Digital TechniquesDigital Techniques

Laura MulhollandLaura Mulholland

Throughout the Easter term we Throughout the Easter term we have been attending digital have been attending digital techniques classes, the purpose techniques classes, the purpose of these was to enhance our of these was to enhance our knowledge of various different knowledge of various different software that we will need as we software that we will need as we progress in our degrees.progress in our degrees.

The following slides show some The following slides show some of the things I have learnt.of the things I have learnt.

PhotoshopPhotoshop

Photoshop is a graphics editor, it is Photoshop is a graphics editor, it is the current market leader for the current market leader for commercial bitmap and image commercial bitmap and image manipulation.manipulation.

It provides special effects services It provides special effects services such as backgrounds, textures and such as backgrounds, textures and many more.many more.

To the left is a To the left is a costume costume design experiment design experiment I did, I did, using material using material samples.samples.

To the right is a simple To the right is a simple

mood board I created mood board I created

using the skills I have using the skills I have

learnt in photoshop.learnt in photoshop.

3D Studio Max3D Studio Max

3ds max is a full-featured 3D graphics 3ds max is a full-featured 3D graphics application, it is the most widely-used application, it is the most widely-used off the shelf 3D animation programme off the shelf 3D animation programme by creation professionals.by creation professionals.

It had strong modelling capabilities It had strong modelling capabilities and is mostly used by video game and is mostly used by video game developers, TV commercial studios developers, TV commercial studios and architectural visualization and architectural visualization studios. It is also used for movie studios. It is also used for movie effects.effects.

I used 3ds max to create I used 3ds max to create a stage, then I added a stage, then I added

texture and colour to it, texture and colour to it, to look like the scenery: to look like the scenery:

Once my stage was complete I used the lighting application and the camera application to get an audience and viewing perspective:

AutoCADAutoCAD

AutoCAD is a CAD software AutoCAD is a CAD software application for 2D and 3D design and application for 2D and 3D design and drafting, it includes a full set of basic drafting, it includes a full set of basic solid modelling and 3D tools.solid modelling and 3D tools.

We learnt basic knowledge of We learnt basic knowledge of AutoCAD and how to construct simple AutoCAD and how to construct simple objects.objects.

These are some experiments we did using AutoCAD to get to know the software better:

To the right is the finalpiece that we did, putting all the skills we had learnt into one drawing:

It has been interesting and enjoyable It has been interesting and enjoyable learning about different software and how learning about different software and how they help theatre designers with their work. they help theatre designers with their work. Even though I attended all the sessions I Even though I attended all the sessions I have only learnt the basics, I feel that the have only learnt the basics, I feel that the class was too big, most sessions we had to class was too big, most sessions we had to share computers and there were far too share computers and there were far too many students for the tutors to get round many students for the tutors to get round and help us all so many missed out on and help us all so many missed out on valuable help. As this was the first time I valuable help. As this was the first time I have used any of these programmes I feel have used any of these programmes I feel that it would have been very beneficial for that it would have been very beneficial for me to be in a smaller group of students.me to be in a smaller group of students.