Method Week № 13: Build New Skills and Keep the Old

For Method Week 13, the team dove into new projects and improved upon some pre-existing practices. There were so many cool presentations at the end of the week, including them all would have been more book than blog post.

We chose a few, at random, to share. And even these are abridged versions of all the hard work and discovery each team member took on!

Marcus: 3D Modeling

Marcus looked to delve into a new realm of design: 3D. He separated the week into three phases of learning.

After some inspiration, tutorials and practice, the final rendering came out clean and crisp.

Esteban: Home Office Mural

Always expanding his artistry, Esteban took on another labor-intensive art project for MW 13.

Starting with this anatomical piece, he mood-boarded and sketched until the concept became clear.

After the prep was complete, painting commenced and the end result was unsurprisingly awesome — per usual.

Tony: Salt Water Fly Fishing

Tony took his fishing talents to new waters: The Texas Gulf Coast. To make the endeavor twice as difficult, he decided he was going to Fly Fish.

He did some heavy research, talked to locals, borrowed some gear and trekked down to South Texas for the adventure. His patience was rewarded with an elegant little Redfish. Pretty impressive for someone’s first salt water excursion!

Terri: Oil Painting

Instead of learning a brand new skill, Terri decided to hone an existing one. She researched studio setups, learned about different tools to employ, and embarked upon a new style.

She chose a subject and worked in phases to reach her final result.

Ben: Mixing & Mastering

Having already spent the last few months learning the basics of self-producing music, Ben wanted to see how close to “radio-ready” he could get one of his songs.

He dove deep into interviews and tutorials on mixing and mastering. At the end of the week, he ended up with something he felt good about.

The song actually ended up making it on 98.9 KUTX as song of the day — believe it or not. You can listen here.

Theresa: Mexican Food

Wrapping it up! Theresa used her time abroad in Mexico to learn more about the culture and craft the most authentic taco possible.

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