Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling APCG 330 Spring 2007 Valerie Rodriguez

2007 Spring ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Final Gallery ->Valerie Rodriguez Valerie Rodriguez   Final Scene                     A Passing Train   Inspiration   Trains are a symbol both progressive and archaic.  Once the cutting edge of technology, it has yet to outlive its usefulness as society evolves.  Here is the next incarnation of already-rusted train traveling through an obsolete, decaying landscape; here another old era is passing away.  Objects Ground Valerie Rodriguez   Train Engine Valerie Rodriguez   Train Car (1 and 2) Valerie Rodriguez   Train Track Lightwave (modified by Valerie Rodriguez)   Barbed Wire Fence Valerie Rodriguez   Puddle Valerie Rodriguez   Piles o Rubble (all) Valerie Rodriguez   Destroyed buildings Valerie Rodriguez   Toy Airplane Lightwave Textures vinesunset.hdr http://www.debevec.org   bronze_statue_detail.jpg http://www.planit3d.com   metal_gray_scratches.jpg http://www.planit3d.com   dirt3.jpg http://www.bencloward.com   concrete1.jpg http://www.bencloward.com   concrete2.jpg http://www.planit3d.com   brick.jpg http://www.bencloward.com   armor0T.jpg Valerie Rodriguez   armor0M.jpg Valerie Rodriguez   Lightwave Presets   Problems and Solutions The most challenging problems I faced involved lighting and texturing.  Because the train is in the foreground, it was really important that it look metallic and realistically rusted.  First I tried to use Zbrush, but I had trouble getting it to produce the appearance I was going for.  After that I tried to use a UV map, but I was not careful when I constructed the models so a lot of extra polygons kept showing up and confusing the map.  The solution arrived after I decided I didn’t even like the model and changed it to include armor plates, which I could then treat as separate surfaces and get detail.   As far as the lighting goes, in the end I just had to compromise.  I spent so many hours rendering, adjusting settings, and reading tutorials but I could just not make a satisfactorily lit scene.  I ended up getting a few good “overcast” shots that I could refine in Post-Production and I am satisfied with that for now. Time Frame Planning/Sketching 5 hours   Trains   Modeling 12 hours   Texturing 15 hours   Ruins (Rubble/Buildings)     Modeling 3 hours   Texturing 4 hours   Ground 10 hours   Lighting 15 hours   Final Render 1 hour   Post Production 1.5 hours References Essential Lightwave 3-D by Timothy Albee   “HDRI Rendering” by Dan Schmittou  http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~ranger/ samples/APCG330/tutorials/ Tutorial_Dan_Schmittou_HDR_lighting.pdf   “Puddles” by Eric Nichols  http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~ranger/ samples/CSCI140/ tutorialsS05/PuddlesinLightwaveErikNichols.pdf   Paul Debevec  http://www.debevec.org/   Classmates and Professors--- Thanks, everyone. 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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