Martha Neth
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This week, meet SLC tutor Ryan! Ryan is a Graphic Design major who specializes in graphic design, Art History, Adobe software, writing, and more.
Interested in meeting with one of our tutors? Email learning@rmcad.edu or self-schedule here.
What’s your major? Graphic Design!
What’s your year? I am a senior in my final semester.
Where are you from? I was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska for the majority of my life. I moved to Lakewood, Colorado in early 2019 to pursue an education in graphic design at RMCAD.
What's your favorite spot on campus? Honestly? The Rose Cottage Cafe. Comfortable couches to study on, friends to talk with, and a frozen vanilla and caramel frappe to enjoy.
What's your favorite art medium or tool? As a graphic designer, I spend a lot of time working on the computer. I have come to love creating digital art in programs like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
Who is your favorite artist? Picking favorites has always been a struggle for me. It changes so frequently and the question just seems so concrete. I have drawn inspiration from many different artists. The most influential artists for me (in no particular order) have to be Kandinsky, Vignelli, Glaser, Rembrandt, and Cézanne. There are so many more and the list is ever changing.
What's your favorite food? I love food, so I am not really sure if I can isolate a singular particular dish that I would rank above all others. I enjoy cooking and love sampling the various foods the world has to offer. However, my guilty pleasure would have to be a slice (or four) of pepperoni pizza.
What's your favorite mode of transportation? I have not been out and about a whole lot over the course of this last year. But if I could, I would honestly fly everywhere.
What's your favorite book? My favorite book series would have to be between The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) and The Maze Runner (James Dashner). Most of the books I have been reading recently are related to business aspects in graphic design.
What's your favorite TV series? Star Trek has always been a favorite of mine. If I had to rank the series from my most favorite to favorite, it would go Deep Space Nine, The Next Generation, The Original Series, Voyager, and then Enterprise. Although I have seen all 703 episodes from the mentioned series at least four times, I still have much to learn before I am a true Trekkie.
What's your favorite movie? This question isn’t an easy one for me. I love movies. I have watched so many fantastic films in my life that I cannot choose just one. To be fair, I have to divide it between live action and animated. I can say with certainty that Christopher Nolan has directed two of my favorite live action films of all time, Inception (2010) and Interstellar (2014). Both films also had time-thrilling music composed by the great Hans Zimmer. My all-time favorite animated film would have to be Spirited Away (2001), directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
If you were a character in your favorite movie/book/TV show, who would you be? I really don’t want to be anyone other than myself. I enjoy certain characters in the shows that I watch, but I would never want to be them.
Cats or dogs? Yes.
Lightning or thunder? Thunder and Lightning.
If you could have dinner with anyone, living or deceased, who would it be? My ideal dinner would be one filled with friends and loved ones.
If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Telepathy. Verbal communication is sometimes problematic. It requires effort on all parties involved. Emotion sometimes does not translate well. Telepathy would, as I understand it, eliminate the inconsistencies of verbal communication. We would be able to clearly understand each other clearly and truly understand how thoughts impact each other at the emotional level.
Who is your hero(es)? While I have people that I admire and look up to, I do not tend to use the term “hero” all too often. I believe that anyone can accomplish goals as long as they set their mind to it. You don’t have to already be a hero to do great things, nor should one aspire to become a hero.
What is the scariest fun thing you have ever done? Roller coasters are tons of fun. I recently went to Elitch Gardens for the first time and had a blast trying out some of the rides there. Heights give me a bit of a scare, but experiencing the thrill of a good roller coaster is worth it every time.
What do you hope to do when you graduate? My goal is to obtain a position as a designer at a graphic design firm to gain practical hands-on experience in the industry. I plan to eventually return to school to obtain an MFA in graphic design and pursue a career in education.
What's your one piece of advice for RMCAD students? Take advantage of all the wonderful resources the school has to offer. I strongly encourage students to join one of the handful of student-ran clubs + organizations.
This week, meet the most recent addition to our SLC tutoring team, Bryan! Bryan is a Game Art major who can also help with writing, Art History, Adobe software, drawing, and more!
What’s your major?
Game Art
What’s your year?
Junior
Where are you from?
The food my mother ate.
What's your favorite spot on campus?
