Within our 3D animation, my character to design and model is the venus flytrap which I had chose myself. So far I have drawn up a character design and I’ve made two models so far but I’ve yet to model the final model that will be used for our animation. Character design: This is the Read More…
3D Digital Literacy – Assignment 2, Character Design and Development
For our second assignment for class, we are to model a cute character based around what we personally think is cute. For mine, I chose to design a cute gecko character. Character Design: This is the character I ended up designing on my iPad. I gave him a little cloak as I thought it made Read More…
3D Digital Literacy – Week 7, Blender Practice
For our seventh week of class, we were given some fruits to use as practice to get used to the tools within Blender, the new 3D software we will be using for our second assignment. Pear: The first image is reference image we were given of a pear to use for practice and the second Read More…
3D Digital Literacy – 200 word reflection
I found this assignment interesting to do especially since I don’t have any experience using Maya. I learnt a lot in terms of how to use the basic tools within Maya and I feel like I have a relatively good grasp on how to use them. I enjoyed using substance painter too, I had never Read More…
3D Digital Literacy – Living Well development
For our 3D model assignment, I chose to model an old well and went with the concept of a living well as I thought it would be an interesting take on a well. Concept art: This was my drawn up concept of my well so I would have a visual reference while I was modelling. Read More…
3D Digital Literacy – Week 4, Substance Painter
For our fourth week of class, we were walked through how to use substance painter for texturing our models using a war hammer as an example. Below is my finished war hammer. War Hammer: I found using substance painter to texture a model far easier than using photoshop. I think my war hammer, minus the Read More…
3D Digital Literacy – Week 3, Texturing and UV mapping
For our third week of class, we were talked through how to use and apply textures to models through UV mapping. We were given three models (a dice, coke can and hammer) and asked to create a spaceship to texture using UV mapping. Below are my three models and the spaceship: Dice, coke can and Read More…
3D Digital Literacy – Week 2, Intro to modelling tools
For our second week of 3D digital literacy, we were asked to follow one of the tutorial videos then make at least the first two practice models from the list. I followed the milkshake tutorial then tried my hand at making the kids wagon and the snake on a branch, Below are my milkshake, kids Read More…
3D Digital Literacy – Week 1, Module Intro
For our first week of 3D digital literacy, we were asked to follow a cactus modelling tutorial as well as some practice 3D modelling projects. I chose to model the table and chairs along with martini glasses. Below is the video of my finished cactus and the practice modelling projects: Cactus video: I’m not great Read More…
Design a World – 500 word Reflection
Throughout this first semester, I’ve really enjoyed all aspects of the classes, especially this animation jam. In terms of what worked well throughout the animation jam, I think the character creation specifically went well as we had an abundance of characters to choose from to include in the animation in the end. It was also Read More…