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Author: Nicole Thompson—Concepts & References— At the start of this project I brainstormed some ideas for the body mechanics animation. I considered a dance routine or an attack with a weapon but in the end I settled for a fight between two characters. I wanted to make more of a sneaking type of walk for the walkContinue reading Assignment 2 – Animations
—Concepts— —Layouts— —Furniture— ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ —Modelling Process— —Block Out— —Asset Modelling— -Bookcase- -Mugs- -Books- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ —Texturing— -Bookcase- -Mugs- -Books- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ —The Room— —Texturing— ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ —Unreal Engine— ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ —Links— —SketchFab— Observatory Assets by Nicole_13 on Sketchfab —Youtube—
—Concepts & References— At the start of this assessment I was placed into group 2 who were creating an observatory environment. We all used Miro to brainstorm ideas for props and the atmosphere and look that we wanted for the environment. —Observatories— —Furniture— -Bookcases- -Books- -Mugs- Next I created a few thumbnails and possible layoutsContinue reading Assignment 1 – 3D Observatory Environment
—CV— —Cover Email— —Showreel—
—Roles within Animation— Concept Artist: A concept artist creates a variety of initial ideas for a project which portrays different looks and styles that the project could use based off of the story created by the writer. Character Designer: A character designer creates model sheets and finalised designs based off of what the concept artistContinue reading Assignment 1 – Reflective Research Blog
—Meeting with Aodhan— Today I had a meeting with Aodhan at 12:00 in the Teachers lounge to review my CV, Cover Email and Showreel. It went well and he gave me some really helpful feedback that I feel will help me to improve my work before the deadline on Monday the 13th. —CV— –Continue reading Week 12 – Formative Feedback
Morning Class: During this morning class we watched the presentations and got feedback from Henry, Michael and Alec. —Feedback— – They really liked my models – Adjust the bookcase book textures so that they can be changed to add more variation. – Adjust the wood grain on the shelves of the bookcase so thatContinue reading Week 12 – Presentations / Module Feedback / Submission dates and Semester 2 info
Morning Class: To begin today’s class, Henry started with a menti quiz about the unreal engine lighting and camera videos we were to watch from last week. After we were supposed to gather in our groups and share all our assets among each other or create a drive that all the members have accessContinue reading Week 11 – Lighting, Post Process Effects, Sequencer, Rendering
Class: There was no class for the next 2 weeks as scheduled formative feedback classes were taking place and mine is going to be held in week 12 on the 10th of December at 12:00pm with Aodhan. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Homework/Assignments : During these weeks I focused on completing my CV, writing my Cover E-Mail andContinue reading Week 10 & 11
Morning Class: This morning Alex talked a little about run cycles and explained what we will be doing today. —Exercise— We were provided with a Maya file and had to add an up pose to frame 4 and adjust the timing of the animation using the dope sheet. Alec then explained how toContinue reading Week 10 – Run Cycles