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APCG 330 Spring 2007
Andy Rader
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Andy Rader Desk Scene
   
   
   
 Page 278 
Inspiration

I have a very small workspace in my current office. An ideal office space would have plenty of open space and storage area. It would also be nice to have a window that would allow light in. I was recently purchasing some furniture at Ikea and was looking through one of their catalogs. When I got to page 278, I thought that would be a nice office/work area to have.

This is a representation of that office just before twilight.

ObjectsOverhead Cabinets and lightsAndy Rader
 Full-size floor cabinetsAndy Rader
 Desk with sawhorse supportsAndy Rader
 Curtain, RugAndy Rader
 Rolling StoolAndy Rader
 Boxes,Pictures,Pencils,PapersAndy Rader
 Desk LampAndy Rader
TexturesPersonal Art (Pictures)Andy Rader
 Light Wood (Floor)Lightwave
 Other textures were altered presets.
Problems and Solutions

The biggest problem was render time. Since I chose a glass top table, render times were several hours. The solution was to render partial frames using the limited region camera option.

I also set up a test camera in my scene to render imported objects so I wouldn't have to re-render the entire scene with every addition.

A secondary issue was the transparency of the curtain. I wanted filtered light. I had to play with the transparency and type of light outside of the room. I chose a linear light to achieve the shadowing I wanted.


Time FramePlanning1 Hour
 Research/Measuring2 Hours
 Modeling~25 Hours
 Rendering (Draft)4 hours
 Rendering (Final)Min. 3 hours per image.
References

Ikea Catalog
Ikea Store
Lightwave Manual