Below are samples of student work from the courses I have taught at the Art Institute of Tampa. The galleries below are for still images only. The students in this gallery are all highlighted for setting the standard in their respective courses. If your work is selected, and you would like it to appear here, please print and sign the Artwork Release Form and turn it into me.
Graphics Programming
In this course, students are exposed to Autodesk Maya, and the power of scripting. The students use MEL (Maya Embedded Language) to automate their workflow, develop custom graphical user interfaces, and add functionality to their models and animations. Students build a clock and add working gears and other elements to it using MELscript. Students also harness the power of 'for' loops as a method of automating the process of terrain generation.
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| Alexander Laird | Alexander Laird | Julian Waller | Julian Waller | John Doe | John Doe |
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| Kenneth McClure | Joseph Kresz | Daniel Larson | Alexander Laird | John Doe | John Doe |
Demo Reel Research
This course focuses on developing conceptual work for the preproduction phase of an animation, leading up towards the production of the student's Capstone Project. Each quarter I choose a new mythological story, and it is up to the student to interpret it visually. Work consists of developing character and environmental concepts using references as a starting point. Deliverables include turn-arounds, model sheets, action poses, height relationship charts, expression sheets, storyboards and an animatic.
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| Neisha Bergman | Neisha Bergman | Jared Stokes | Jared Stokes | Nicole Strome | Nicole Strome |
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| John Doe | John Doe | John Doe | John Doe | John Doe | John Doe |
Print Portfolio
This senior level course focuses on branding, with an emphasis on preparing their design work for an interview. Business cards, a printed flatbook, and a portfolio website are the main deliverables. In addition to learning about the importance of branding and marketing one's own skills, students are also exposed to XHTML and CSS coding techniques.
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| Jason Ninaltowski | Jason Ninaltowski | Melissa Tomlinson | Melissa Tomlinson | Will Hensley | Angel Yates |
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| Angel Yates | Angel Yates | Alexander Laird | Niza Jaramillo | Niza Jaramillo | John Doe |
Programming for the Artist
In this course, students get a thorough working knowledge of web-design. The technical and artistic aspects of web-design are explored, using XHTML and CSS. Good coding practices, readability, aesthetics as well as designing for usability are all emphasized. The final project consists of having each student build their very own portfolio website.
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| Luke Gamble | Hector Robles | Chris Roth | Bradley Colson | Kenneth McClure | Annie Kominek |
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| Joseph Kresz | John Doe | John Doe | John Doe | John Doe | John Doe |
