3D Design & Animation Blog - Fall 2023

Final Project Workday

0 hours 00 minutes as of

4/17

4/15

danielsimon.com/

4/11

Sorry Guys, I have a sub today, please complete the following . . .

FIRST: Finish creating 20+ Rorschach Inspired designs.

SECOND: Final Project Workday

SPACESHIP INSTRUCTIONS HERE . . .

Digital-Evolutions - SpaceshipRorschach Spaceship

Final Project Workday

6 hours 15 minutes

Provided as of 4/9

4/9

Origin of Everything | Does the Rorschach Inkblot Test Work? | Season 1 | Episode 18 | PBSCan these weird little blobs actually reveal anything about your personality?

Download the "NEW" parts Zip folder Here:

Extract the folders and move them into the Alchemy shapes folder.

Alchemy (ROBOT).zip

4/5

Create a project page under 3D called Rorschach Spaceship
Create a inspiration board with Spaceship designs that you like and that could inspire your design. Add to you project page.

Final Project Workday

5 hours 45 minutes

Provided as of 4/5

4/3

Final Project Workday

5 hours 15 minutes

Provided as of 4/3

Please finish Bump & Displacement maps . . . You should have 5 spheres shown below.

4/1

This is the goal . . . You should have 5 spheres shown below.

Instructions Here . . .

Digital-Evolutions - Bump & Displacement MappingBump & Displacement Mapping

3/28

Finish Textures . . .

Final Project Workday

4 hours 0 minutes

Provided as of 3/28

3/26

10 Graphically INSANE Levels Created In UNREAL ENGINE

Required . . .

Explore different types of procedural textures . . .

3/11

BMW Car Design Process

Finish Revolve and Bend Final Render

Final Project Workday

2 hours 45 minutes

Provided as of 3/11

3/7

Instructions

Digital-Evolutions - Bend Deformer & RevolveBend Deformer & Revolve

Final Render

3/5

Make sure to complete and submit the Revolve Project.

Final Project Workday

2 hours Provided as of 3/5

3/1

Digital-Evolutions - Simple RevolveRevolve Practice

2/28

Final Project Workday

1 hours 15 minutes as of 2/28

2/22

Make sure you finish and post all of your Foundation Skills in your portfolio.

Make sure you finish your Final Project Objective and Under Your Final Project Page in Your Portfolio. See Link Here: HERE

Make Sure you Finish the Following for Your Final Project . . .

Make sure your narrowed focus is complete.

Make sure your initial Focus and tutorial research is complete.

Finish your Objective

2/16

2/12

Digital-Evolutions - ExtrudeEXTRUDE

Simple Spaceship design using extrude tool . . .

2/8

Go to www.1001freefonts.com

Digital-Evolutions - 3D Type 3D Type in Maya

2/6

Open File Explorer

IBL files are here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aMHyseCo_dSrRnVumJmoDbJGOuemeiig?usp=sharing

Navigate to: This PC > (C:) Local Disk > Program Files > Autodesk > Maya2022 > presets > Assets

Right-Click on the IBL folder and Copy it. Open your 3D Folder, Right-Click and Paste it in the 3D folder on your Desktop. If you do not have a 3D folder on the Desktop, Right-Click on the Desktop and choose New > Folder

We focused on IBL and assigning materials . . .

2/2

Create the nubs and the control box

1/29

Create the first part of the lightsaber

Digital-Evolutions - Lightsaber SketchResources: IBL files are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aMHyseCo_dSrRnVumJmoDbJGOuemeiig

1/12

Get comfortable with:

Navigation
Move Tool
Rotate Tool
Scale Tool

Get Comfortable with:

Component mode:
- Vertex
- Edge
- Face
Channel Box

Sculpt Tool

Push/Pull
Grab
Smooth

Watched as intro . . .

Who is Cornell?

Create an inspiration board using Krita

What Inspires You?

Find 20+ images that represent YOU and create Initial Interest Inspiration Board.

Create an initial “Inspiration Board” using Google Jamboards with 20-30 images that represent you or have influenced your life. An inspiration board is a collection of images, ideas, words, blueprints, games, movies or anything that may inspire your direction. For this assignment we will use an “Inspiration Board” to help guide the direction of your future personal project and it will help me get to know you better. Search google, use your own images, and cross-reference your interests, hobbies, and/or just explore. Find at least 20-30 images. We will be using this board for our personal portfolio. Please watch video tutorial below and the video about Google Jamboards. ~Cornell

What are your own unique qualities?

What are you skilled at?

What are you hobbies?

What gives you purpose?

10/23-10/24

What are the current 3D trends and where is the industry going?

Add Materials . . .

EXTRA!

Here is an extra video to better understand materials.

