CSCI 140 Final Gallery

3-D Computer Modeling 
CSCI 140 Fall 2002

Johnson, Rye

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Rye JohnsonFinal Scene
We Got the Beat
 
Inspiration:

I've grown up with music throughout my whole life, and played drums in about 6 different bands. I first thought about doing a scene like this a while back, before I even took this class. I always wanted to design instruments for a band, especially a drum set. So when I first heard about this final project, I figured it would be a perfect idea. It seemed like it would be somewhat a challenge, but fun at the same time.
 
  
 
Objects
AmpRye
Bass AmpRye
BassRye
BassistRye
ClusterRye
DurmmerRye
DrumsRye
GuitarRye
GuitaristRye
MicRye
MonitorRye
Pars, TrussRye
SingerRye
StageRye
Human layouts borrowed from Lightwave
details, including the drummer's sunglasses by Rye
Textures
WoodfloorAbsolute Background Textures Archive http://www.grsites.com/textures/
 
Problem/Solution:

I came up with two main problems, one in Modeler and the other in Layout. The problem I had in Modeler was dealing with the humans. After importing vampire from lightwave, I had to completely change all of the settings and re-figure different limb positions. This was not as easy as it seemed. I had to select sometimes one polygon at a time to make the body look organic. I could not find an easy way to do the re-positioning.

The problem I had in Layout, was with the volumetric lights. They looked and worked fine in a render, until I tried to make a final render. For some reason, when I turned shadows on, half of the lights disappeared. I never found a solution, which made me very angry.