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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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Jan 30, 20212 min read
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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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Jan 30, 20214 min read
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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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Jan 26, 20213 min read
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Portfolio - Scorpius and Libra
I decided to start building more on my portfolio this year, as I need to keep working on my art to get better. I decided that I would...
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Jan 26, 20214 min read
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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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Jan 24, 20214 min read
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VFX - Case Study
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_uAEVDzpYs Script: VFX is used throughout media to create the illusion of fantasy, and to...
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Jan 22, 20212 min read
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Professional Practice - Postmortem
During this project, I've been able to research different individuals, roles and companies, which has given me a broader scope of where I...
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Jan 18, 20214 min read
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Creating a Poster in Photoshop
As part of the Professional Practice unit, part of the criteria was to create a poster. Having previously designed the poster, I decided...
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Jan 17, 20217 min read
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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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Jan 12, 20211 min read
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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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Dec 17, 20203 min read
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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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Dec 17, 20204 min read
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VFX - Historical Development of VFX
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/seMdP78A1_Y Script: VFX has changed massively over the past decades, with many of the old techniques...
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Dec 8, 20204 min read
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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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Dec 2, 20202 min read
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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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Nov 30, 20202 min read
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Looking into Screenwriters and Composers
A Games Writer is a role in the Games Industry that I'm interested in, and as such, I made sure to do my research into a similar role,...
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Nov 25, 20202 min read
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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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Nov 25, 20205 min read
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VFX - Cinematography and Compositional Elements
YouTube video Link: https://youtu.be/Z0Xmefjk7A0 Script: Composition and Cinematography are key aspects of producing films and VFX work....
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Nov 20, 20204 min read
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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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Nov 18, 20202 min read
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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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Nov 13, 20204 min read
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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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Nov 11, 20201 min read
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