{"id":28,"date":"2023-08-09T07:28:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T07:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2024-05-16T17:57:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T17:57:26","slug":"showcase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi! My name is Saanika Aradhye, and I&#8217;m a senior in Animation at Freestyle. In the future, I plan to major in Computer Animation at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. I love playing D&amp;D, making stories, reading webcomics, and watching YouTube. I&#8217;m a big fan of the fantasy genre, and I also really like certain types of unsettling horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am extremely passionate about the stories I build. I&#8217;ve been working on one for the past two years that I&#8217;ve immersed myself in&#8211; the Webtoon I will discuss in my showcase video is part of it. I strive to be the best artist I can be, but beyond that, I want to be an even better storyteller. I want my stories and my art to go hand in hand to draw the viewer in and keep them engaged. One day in the future, I want to create visual stories in animation or illustrated mediums that make the viewer deeply feel something. Above all, I want to create stories that create an impact, and stories that will be remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My showcase video shows pieces of my Webtoon, but to see the whole thing and get a sense of the story, I would recommend checking out the whole thing! There is a QR code at the end of the video, and a link below. Webtoons are optimized for the mobile format, but viewing on a computer will also work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can contact me at saanika.aradhye@gmail.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-5d660988 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webtoons.com\/en\/canvas\/leave-no-mark\/list?title_no=962859\">WEBTOON DIRECT LINK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"23 24 p8 Showcase SaanikaA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pruJZp62Cc4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have also included a reel of what I consider to be my best work at Freestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"23 24 p8 Reel SaanikaA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C8M-kS4Dzuw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Zenith project was the first high-effort art project I made since my long-term wrist injury recovery started back in February. It also happens to be a project that I care about immensely. So&#8230; you can imagine how hard it was to balance working hard enough to satisfy my passion and create something I&#8217;m proud of, while still holding back enough to not reinjure myself. I didnt <em>quite<\/em> hit the mark on that last one&#8211; I actually did reinjure myself two weeks ago when I was working on the final pass, and I had to do the rest of it with my non-dominant hand. It was not fun, I really wouldn&#8217;t recommend it. I&#8217;m overall very proud of what I was able to create, and I can&#8217;t quite find it in myself to say I regret pushing myself so hard, but I am a little relieved that it&#8217;s over and I can finally let my poor wrist rest again. <br><br>Until I start the next chapter, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wrist struggles were expected, though. A very unexpected thing that came from this project was how much fun I had making it. I haven&#8217;t truly had fun drawing in quite some time. From August to February, I had been making art almost exclusively for college apps, and the tight deadlines and cutthroat competition can sometimes kill the joy. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, it was still very fulfilling, but it wasn&#8217;t anything close to the almost giddy joy I felt while drawing this Webtoon. I think it was the experimentation that did it&#8211; I was trying so many new things, and when they worked, I got to feel that childlike wonder of creating again. It was magical. That sort of thing is rare, these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project taught me a million and one ways to step out of my comfort zone, and I had <em>tons<\/em> of fun. I can&#8217;t wait to go out, try new things, and hopefully find a million more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! My name is Saanika Aradhye, and I&#8217;m a senior in Animation at Freestyle. 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