I looked forward to starting this module this semester, it seemed exciting and challenging, and I enjoyed delving more into the VFX aspects and learning as much as I could in the 13 weeks. It was still a stressful and time-consuming project but I found it to be more exciting than not. I knew comingContinue reading Reflection
Swamp Monster Sketches and concept drawing and references render pose no materials render pose with materials turn around no materials, A pose Character and teeth with material applied, A pose Turn around with materials added in blender Angle 1 final render Angle 2 Final Render Angle 3 Final Render
For this project, it was asked that we make custom assets for our project, whether that be in unreal engine or making custom brushes in blender. I already spoke about the custom brushes that I did use in blender which was a brush I had made, a brush I got online and a VDM brushContinue reading Assets in Unreal Engine And Blender
Lighting plays a massive role in the creation of an environment in Unreal Engine, it’s how I went from this: to this: To get the sun to shine light that I added fog but it still didn’t look 100% the way I wanted it to. I watched the class recordings about lighting but researched aContinue reading Lighting + post process Volumes – Week 11
This week in class a guest lecturer Becca came in to give a talk about networking. Having Becca come in to talk was really helpful, she explained the importance of networking and getting to know more people in the industry. This really set in stone how important it is to make connections, she talked aboutContinue reading Networking, UE and post-production – Week 10
This week in class I learned more about shading in unreal and bringing files from substance to unreal engine. There was a lot to learn about how exactly to export the files. I started by taking the exercise file of the watering can Hnery provided for class a few weeks ago and taking those materialsContinue reading Shading in Unreal – Week 9
This week was the intro to Unreal Engine and oh my gawd was it confusing. I couldn’t get Epic games downloaded on my laptop due to space but I was able to access them on the uni computers. It surprised me how big the files were and how long the computers took to load andContinue reading Intro to Unreal Engine – Week 8
This week we focused on sculpting hair but my project doesn’t include any so I went ahead and continued to work on my second round of sculpting. I added a multiresolution modifier to level 5 and I made my VDM brush and applied that but I faced a new problem, my eyes were messed up.Continue reading Sculpting -Week 7
This week, Henry was teaching about uv mapping and put a water can on the blackboard. I started by adding seems to the can and also learnt about marking sharp corners. It had been a while since I used substance so I had to try and get the hang of it again. I did aContinue reading UV Mapping, UDIMS, Texturing – Week 5
This week I went back to basics in class, retopology. The worst part of 3D animation which every animator can agree on. I actually did need this class though, I struggled with reto a lot last year and was glad I could relearn some vital points. With the example above, I was given a meshContinue reading Retopology, Poly Editing, & Customising Brushes – Week 4
