Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling APCG 330 Spring 2007 Cole Reibin

2007 Spring ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Final Gallery ->Cole Reibin Cole Reibin   Final Scene                     Planet X   Inspiration   My inspiration for this piece came from when Dr. Steinback was talking about our next and final project. When he told the class that you could do anything except a space ship, the idea came to my mind to create a Mars type planet with vivid red textures but with no space ships or other extraterrestrial life forms. I also wanted to do a landscape because I might possibly be working as a level designer in the near future and wanted some experience in creating landmasses. Objects Mars Surface Cole Reibin   Crater Cole Reibin   US Flag Cole Reibin Textures Crater Dirt   US Flag   Sand   Background Composite   Problems and Solutions One of the biggest problems I had was getting the correct texture for the surface of the planet. Texturing was one of my weaknesses and I chose this for my project so I can better familiarize myself with the texturing and lighting aspect of 3D modeling. After numerous hours of texture hunting, I finally found one that I liked much more than the others. The texture when rendered, however, always came out looking very flat and dull. To fix this I used a bump map, something which I have never done before, to create better looking rocks along the surface. The second problem I had was getting the bumps on the surface to look right. I used an endomorph and the airbrush to create these but it was frustrating at times because I didn’t know how to move the bumps down if I needed to. The last main problem I had was getting the crater to look realistic. To do this I created a cylinder shape and then moved each individual point out so it didn’t look like a perfect circle. From here I had to go into layout and adjust each point along the edge so that it lined up with the surface of the planet.   Time Frame Planning: 1 hr   Modeling: 4 hrs   Texturing: 8 hrs   Lighting: 2 hrs   Rendering: 10 mins References Heather Kelloggs tutorial: Clip Maps and Bump Maps “Creating Terrain Using the Airbrush”    http://www.newtek.com/lightwave/tutorials/videos/index.php Dirt Texture:     http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/texture_colour/dirt/dirt15.jpg Sand Texture:   http://mr-32587.mr.valuehost.co.uk/lessons/lesson5/images/sand03.jpg Flag.jpg            http://www.geocities.com/rocket_man_2020/A11_NA_US_flag_1.jpg Exploding Star: http://www.tutorialwiz.com/exploding_planet2/images/10.jpg   2007 Spring Concept Design and Storyboarding 3D Computer Modeling Assignments Calendar Gradebook Syllabus Tutorials Galleries Desk Gallery Final Gallery Group Gallery Video Game Development Portfolio Video Game Project

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