I decided it was time to design a profile image for my YouTube channel. But I didn't have any ideas, other than there was probably going to be a fluffy little kitty somewhere in the picture.
Then my cousin suggested a really cute idea where the cat is hanging off a pencil. And that was the idea I liked best. I sketched out some designs, tried a few different things and then when I was happy with it, I moved onto the full illustration. It turned out pretty near perfect and I really like it. Then I went on to editing the video. That went perfectly until I had it posted on YouTube and then I realized that I was missing the section of film where I draw the pencil in the final drawing. So I had to fix it in the editor, export the whole video again and post it again on YouTube and delete the old one. But when I got that done, I realized that the video was now longer because of the added video, making it so that the music didn't quite cover the whole thing. Fortunately, I was able to go into YouTube editor and add more music without having to post yet another video. At last, I got it right and here's the finished product. Another problem I ran into was fitting the whole drawing of the cat into the profile image template. At first, the photos I had taken were too close and I couldn't fit the entire image into the little circle. I had to take some more photos, this time farther away to get it to work. But, I didn't use a very big piece of paper for the drawing and in the profile photo you can see the edges. Oh well. It looks really cute and I'm happy with it, for now.
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Another drawing video, this time posted on my own YouTube channel!
In this video, I compare alcohol-based markers and water-based markers. I am continuing to come up with new video ideas and making content more frequently. Currently, I'm seeing if it is feasible to produce one video a week. Unfortunately, I've run into technical difficulties with the camera; its batteries are running out very quickly. I need to research and come up with a solution. Also, I think the camera is more photography based than video based, as in the video features are minimal and it has more photography features. But video should work. I'm wondering if the batteries are malfunctioning (like batteries love to do). Another thing to fix is the lighting. I need to purchase a lamp that gives white light, since yellow doesn't look all that great in the video. Aside from the problems, I enjoyed making this video and especially drawing with the alcohol markers! I decided it was time to make another video. This time, I was (slightly) more experienced and had better equipment (such as a high quality camera).
My cousin had given me a little canvas and I decided it would be a easy project for this video. I recorded the video on Saturday. It took awhile to get everything set up, especially the tripod. I finally got an overhead angle, but the way I set it up meant that everything was filmed upside down. I flipped all the videos later in the video editor on the computer and also tested this before filming to ensure I could do it. I completed the project and put the video together. I wanted to try recording a voice over, so I did several test recordings with my brother's headset and with my dad's headset. In the end, I chose not to use a voiceover because I was frustrated with it. It wasn't sounding all that great (I'm not that good of a narrator) and I was having trouble getting enough quiet time to record. But, I am glad that I tried it and got the practice and experience from it, even if I didn't use voiceover in the end. Maybe I'll try some other time. Overall, I'm pleased with how the whole project turned out, both the video and the painting. I haven't used acrylic paint much, watercolor is my favorite. This is my first real painting using acrylics.
I chose a photo from my calendar and tried to recreate it to the best of my abilities. Obviously, there are some parts that didn't go very well, but I'm pleased with the overall result. |
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