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3D Computer Modeling
APCG 330 Spring 2007
Charles Van Steyn
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Charles Van Steyn Desk Scene
   
   
   
 Artistic Block 
Inspiration

I started out wanting to do a piece pertaining to a drawing table.  As I went on my idea seemed lacking and I was racking my brain for an extension of my idea I came up with one.  I used my Artistic Block as my idea.  Changing the medium that I was struggling to find an idea for into a story about the artistic block.

 
ObjectsDeskCharles Van Steyn
 Paper padCharles Van Steyn
 Trash canCharles Van Steyn
 Crumpled paper ballsCharles Van Steyn
 PencilCharles Van Steyn
 ChairCharles Van Steyn
 GlassCharles Van Steyn
 Light fixtureCharles Van Steyn
TexturesWood textureplanid3d.com
 Crumpled paper texture
 Wallpaperwalltowallpaper.com
 Groundwalltowallpaper.com
Problems and Solutions

I ran into a few problems early on and it didn’t really get easier from there.  Acclimating myself with some of the tools was difficult.  I first rendered a chair and it was really simple and didn’t fit well with my final scene.  So I had to eventually rerender a new chair which was fun because I had bettered my skills at that point. 

There was some difficulty in layout that I ran into where I accidentally clicked onto a different frame and it wouldn’t let me move my objects I asked Clark about it and he explained to me what I had done.  I also had a few problems with the lighting, the shadows were funny and in I had two lights that were conflicting I messed with a few settings and moved the lights around and it solved itself.

Time FrameTwo planning sessions1 hour
 1st chair(not used)1.5 hours
 second chair1 hours
 paper padthirty minuets
 paper45 minuets
 glassone hour
 deskthirty minutes
 light fixture10 minutes
 positioning if items2 hours
 lighting and camera angles1.5 hours
References

None reported.