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jesskesson
Feb 22, 20212 min read
3D Modelling - Postmortem
Over the course of the 3D Unit, I've learned a lot about modelling. 3D Modelling was something I'd previously done on the NextGen Course,...
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jesskesson
Feb 22, 20211 min read
History of 3D Modelling
Sources: http://docs.pixologic.com/user-guide/3d-modeling/modeling-basics/ http://docs.pixologic.com/zbrushcore/reference-guide/tool/...
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jesskesson
Feb 22, 20218 min read
Danny Sweeney and Das - 3D Artist Analysis
Danny Sweeney is a Senior Character Artist for Creative Assembly, and has created many characters for games over the years. He...
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jesskesson
Jan 30, 20212 min read
Creating Terrain in Unity
Another exercise we did in college was using Unity to create terrain. We started off by creating a new Unity Project and then searching...
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jesskesson
Jan 30, 20214 min read
Rendering 3D Models in Maya and Unity
Now that all the models are complete and ready to be textured, rendering is the next thing to think about. Rendering can easily be done...
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jesskesson
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Autodesk Mudbox and Model Resolution
Autodesk Mudbox is a programme similar to Maya. However, it is far different than Maya, as the user can sculpt a model rather than...
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jesskesson
Jan 24, 20214 min read
3D Modelling - Materials and Texture Mapping
The next phrase of 3D Modelling would be texturing, which has many aspects to consider, such as materials and texture maps. Depending on...
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jesskesson
Jan 12, 20211 min read
3D Modelling a Tower - Part 3
For UVing, instead of working top to bottom, I decided to work bottom to top. Starting with the base, I used automatic UVs to get the...
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jesskesson
Dec 17, 20203 min read
3D Modelling a Tower - Part 2
There's still modelling that needs to be done, so I started completing the rest of the bottom towers. I started by adding 11 edge loops...
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jesskesson
Dec 17, 20204 min read
3D Modelling a Door - Part 1
The final 3D modelling project I challenged myself to complete was the door. Since the design was relatively simple, I didn't bring in an...
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jesskesson
Dec 2, 20202 min read
3D Modelling a Door - Initial Thoughts and Reference Gathering
The third modelling project for the 3D modelling unit is to model a door. This is something I wanted to have fun with, so I gathered a...
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jesskesson
Nov 30, 20202 min read
3D Modelling a Revolver - Part 7
With modelling complete, the next task was to UV the model so that it cane be textured. I decided to UV all the components of the model...
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jesskesson
Nov 25, 20205 min read
3D Modelling a Tower - Part 1
With my reference created for the Tower, I started modelling. The first thing I did was place the image I created for reference and...
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jesskesson
Nov 18, 20202 min read
3D Modelling a Tower - Initial Thoughts and Reference Gathering
Another thing I will 3D model is a tower. This is something I planned out at the same time as the Revolver, but since that model was more...
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jesskesson
Nov 13, 20204 min read
3D Modelling a Revolver - Part 6
With the majority of modelling complete for the revolver, it was time to start adding to the existing geometry. I starting with the frame...
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jesskesson
Nov 11, 20201 min read
UVing 3D models in Maya
UVing is something that I need to consider once modelling has been completed. Since textures require UVs to be applied. As a quick...
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jesskesson
Oct 22, 20206 min read
3D Modelling a Revolver - Part 5
In modelling, I decided it was a good time to try and create the chamber of the revolver. I didn't want to leave this too late, as I want...
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jesskesson
Oct 12, 20205 min read
3D Modelling a Revolver - Part 5
As the fifth week of modelling comes to an end, I made more progress with my revolver. I decided to take this day to plan what I would...
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jesskesson
Oct 12, 20204 min read
Creating Normal Maps
Since a lot of detail needs to be added to our models, normal maps are the easiest way to achieve this. Normal maps are textures that are...
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jesskesson
Oct 9, 20206 min read
3D Modelling a Revolver - Part 4
At the start of the fifth week of the project, I continued modelling my revolver. Where I left off last time was with the barrel just...
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