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Unit 5: Investigating audio production and technology
Unit 6: Investigating visual production and technology
Unit 7: Investigating interactive media production and technology
What we're doing, how we're doing it and why we're doing it
What we're doing, how we're doing it and why we're doing it
Intent: You will explore and apply Blender’s sculpting tools to create 3D assets for game art & animation.
Implementation: Through idea generation, sculpting activity and peer critique
Impact: You will develop technical sculpting skills, build confidence in 3D workflows, ability to create portfolio-ready work for the creative industries
Industry: Tools and techniques relevant to careers in game design, animation, and visual effects
Soft skills: Creativity, attention to detail, problem-solving, patience, communication, adaptability
SMSC: Cultivate creativity, teamwork, ethical awareness and cultural appreciation within the context of digital art.
Context
Context
What is sculpting?
What is digital sculpting?
How is this different from what we did last term?
Down, down to Goblin Town - Creating a Character
Down, down to Goblin Town - Creating a Character
Creating an exaggerated face
What do I do?
Sketch some faces for creatures/monsters
Don't be too precious over making them look perfect
Try and give your character personality!
On your google sketches:
Sketches of your creatures/monsters
Annotation
I make a pretty ropey looking goblin thing. Try and focus on exaggerated forms and organic shapes. Sculpting can be tricky to get used to so going for something fantastical rather than realistic can help. No one knows where your goblins eyes are supposed to be!
Sculpting in Blender - Making your 3D character
Sculpting in Blender - Making your 3D character
1. Sculpting Layout and Tools
1. Sculpting Layout and Tools
What do I do?
Follow the video
Familiarise yourself with the sculpting layout
Experiment with sculpting tools
Document progress (screenshots, videos, etc)
On your google sites:
Evidence of development (screenshots, gifs, videos, etc)
Reflection on progress (How are you finding the task? What is going well? What would make it even better?)
2. Snake Hook and Smoothing
2. Snake Hook and Smoothing
What do I do?
Follow the video
Use the snake hook and smoothing tool to start your sculpt
Document progress (screenshots, videos, etc)
On your google sites:
Evidence of development (screenshots, gifs, videos, etc)
Reflection on progress (How are you finding the task? What is going well? What would make it even better?)
3. Going Further
3. Going Further
What do I do?
Follow the video
Start getting the basic shapes of your character. Things like noses and chins. You're not going big on details at this point!
Document progress (screenshots, videos, etc)
On your google sites:
Evidence of development (screenshots, gifs, videos, etc)
Reflection on progress (How are you finding the task? What is going well? What would make it even better?)
4. Adding More Objects
4. Adding More Objects
What do I do?
Follow the video
Switch layouts to add objects
Add some eyeballs
Add anything else you feel appropriate
Document progress (screenshots, videos, etc)
On your google sites:
Evidence of development (screenshots, gifs, videos, etc)
Reflection on progress (How are you finding the task? What is going well? What would make it even better?)
5. Draw and Crease Tools
5. Draw and Crease Tools
What do I do?
Follow the video
Experiment with the draw tool
Experiment with the crease tools
Start adding more to your character, carving in and pulling out
Document progress (screenshots, videos, etc)
What does holding shift do when using tools?
On your google sites:
Evidence of development (screenshots, gifs, videos, etc)
Reflection on progress (How are you finding the task? What is going well? What would make it even better?)
6. Detailing
6. Detailing
What do I do?
What do I do?
Follow the video
Now go in and add details
You can switch back to other steps and tools to adjust if need be!
Document progress (screenshots, videos, etc)
Why do we add detail later?
What does increasing the resolution do?
On your google sites:
Evidence of development (screenshots, gifs, videos, etc)
Reflection on progress (How are you finding the task? What is going well? What would make it even better?)
7. Peer feedback
7. Peer feedback
What do I do?
What do I do?
Give Carl your favourite pictures of your character
Go to Nearpod
Give quality feedback
Collect feedback
Reflect on it
On your google sites:
Feedback
Reflection on feedback
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
On your google sites:
Context questions answered
Sketches of your character
Development of your character
Peer feedback
Annotation feedback
Reflection should cover techniques being used and compare to your time modelling in blender
Commendable
Commendable
On your google sites:
All satisfactory tasks complete
Model lit and rendered
Reflection should consider job roles and areas your influenced by
Outstanding
Outstanding
On your google sites:
All satisfactory and commendable tasks complete
Going further tasks attempted, evidenced and reflected on
Reflection should consider context - when would you use these techniques? What level of detail would you give for different styles/projects?
Extended Task - Export
Extended Task - Export
What do I do?
Light and render your model. Use the tutorials from the modelling week to support.
On your google sites:
Evidence of development (screenshots, gifs, videos, etc)
Reflection on progress (How are you finding the task? What is going well? What would make it even better?)
Going further - What else can you create?
Going further - What else can you create?
Watch this talk on Blender to see how a 14-yr old went from playing with Blender in their bedroom to working on Spider-verse
You can now sculpt in Blender, congratulations! The only difference between you and the pros now is time, patience and practise.Â
To develop your skills try sculpting the following:
Ghost
Food
Plant
Creature
Decide on the style and sketch your idea before you sculpt!
Need more geometry?
Need more geometry?
Watch these videos for two different ways of adding more geometry to your model.
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