Day 08: Deformers & Texture Projections

Learning Goals

Students will be able to:

  1. Describe what a deformer is and does.

  2. Automatically resize deformers to fit their parents.

  3. Reposition deformers to affect specific parts of an object.

  4. Reorder deformers to create layered effects.

  5. ---

  6. Create & place decals on objects

  7. Choose an appropriate texture projection mode

  8. Adjust the PSR of a projected texture

Agenda

Note: The exact timing and topics covered may shift.

Dailies: 9:10am-9:20am

  1. Homework Review: Interior/Exterior Modeling with Extrude NURBS

  2. Q&A: Have any questions come up since last class?

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

Deformers Icons

  1. Theory:

    1. What are deformers?

    2. The power of the Object Manager

  2. Technique:

    1. Adding & fitting deformers

    2. Reordering deformers

  3. Exercise:

    1. Create a Claw

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

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

  1. Watch: Selecting the Appropriate Texture Projection

  2. Theory:

  3. Technique:

  4. Exercise: Apply Different Texture Projections to Models [Download]

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

  1. Watch: Placing Decals

  2. Theory:

  3. Technique:

  4. Exercise:

Homework 10:40am-10:50am

What:

  1. 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

  2. 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

  1. UV Testgrid by Tim Clapham of Hello Luxx (Direct download link)

  2. CGTextures.com: A great resource for free texture images.

Recommended Reading / Viewing