The ability to illuminate a scene is crucial for good storytelling and eye-catching imagery. Lighting can be used for two purposes:Technical: these are real-world lights. Scientific phenomena, such as TV lights and candles, are used as gag effects.Creative: establishing contrast and tone, establishing a focal point, and adding appeal Remember that RGB is additive, meaning […]
Month: March 2022
Finding new tools
We looked at different free software to use for our creative projects. Here is some software I’ve found and how I think this will be useful for my creative project: GIMP GIMP is a free and open-source raster graphics editor that may be used for image processing and editing, free-form sketching, image transcoding, and other […]
look development matching camera perspective
It’s critical to understand how to match the viewpoint of a 3D Camera to that of an image. This will allow you to insert 3D models into photos while maintaining the right floor perspective. This can pave the way for more advanced techniques like camera mapping. After you’ve mastered the art of matching camera […]
Website RESUB
As part of the progression brief, we will need to set up a website with our work on it. It will have an about me, social links and basic contact info and examples of your work. Websites consist of two essential parts A Domain: The URL / an address for your website. A Server Host: […]
Blend shapes
Blend shapes provide the appearance that one shape transforms into another in a natural way. For example, you could use one to animate a character’s mouth changing from a neutral form to a smile. This is accomplished by creating a replica of the object, which is then manually altered to a different shape. How to […]
MAYA Character rigs – Luxo Jr.
Luxo Jr Luxo Jr is a CGI animated short film made by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter, which was released in 1986 where Luxo Sr, a big illuminated desk lamp, sees a yellow ball roll up to him and pushes it away. When it comes back to him, he realises that Luxo Jr, his […]
Tutorials
A tutorial is one tutorial every term with your tutor, during which you discuss how the course is going, how you’re doing, your career possibilities, university, and so on, and you and your tutor set three SMART targets based on character, career, and qualification. Good attendance. You have attended 49 classes out of 49, and […]
Look Development wood
In 20 minutes, we made something that’s made of wood, I made some building block toys: Terms to describe wood: Diffuse – Wide range of browns, reds & beiges. Specular – Wood may be glossy, waxed or sanded. Geometry – Wood grain needs to match. Sheen – Fingerprints or dust marks. Other – Sometimes accompanied by decorations such […]
Photogrammetry 3
Reconstruction is all about turning your photos into a 3D model. The software will largely handle this process for you. Alignment Depth Extraction Reconstruction Texturing Software: Meshroom Reality Capture Metashape Metashape Metashape is a subscription-based programme with a one-time cost and lifelong access. Commercial licences might be costly, whereas educational licences are relatively inexpensive. The procedure is streamlined, […]
Set driven keys
You can link objects in the Set Driven Key window so that one object’s qualities drive or influence the attributes of another. Set driven keys, for example, are a part of the rigging process that are placed in a scene or on a character rig to aid speed up the animation process. Set driven keys […]