Carpenter. I may be a computer-based major but I love using my hands on things other than a keyboard.
What's your favorite art medium or tool?
My soul. I’ve loved working in many mediums. They all require you to connect with them each in their own special way. However, I do often use charcoal and pastels for commissions.
Who is your favorite artist?
I don’t know if I want to limit myself to one favorite. When it comes to sculpture my favorite is Bernini. Baroque is so much more lively and honest than the previous iterations of copying greek/roman art. But then I can’t ignore how a gesture drawing in charcoal by a fellow student can pierce my soul. Again, I can’t limit myself to one person. They are only one person.
What's your favorite food?
The Italian Battalion from Baldinos in Savannah, GA.
What's your favorite mode of transportation?
Soon it will be the 65 Mustang I am rebuilding.
What's your favorite book?
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday.
What's your favorite TV series?
I’m not too good with favorites. I really enjoy Red Dwarf though.
What's your favorite movie?
Turbo Kid
If you were a character in your favorite movie/book/TV show, who would you be?
The Protagonist from Outer Worlds.
Cats or dogs?
Both
Lightning or thunder?
Thunder
If you could have dinner with anyone, living or deceased, who would it be?
Einstein.
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
More time. Then maybe the prospect of addressing some of the major issues in the world wouldn’t be so daunting. We only get a finite amount of time here, If I had more time maybe I could change more with art.
Who is your hero(es)?
I don’t like heroes. It separates the possibility that they are humans like you and me. I’m not meaning to downplay what some great people have done. Just that we should all understand we can also do those things. Instead of leaving it to heroes to help.
What is the scariest fun thing you have ever done?
Run towards the shooting. (Army Infantry vet)
What do you hope to do when you graduate?
To never stop learning, to continue overcoming challenges in any form they present themselves.
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
-Marcus Aurelius
What's your one piece of advice for RMCAD students?
You can do anything. Stop saying you can’t. You’re the only one that creates that reality. Stop limiting yourself. Instead, go through how you can do it, then make a choice whether or not to. Control your life, control your reality.
Interested in scheduling an SLC appointment? Email learning@rmcad.edu or self-schedule at rmcad.mywconline.com.
Our "Get to Know Us" series is back! This week, meet SLC Game Art tutor Hope. Her specialities include, but are not limited to, Maya (Modeling, UV, Rendering, Character Animation), Arnold, Substance Painter, and Unreal Engine (Shaders and Lighting).
What’s your major? Game Art
What’s your year? Senior
Where are you from? Chicago, Illinois
What's your favorite spot on campus? I love to draw under the big tree next to Rude.
What's your favorite art medium or tool? I live on my computer for most of my work, so I try to do things that are more fine arts related. I was never good at figure drawing before RMCAD, and I wanted to improve, which has led me to charcoal portraits. Some of them even turn out pretty decent!
Who is your favorite artist? I don’t really pay attention to specific artists other than musicians. My favorite changes a lot, however my current one is a country rapper from Chicago, Adam Calhoun. He does a lot of controversial political music, which is probably why I like him so much.
What's your favorite food? Chicago style deep dish (the only REAL deep dish!)
What's your favorite mode of transportation? I like to drive very fast.
What's your favorite book? Probably the Pendragon series.
What's your favorite TV series? There’s too many to choose from, so I’ll go with my childhood favorite - Veronica Mars.
What's your favorite movie? Lord of the Rings
If you were a character in your favorite movie/book/TV show, who would you be? I wouldn’t want to be anyone other than me.
Cats or dogs? Cats
Lightning or thunder? Lightning!
If you could have dinner with anyone, living or deceased, who would it be? My Grandma
If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Probably to live forever.
Who are your heroes? My Grandma and my Mother.
What is the scariest fun thing you have ever done? I love to go ghost hunting.
What do you hope to do when you graduate? My driving force throughout RMCAD has been to work for Blizzard Entertainment; however after learning more about them and learning about the film industry, I’d love to be an artist on the next Game of Thrones.
What's your one piece of advice for RMCAD students? Practice is the only way to improve. The more time you put into something, the quicker you’ll improve.
Want to schedule an SLC appointment? Email learning@rmcad.edu or self-schedule at rmcad.mywconline.com.