What is motion tracking? motion tracking is the process of recording and replicating an object’s motion and applying it to a different object. its a very versatile technique whcih is used different ways, from applying floating text to objects to camera movements for cgi sequences. trackers. trackers are tools that look for patterns and areas […]
A1 Skills & Production
3D skills and production lesson.
copying 3D models starting task. To practise our 3D modelling skills, we attempted at copying some 3D models that were shown on the board at the front of the class. we started with a crucifix gravestone type model, which i created using the simple cube and extrude tools, as well as the edgeloop tool. smooth […]
portraits in illustrator.
Intro. in this lesson, we created portraits of famous people in adobe illustrator using the pencil tool, and the wacom cintiq tablets for the first time. this shows my portrait next to the original image that i used. i added the image in as a template, locked the layer and then used the pencil tool […]
using the pen tool to animate in after effects.
Intro. In this lesson, we used the pen tool to create self portraits which we then animated in after effects. Portrait. The portraits were created with bezier curves, and so it proved quite a challenge to create a portrait that i was happy with, as the pen tool is notoriously difficult to use without a […]
keyframes and interpolation.
While working in after effects today, we learnt about the easy ease function. In a linear postion animation in after effects, you can use the easy ease function to make the animation look smoother. Easy ease out: easy ease out, when applied to a position keyframe, makes the object that is being moved accelerate out […]
simple render
arnold > lights > physical sky select object > right click and hold > assign new material simple render today we created a simple render in maya using the arnold aiStandardSurface shader on a 3D object and then applying the aiPhysicalSky1 shader to a physical sky. here is the renderview winow. Box modelling. box […]
professional development week 4
ray bradbury. ray breadbury was a short story writer who wrote many short stories across different genres. he said that creative writers should: write what you love write little and often with quantity comes quality (meaning that if you write a lot, you will get better.) practice, practice, practise! anthologies. an anthology is a collection […]
after effects work week 3
Effects. Effects in after effects are acessed from the top of the screen, at the ‘effect’ menu, or on the right of the screen at the effects and presets menu. To add an effect, you need to select a layer that you want to apply the effect to, and then choose the effect from one […]
week 3 – after effects (motion graphics.)
making a new composition. new compostion = ctrl + N. it brings up this dialogue box. from here, you can choose the settings of your after effects composition before creating it. you need a composition as a base in order to add frames to your animation, or video. these settings include framerate, resolution, aspect ratio […]
week 3 – maya lightsaber.
Intro. In this lesson, i imported an orthographic image to work off, and then box modeled a lightsaber, using the extrude and multi cut tools in maya. Importing an image. to import an image, go to the view menu (in the left of the screen) and select image plane, and then import image. Images […]