Lovisa Luka
Hiiop

Graphic design Typography Video and animation Drawings Prints Paintings Photography Visual culture

CV

Education

2010 - 2022 Gustav Adolf Grammar School (English-mathematics specialty)
2010 - 2017 - Gustav Adolf Music School
2015 - 2019 Tallinn Art School
2022 -... Pallas University of Applied Sciences Media and Advertisement Design specialty
2023 exchange student at Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon

Experience

2018 Partipication in the global art exhibition FabrianoInAcquarello
2023 Voluntary work at a printing and paper arts centre TYPA
2023 Internship at Refleks Design Agency
2023 Second place at Taeva Pesamuna design and marketing competition
2024 Internship at an international creativity accelerator studio Vivita
2024 Partipication in watercolour plein air at Tykocin
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Computer skills

Photoshop
Illustrator
DaVinci Resolve
InDesign
AfterEffects
Adobe Audition
Blender
TvPaint
Krita

Languages

English C2
Russian B1
French B1

Interests

Playing piano
Reading
Capoeira
Learning languages
Traveling

02.02.2003
Tartu, Estonia

Theatre program booklet cover design - "The Master and Margarita"

Litography - "Call of the void"

Research paper "Recreating xylography matrices with laser cutter"

The aim of the research paper was to find out, how accurately is it possible to recreate old xylography matrices using new technologies. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this method?
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1. How accurately can wooden printing plates be recreated using laser cutter?
2. What are the differences between the original and the prints made with machine cut matrix?

Results:
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On the woodcut the new imprint covered ~ 96,8 % of the original.
On the wood engraving the new imprint covered ~ 94 % of the original.
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Similarities:
- visible wood grain
- embossed trace of the image on the back of the print
- the authenticity of the printing ink
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Differences:
- intricacy of details
- sensitivity of the lines
- printing defects