Author: Miles CG

I really enjoyed the first assignment, despite how overwhelming it was to adapt to all of the intricacies and jargon of 3D modelling. I feel like I learned a huge amount in a short period of time, going from being unable to model a simple table on the first day to modelling an entire swordContinue reading Reflection

For week 5’s task, we had to model a helmet of our choosing from scratch, like last week, but texture it in Substance Painter this time. Once again pulling from Sonic and the Black Knight, I chose Sir Galahad’s helmet as my subject, since I didn’t want to overcomplicate the geometry for myself like withContinue reading Week 5 – Helmet

Our workshop this week was all about UV unwrapping. I found this pretty overwhelming and struggled to understand beyond the simple explanations for the dice and coke can at first, but after rewatching the tutorial videos a few times I started to understand all of the unfamiliar terminology. Following the tutorials myself also helped aContinue reading Week 4 – Sword

We began this week by modelling a milkshake, which introduced me to the concepts of making semi-transparent materials, as well as more advanced usage of curves and proportional editing. I really enjoyed making the milkshake as bright, shiny things are my favourite things to depict in 2D art, and I found that enjoyment translated intoContinue reading Week 3 – Zubat

The first thing we did in class for week 2 was model a skateboard, which helped me get adjusted to blender after my misadventures with the snowman. I had a much better time modelling the skateboard and even adding some primitive textures to it for my renders. Beveling has quickly become one of my favouriteContinue reading Week 2 – Tie Fighter

For our first week of 3D Digital Literacy, we were introduced to Blender by being asked to construct a simple table and chairs. Having zero experience in Blender, I struggled a lot and could barely finish making the table before the class moved on, which was pretty disheartening. We then moved on to the realContinue reading Week 1 – Snowman