Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling APCG 330 Spring 2006 Jacob Paulos

2006 Spring ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Group Gallery ->Jacob Paulos Jacob Paulos   Group Scene                   The Summoning   Inspiration I decided to do a scene that you might see in a video game somewhere. I didn’t have any particular inspiration for this project. I just sat down and thought it up. The basic story I’m trying to convey is a group of shrouded humanoids (possibly human…possibly not) summoning froth some dark force deep in the woods. Objects Daemon Druids Jacob Paulos   Terrain Jacob Paulos   Trees Jacob Paulos   Moon Jacob Paulos   Fire Jacob Paulos   Lighting Jacob Paulos   Particle Effects Jacob Paulos Textures Ground Jacob Paulos  Ground Crew   Trees Speed Tree   Cloaks Jacob Paulos   Moon 3D Studio Max   Star Field 3d Studio Max   Bone Jacob Paulos Problems and Solutions The toughest part of this project was creating the cloaked “Daemon Druids.” Cloth effects are hard to achieve. I used a plug-in called “Stitch” to get the rough cloak done. Then I had to manually manipulate the mesh to get it to an acceptable final state. Also creating the fire effects in the scene proved quite challenging. I had to learn how to use a plug-in call “Chaos-phoenix” in order to achieve the flaming pentagram. The central particle effect also took some though to accomplish. I ended up animating particle emitters to achieve the swirling blue particles around the central particle beam. Time Frame Daemon Druids 12 Hours   Terrain 1 Hour   Trees 3 Hours   Ground Texture 1.5 Hours   Fire Effects 3 Hours   Particle Effects 1.5 Hours   Moon 10 min   Lighting  tweaking 3 Hours   Volumetric glow around hands 20 min References 3ds Max 5 Bible 3D Studio Max Help File Various Plug-in Help Files 2006 Spring Concept Design and Storyboarding Video Game Design 3D Computer Modeling Assignments Calendar Gradebook Syllabus Tutorials Galleries Desk Gallery Final Gallery Group Gallery Portfolio Video Game Project Graduation 2006

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