Blog 4
This week I continued to experiment with some more 3D software, but I pretty much know that I am going with Godot moving forward. It is a program I know the most about and I already know how I am going to finish most of the work in the software.
This week we also got feedback from our peers. It was helpful to hear what other people thought about my project which helped inform some decisions and add things that I did not think of. It helped with a lot of the real life aspects of this experience as well, which was something I have not thought enough about yet.
My progress this week is technically still on schedule with my original timeline. I am considering switching the story/narrative behind the project which is taking up some more time and holding me back a little. I liked my original idea but I think my life has changed a bit since then so I want to build something that reflects that.
As I continue to explore Godot, I am learning more and more tools that I can use in this project which has been super fun to do. It is giving me ideas and inspiration for things I can add to this project. I think that reworking the narrative of my project, even though holding me back now, will make the end product much more satisfying.
My inspiration for this week has mostly come from my own life. I have been thinking a lot about where I am in life and what I need to get done. This has influenced the narrative of the piece a lot and that is why I am changing it. Going forward I will need and use more literal inspiration for the actual art and not just the story it is portraying.
This week, my artistic inspiration is Pablo Picasso. This week I have felt a heightened emotional inspiration for my art, so I decided to research other artists who were good at this. I am already familiar with Picasso’s work, but the more I create the more I see where he is coming from. Art is a way for him to express his emotions for the world to see. Even though it might not be obvious, it's this decryption that makes the art feel even more real and personal.
The more I live and create, the more I see the connection between the two. It is a lot easier to use your own life as inspiration for your creative endeavors, for both positive and negative emotions. This both helps as a muse for your work, but also acts as a form of therapy for your emotions, hoping to soothe them or express them depending which emotion it is.
I now see how well Picasso uses emotion in his work, thanks in part to doing it myself. I think this will help my work in the future, creating a strong narrative and an emotional connection for the audience. I never liked seeing sad movies in the past, but now I can understand why they were created.
