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Class: This week during class we were tasked with following the video tutorials that Alec provided. —Exercise 01 – Hard Surface Model to Sketchfab— In this video we were shown how to upload a model and texture on to Sketchfab. We were provided with the ‘hard surface model’ from last week and uploaded itContinue reading Week 5 – Sketchfab & Assignment 1
Class: For class this week we watched some pre-recorded videos about Substance Painter. —Video 1: Substance Painter Intro— For the first video we were provided with a premade model. The video was easy to follow and Substance Painter has the same movement controls as Maya. There is a variety of brushes and effects thatContinue reading Week 4 – Texturing & Assignment 1
Class: For this week’s class, we were instructed to watch some pre-recorded videos Alec made on UV texturing and UV mapping. —Video 1: UV intro & Dice UV Tutorial— In the first video we were instructed to add a provided UV texture to the dice. After that was done we were also introduced toContinue reading Week 3 – UV Mapping & Assignment 1
Class: During this week’s class we had a lecture on the modeling pipeline and its stages. These include, the importance of references, breaking down the object into simple shapes, modeling in phases, UV wrapping which we will go over in more detail in the next class, texturing and rendering. I’m very interested in learning aboutContinue reading Week 2 – Modelling & Modeling Challenge 2
Class: During class, we were introduced to the module, what we would be taught each week and the assignments that will be coming up. For example, The ‘Hard Surface Model.’ I found this class to be informative and reassuring as I have never worked in Maya before and I am looking forward to the ‘WeeklyContinue reading Week 1 – Module Introduction & Modelling Challenge 1