"Arnold Standard Surface Shader Overview"

10/09-10/10

The Creative Cube

Key Tools & Skills Emphasized:

Extrude (Face): Select the faces you want to extrude and then Edit Mesh > Extrude
- Thickness
- Local Translate
- Offset
- Divisions
- Keep Faces Together
- Activating the Manipulator Tool w/ History
Selecting Multiple Faces: Hold {Shift} and select multiple faces at one time
Insert Edge Loop: Mesh Tools > Insert Edge Loop
Multi-Cut: Mesh Tools > Multi-Cut
Offset Edge Loop: Mesh Tools > Offset Edge Loop
Extract (Faces): Select the faces you want to extract and then Edit Mesh > Extract
Smooth: Mesh > Smooth

10/05-10/06

I am sorry but I am out today 10/6. Today you are to finish ANY and ALL of your missing assignments and the final render of the lightsaber assignment I assigned to you last class. Please check to make sure everything is posted and published. And refer to the example website: https://sites.google.com/cherrycreekschools.org/digitaldesign/home

Make sure you finish your final lightsaber render.

Use correct materials
Add 3d Type with your name.
Compose it to fill the screen and display control box

10/03-10/04

Group and Render Final

9/29-10/02

Added materials

9/27-9/28

I am sorry but I am out today; I have a district meeting. Today you are to finish any of your missing assignments and the NEW assignment I assigned to you last class: The Lightsaber.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Digital-Evolutions - Lightsaber SketchResources: IBL files are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aMHyseCo_dSrRnVumJmoDbJGOuemeiig

9/20-9/21

Added aiStandardSurface presets.

9/18-9/19

Added aiStandardSurface presets.

9/14-9/15

Take the temple and the scene next level . . .

9/8-9/11

Making of Avatar 2022

1st: Finish taking your temple to the next level. For example, add extra steps, a fountain, a steeple, fancy trim. etc . . .

In your 3d Design Project, paste a project possibilities.

9/6-9/7

I am sorry but I am out today, I broke a tooth and need to repair it. Today you are to create the Temple. You can either follow the step-by-step tutorial and/or watch the video instructions. The tutorial is complete and IF you follow the steps closely - No Step Skipping. If you do something and your model does not look correct, undo the step and go back until it looks correct. to Undo = <CTRL> + <z>

The instructions and video are located in the HERE.

This is your goal:

Create your Google Portfolio

Setting up Your Personal Portfolio

Everyone in will need to maintain a active portfolio for every class. This is how I will assess your work and give you feedback. I created a simple video tutorial, that will walk you through the basics of creating a Google Site. Google Sites is a tool for setting up websites, for personal or business, AND it is free.

INSTRUCTIONS HERE

Turned in Web Address
Worked on importing assets and textures.

Make sure you have turned in your website address and have included:

Who am I? Paragraph
Inspiration Board What Inspires/influenced me?
Additional Pages
- Home
- Game
- 2021-2022

9/1-9/5

"And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. " ~Will Smith

9/1-9/5

Show 20+ images of designs you like and that inspire you. "Design and You . . . "

8/24-8/28

Right-Click on the object you want to change the material and hold. Choose Assign New Material

A new window will appear. Choose Shader under Arnold and then aiStandardSurface.

Change the Color . . .

Light: Physical Sky

Setup a simple Physical sky using Arnold. In the Main Menu select Arnold > Lights > Physical Sky. You can either render it with the Arnold renderer or use the live renderer. Render Window - Arnold > Render

The background turns black. Maya creates a large sphere that surrounds you scene.

To activate live rendering. It will slow during though . . . so turn it off and only use it for lighting & material puposes.

Render Window - Arnold > Render

It should look something like this . . .

8/22-8/23

Reviewed Maya Interface & Basic Tools

Introduced:

Sculpting Tools
Object History

Create Polygon Plane and sculpt in some mountains

Inspiration

Increase subdivisions of an object to sculpt details. You can change this by selecting a object and opening the Channel Box.

Inspiration

Introduced Sculpting Tool

Lift/Push - hold {ctrl} to push
Smooth
Pull (drag)
Brush Size - Hold Down {b} and hold left mouse button & move
Magnitude - Hold Down {m} and hold left mouse button & move

Use the Sculpting Tool to modify you scene . Change anything and everything.

8/18-8/21

INSPIRATION: Watched while working.

Watched 2nd Half: Rigid Body Modeling Inspiration

Watched 2nd Half: Organic Modeling Inspiration

8/16-8/17

Watched 2nd half of class . . .

Avatar & Avatar 2 Behind the Scenes — How James Cameron Evolved Motion Capture in the Avatar Films

4/17-4/18

Top View: Create a simple shape snapping to grid (X) using the Create Polygon Tool.

Mesh Tools > Create Polygon Tool

Top View: break the polygon down into quads and triangles.

Mesh Tools > Multi-Cut

Perspective View: Extrude the polygon plane to give it thickness

Edit Mesh > Extrude

Top View: Select the polygon and mirror it over the correct axis. I made sure I was mirroring over the correct axis and in the correct direction.

Mesh > Mirror ⬜