Fall 2005 - Drew Barrows - 3D Computer Modeling - Galleries - Final Gallery

3D Computer Modeling
APCG 330 Fall 2005

Drew Barrows

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Drew Barrows		Final Scene



	Just a Game


	Inspiration When I decided to take on this project I took a moment to think about what aspect of computer modeling I needed to improve upon the most. Well, of course that would have to be texturing. So, with that in mind I had to think of a project that I would enjoy doing, and would also provide me with a great enough challenge in the texturing area. I was looking through the previous student works and the one project that always caught my eye was the final project done by Nathan Harling entitled, “Chashitsu”. This was a very successful piece because of the amount of realism in the objects and textures. I too wanted to create a piece with that amount of realism and creativity. Thinking back to my youthful days, I came across the idea of modeling a baseball glove and ball. Immediately this concept stuck with me and I went from there. I choose a baseball theme mostly because I felt it would be a tribute, if you would call it that, for fourteen years of my life that I had spent playing the game. I did, however, choose the 30’s – 40’s era in baseball history simply because that’s when I considered the sport to be what it was…just a game.

Objects	Glove	Drew Barrows
	Baseball	Drew Barrows
	Bench	Drew Barrows
	Wall	Drew Barrows
	Floor	Drew Barrows
	Case	Drew Barrows
	Table	Drew Barrows
	Lamp	Drew Barrows
	Stands	Drew Barrows

Textures	Glove Texture	Image from http://www.antiquemystique.com /pages/4485_jpg.htm heavily edited by me.
	Baseball Texture	Image from http://images.heritagecoin.com/images /HNAI/75/45071/45071022001o.jpg heavily edited by me.
	Glass	Edited lightwave preset.
	Table	Edited lightwave preset.
	Lamp	Edited lightwave preset.
	Stands	Edited lightwave preset.
	Case	Image from http://www.mayang.com/ textures/ perl/preview.pl? category=Wood /Flat%20Wood%20Textures& image= light_coloured_wood_200142.JPG other parts were edited lightwave presets.
	Floor	Image from http://www.mayang.com/textures/ perl/preview.pl? category=Wood/Flat%20Wood%20Textures& image= dull_wood_2020138.JPG
	Wall	Image from http://www.mayang.com/textures/ perl/preview.pl? category= Architectural/Brick&image=greeny_yellow_mould_brick_5140196.JPG
	Bench	Image from http://www.mayang.com/textures/ perl/preview.pl? category=Wood/Flat%20Wood%20Textures &image= variegated_green_fungus_wood_4131439.JPG


	Problems and Solutions I encountered a whole host of problems along the way while I was attempting to model and texture these scenes. P1: Creating the glove model was very time consuming because I went in and actually created each polygon individually. S1: There is no real answer for this other than patience. I decided to do the point modeling method because it was the only way I could achieve the desired shape. I could have maybe created a ball and moved the points around until I had created the desired shape, but that would have taken just as long. P2: Texturing the glove was the biggest pain in the butt. Trying to develop a realistic and detailed texture. S2: This took me the most amount of time. I think more time than the actual glove model took me. What I ended up doing was taking my glove reference image and then I went into Photoshop and Aura and did some heavy editing. What I ended up doing was taking the basic colors and texture in the original image and I patched and blended them together until I had a square texture covering the entire image. What I had left was the core original glove seams and rolls and what I had on the outside was the original glove color and texture. P3: Getting the blur effect working in layout. S3: This I did not quite figure out how to implement properly. I ended up just playing with settings until I had something that looked decent, but it was still not what I had exactly wanted. P4: Getting high quality with lower render times. S4: This is something that I still need to work on. I was aware of my poly counts and for the scene it is not too bad. However, I wanted some realistic lighting so I went on and enabled caustics and radiosity. These two effects provide amazing results, but increase rendering times significantly. P5: Lighting is always a bit of an issue. Deciding how many lights to use and where to place them is always a time consuming and tedious aspect of rendering. S5: Taking the time and adjusting values and positions is the only way to achieve the desired effects. P6: Getting the UV map to fit and work. S6: This just took time. I had to play around and try to figure out which method would be the best for my glove and baseball. I ended up choosing UV Planer mapping and that was what worked the best for me, but not without spending countless hours adjusting and readjusting.


	Time Frame Pre-Production (i.e. concept art): about an hour or so to think of the concept and sketch it out. Modeling: about 18-20 hours, creating the points and polys then positioning and re-positioning. Texturing: 20-26 hours, creating the textures and then positioning then on the UV map, then readjusting, etc. Layout (i.e. setting up the scene, textures, etc.): about 15-16 hours to get all of my objects in the right place, adjusting textures, and bump maps, rendering, and then moving things around…. Lighting: about 3-4 hours, playing with values, color, position, and amount. Rendering: about 10 hours.


	References Albee, Timothy – Essential Lightwave 7.5 Koons, Josiah – Glass Clean UV, http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/ tutorials/uvmapping/ uv_mapping/clean_uv/ index.html Marrs, Jameson- UV Texturing Lecoz, Jonathan- UV Texturing (5 MB PDF) Correa, Juliana-UV Mapping

2005 Fall

Concept Design and Storyboarding

Applied Computer Graphics Program
Department of Computer Science
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0410
530.898.5418
ranger@ecst.csuchico.edu

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