I decided to add the armature and try posing my model first so that I could identify any possible issues that might need me to add things such as extra edge loops. This is because i didn’t want to run into an issue after texturing which would cause me to have to possibly alter myContinue reading S1 Week 10: Armature and Posing
I first modelled my umbrella prop. I thought this would be quite difficult but I looked at some examples of umbrella models on sketchfab first to see how other people approached the topology of the actual fabric part of the umbrella and it seemed a lot easier than I had initially thought. I used thisContinue reading S1 Week 9: Modelling the Character and Prop
For homework this week I began designing my character. Having seen Gravity Falls I’m aware that the creatures and monsters in the show can often be based on real creatures from folklore such as zombies and ghosts but they often have some kind of funny twist. This was something which I wanted to embrace inContinue reading S1 Week 8: Character & Prop Design
In this class we were introduced to our new assignment for the next few weeks which would be designing and modelling a 3D character and prop in blender. However we were told that we had to design and model this character in the style of a pre-existing show. The options we were given were GravityContinue reading S1 Week 7: Research of Chosen Show
This was by far the class I was most excited about as, I’m sure like most other people in the class, I love character design. This lecture taught me to be aware of shape language and using it to convey the emotion I want to the audience. It also taught me to think purposefully aboutContinue reading S1 Week 5: Character Design
I feel that I’m now much more confident in 3D modelling and texturing than I was in the beginning of the year. As I had never used Blender before and had only attempted 3D modelling once for my portfolio, it seemed like a very daunting thing. However I think I have learned a lot inContinue reading Assignment 1 Reflection
Snowman final render: Skateboard: Pullcart: Tie Fighter: Cup: Vase: Zubat: Uv Mapping practice: Sword: Warhammer: Helmet:
In this class we got an introduction to substance painter where we were tasked with texturing a Warhammer. I much prefer using substance painter to the old method of texturing as it is far more intuitive and I like how it uses layers similar to a drawing program. However I did struggle to get usedContinue reading S1 Week 5: Substance Painter and Helmet
This week we learned about how to properly uv unwrap a model for texturing. I initially thought this would be what I had already learned from my attempts at texturing last week but it ended up being quite different as smart unwrapping was not used and we had to learn to unwrap the model manually.Continue reading S1 Week 4: UV Unwrapping and Sword
In this lesson we practiced more 3D modelling in class by modelling a cup with a straw and a vase with a flower in it. The main new tool of this lesson was learning how to use Bezier curves in order to create things such as straws and stems. I feel that I’m becoming muchContinue reading S1 Week 3: Cup, Vase, and Zubat
