Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling APCG 330 Spring 2007 Thomas Uster

2007 Spring ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Desk Gallery ->Thomas Uster Thomas Uster   Desk Scene                     My laboratory of deception   Inspiration I wanted to give a fairly accurate representation of my desk at home I use for practicing magic.  I simply sit at my desk and manipulate objects.  The scene is a metaphor for the secret of magic, simplicity. Objects Cards Thomas Uster   Deck Thomas Uster   Desk Lamp Thomas Uster   Juice Thomas Uster, Used Jinsheng Lis technique   Pad Thomas Uster   Poster Thomas Uster   Walls Thomas Uster   Calendar Thomas Uster   Coin Thomas Uster   Desk Thomas Uster   Glass Thomas Uster   Lamp Thomas Uster   Pencil Thomas Uster   Tack Thomas Uster   Wand Thomas Uster Textures Table Grain Thomas Uster   Calendar Thomas Uster   Deck Thomas Uster   Carpet http://textures.forrest.cz/   Walls http://www.mayang.com/ //Right Wall modified   Coin Side 1 http://napoleone.ru/pix/ coin/ sthelen-02.jpg //modified   Coin Side 2 http://napoleone.ru/pix/ coin/ coin.jpg //modified   Card Backing http://www.kardwell.com/ images/ bee.jpg   Poster Graphic http://www.moviemaze-wallpaper.de   Picture for Calendar http://www.gallery-inkstone.com   Bank of America Logo http://www.rotrally.com Problems and Solutions The left light source at the top of the lamp was looking a little strange when I first rendered.  I remodeled the upper half of the lamp and made sure the light source was in the correct position.  Moving the lamp closer against the wall also diminished this problem.   I had a problem with floating and angle issues of my objects on the table.  After figuring out I could move and magnify in the different viewpoints in layout it was much easier to fix these kinds of problems.  It was also nice being aware that I could input into the bottom left corner that shows the actual angle measurement.   The right wall was awkward.  It lacked visual queues to let the viewer know it was perpendicular to the left wall.  I solved this problem by changing the texture of the right wall and creating the calendar.   The actual light sources themselves didn’t look lit up.  The inner bowls of the objects would be dark.  I added spotlights and anchored them directly to the lamps to create the light bulb effect.   The desk had little detail.  I added support beams on all of the legs.  I also took a picture of my desk to give the table a more detailed texture. Time Frame Concept Design ½ hour   Object Planning 1.5 hours   Desk Lamp 3hours   Calendar 1 hour   Desk 3 hours   Lamp 3 hours   Pencil 1 hour   Texturing (+ Calendar) 5 hours   Lighting 2 hours   Object orientation 1 hour   It should be noted that this was very hard for me to estimate my time spent. It seemed like I spent much more time then I have totaled here. References I found the technique Liquid in a Glass by Jinsheng Li very helpful. 2007 Spring Concept Design and Storyboarding 3D Computer Modeling Assignments Calendar Gradebook Syllabus Tutorials Galleries Desk Gallery Group Gallery Video Game Development Portfolio Video Game Project

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