Day 08: Deformers & Texture Projections

Learning Goals

Students will be able to:

Describe what a deformer is and does.
Automatically resize deformers to fit their parents.
Reposition deformers to affect specific parts of an object.
Reorder deformers to create layered effects.
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Create & place decals on objects
Choose an appropriate texture projection mode
Adjust the PSR of a projected texture

Agenda

Note: The exact timing and topics covered may shift.

Dailies: 9:10am-9:20am

Homework Review: Interior/Exterior Modeling with Extrude NURBS
Q&A: Have any questions come up since last class?

Deformers Intro: 9:20am-9:50am

Theory:
1. What are deformers?
2. The power of the Object Manager
Technique:
1. Adding & fitting deformers
2. Reordering deformers
Exercise:
1. Create a Claw

1. Independent: Play around with deformers and see what you can create

Texture Projection: 9:50am-10:20am

Watch: Selecting the Appropriate Texture Projection
Theory:
Technique:
Exercise: Apply Different Texture Projections to Models [Download]

Decals & Placards: 10:20am-10:30am

Watch: Placing Decals
Theory:
Technique:
Exercise:

Homework 10:40am-10:50am

What:

Project: Using materials you've created yourself, texture a model using different texture projection methods. Post renders of your the shared Google Drive.
1. Minimize
  1. Distortion
    1. Stretching
    2. Pinching
  2. Seams
  3. Tiling
Project: Use Deformers to create a model or animation ... or perhaps... BOTH!

Due: By the start of our next class session on your Course Projects Blog. Remember, the expectation is ~6hrs or outside of class time on homework. One object + one deformer is not sufficient.

Resources / Downloads

UV Testgrid by Tim Clapham of Hello Luxx (Direct download link)
CGTextures.com: A great resource for free texture images.