate Valentine’s Day.


The ingredients


The brownie mix


The icing


The finished product

Unfortunately, I didn’t take a photo of the top layer of icing which resulted in the brown finished product above. My boyfriend said it was like biting into an Andes mint. I loved making this. The brownie batter was so good that I was licking it off my fingers so I wouldn’t miss any.

I hope you had someone to share the love with today!

Tablet Practice: Mizelia

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Mizelia in Wind Waker’s style. She’s from my project with Shiver. A very quick sketch.

Drawing: Newborn Damion

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

I think this is my best coloring job to date. It wasn’t until I zoomed out did I realize his hair is too close to his eyebrows. The video of the progress is below.

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The Sticks and Stones of Animation

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Below is a selection from my final paper as a Multimedia undergrad with the full-text available here.

Of all our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language. ~Walt Disney

Over the last thirteen years, the American animation landscape has been in an upheaval divided between two very different camps: traditional two-dimensional (2D) and computer graphic (3D) animation. The supporters of each group are very vocal proclaiming their medium to be the best in terms of animated expression. Putting personal feelings aside, economic figures have to be taken into consideration about the success of each medium in regards to the reception it receives by American audiences. Money has played a big part in the dismantling of classic American 2D animation and the rise of computer animated movies. The lack of quality domestic traditional animated films then led American audiences to look outside the United States for 2D movies. This movement led to the emersion of Japanese 2D films. However the commercial success of 3D animation cannot and has not replaced the value of 2D animation as a more natural and communicative storytelling tool in animation.

Notes for LIS 620

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Today’s lesson was about the different materials we use in reference.