Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling APCG 330 Spring 2007 The Black Souls

2007 Spring ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Group Gallery ->The Black Souls David Brooks   Group Scene Jon Edwards     Kat Whalen           Ye Olde Cathedral   Inspiration Murky, green, nasty stuff the water was, and it stank like rotting flesh. We paddled alongside the moldy bridge until we came upon the cathedral. We dragged the boat ashore and gaped. If you were to guess, you would have said it was about three hundred feet tall. You would have been wrong. Maybe it was a play on our tired eyes, but as we stood at the base, we would have said it was a hundred miles at the least. The structure (if my eyes were not playing tricks with me) appeared to be formed from the stretched muscles of humanity. There was no way this monstrocity was real, yet there it stood, disgusting, foreboding, and compelling. Compelling us to wander inside and seek out its treasures...or meet our doom. Objects altar Jon Edwards   doors Jon Edwards   boat Jon Edwards   chandelier Kat Whalen   gazebo Kat Whalen   facade David Brooks   cathedral body David Brooks   spiral stairs David Brooks   rock stairs David Brooks   water David Brooks   smile icon David Brooks   eroded bridge David Brooks Textures rose window David Brooks   stained glass David Brooks   bridge David Brooks   spiral stairs Lightwave preset   rock stairs Lightwave preset   mud floor David Brooks   altar lightwave preset   altar stairs lightwave preset   water modified lightwave preset   gazebo Kat Whalen   second and third floors Lightwave preset   roof modified lightwave preset   buttresses David Brooks   torture window David Brooks   bridge David Brooks   facade David Brooks   smile icon Lightwave preset   chandeliers Lightwave preset   all glass Lightwave preset Problems and Solutions Problem #1: Creating the creepy crawly columns. We wanted to create columns that would feel alive, like people were trying to crawl out of them. that proved to be a bit complex, so we opted for columns that looked like meat Solution: I used a gradient to get the look of tendons and muscle and used a displacement map to give a real bumpy, striated look. Problem#2: I wanted the roof to look like a sea monster that was waiting for a victim Solution: Magic bevel. Doctor SteinBack happened to stroll by when I was talking to a classmate about the problem and he showed me how to use the magic bevel. Problem#3: Too many polygons. We wanted a massive structure and went about designing our objects with "massiveness" on the brain. The end result was that our combined polygon count was about 2,000,000! Solution: I used numerous tools to bring the polygon count down, namely "reduce polys", "merge polys" and "weld points". Problem #4: Creating realistic chain links. Solution: Stretching the toroid gave us a shape that looked similar to a chain link. We then duplicated the link and rotated it 90 degrees, then moved it until it looked like they were both linked together. We then had to work with the array tools settings in order to have the repeated links overlap. Problem #5: Creating a dome structure. Solution: The dome itself was easy to make on its own, and adding pillars was fairly straightforward. The problem we ran into was making the dome look like it was actually resting on the pillars. The solution I came up with was to select and pull on the polygons that were the inside of the pillar to try and make them appear to have supports resting on the pillars. Time Frame Planning 4.0 hours   Modeling 45.0 hours   texturing 40 hours   Layout 100 hours   Rendering 200+ hours total render time(we did not use all the images for our final presentation) References "Essential Lightwave 3D (8)", Albee, Warner, Wordware Publishing 2005. http://www.3dlinks.com http://highend3d.com http://www.3dcafe.com 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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