Weekly Assignment 9

• Frog Final Result

• Character: Eggyroom

I didn’t have any previous experience with 3D modeling, so this was my first time creating a model by myself. I found it to be a really fresh and fascinating experience. Although I had never done any modeling on my own before, the games I play often has beautifully detailed character models, and the movies I watch have vivid and striking models as well. Because of that, I’ve always been very interested in 3D modeling.  But when I actually tried it for the first time, I realized it’s a skill that’s both difficult and requires constant practice. At the beginning, even though I followed the tutorial videos step by step, I still found myself messing up. For example, as I was modeling, I’d often notice that the model would turn into a weird, distorted shape. No matter how much I tweaked it, I couldn’t fix it. In the end, I had no choice but to delete it and start all over again, several times. I failed many times, got frustrated, but kept trying again and again. Although the frog I ended up making still looks a bit messy and rough compared with the one in the video, I did manage to complete it. After this frog modeling practice, I felt like I became just a little bit more skilled. When I started making Eggyroom, the process felt noticeably smoother. I adjusted its shape little by little, and whenever I forgot a step, I’d go back and check the video. While working on it, I was also slowly learning and gradually getting the hang of it. It was a challenging but incredibly rewarding experience.