Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling APCG 330 Fall 2005 Todd Clark

2005 Fall ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Final Gallery ->Todd Clark Todd Clark   Final Scene                     An Ocean View   Inspiration I have memories from my childhood of frequently visiting the Oregon coast with my parents.  It was always one of my favorite places to go because the scenery was amazing.  I visited the coast again last summer and stayed at a little beach house.  Down the beach from the place I was staying was this cool old lighthouse.  I decided to try to model my scene to resemble that lighthouse.  Also I really wanted to try to model water. Objects Lighthouse Todd Clark   Water Todd Clark   Island Todd Clark Textures Bricks, metal and marble http://www.help3d.com/   (Edited the marble color in photoshop)   Door http://www.simplylightwave.com/download_pages/   Bump map Todd Clark Problems and Solutions My biggest problems were textures.   The first texture problem I ran into was creating the ocean.  I followed a tutorial to get the basics down but didn’t like the result.  Also I was missing a file that I needed called Tinfoil.tga, which I finally managed to get.  Then I had to resize the object a million and one times to get it down to a size that would allow the camera to take in and still see my island and lighthouse.  Then I spent forever tweaking the setting of the bump maps till I got an ocean wave/surface that I liked.  Basically it was just a battle of will to get the texture to look the way I wanted.   Next was the lighthouse door.  I spent forever looking for a double door texture but all the ones I found were either a great picture but at a funny angle or just plain terrible.  I finally found a picture of a single door that looked good so I cut my door into 2 separate polys and then renamed the 2.  Then applied the single door to each and resized it till it looked good. Time Frame Water 4 hours   Lighthouse 8 hours   Island 5 hours   Texturing 11 hours   Layout 2 hours   Lighting 1 hour   Rendering 12 hours References http://www.help3d.com/            Textures http://www.simplylightwave.com/download_pages/                    Textures http://www.majesticimaging.com/html/lw_watertut/index.html     Water Tutorial http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/contests/dec-02/winners/index.html  Grass with Saslite Tutorial http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/contests/dec-02/winners/index.html Landscape tutorial 2005 Fall Concept Design and Storyboarding 3D Computer Modeling Assignments Calendar Gradebook Syllabus Tutorials Galleries Desk Gallery Final Gallery Group Gallery Web Page Design Portfolio Video Game Desgin

Reyna Arzola | Drew Barrows | David Barton | Adam Bava | Nathan Benmargi | Denielle Bonasera | William Boylan | Todd Clark | David Clish | Rachelle Daniele | Sean Davis | Richard Fleming | Lawrence Fodge | Kyle Goodman | Katherine Gray | Shane Hilton | Chris Mauzey | Michael Miller | Javier Paredes | Ben Posey | Peter Rancatore | Gabe Scott | Michael Steiner | Timothy Thao | Scott Washington | Scott Wilhelm | Mai Yang 2005 Fall | Concept Design and Storyboarding | 3D Computer Modeling | Web Page Design | Portfolio | Video Game Desgin CSU, Chico: Home | Admissions | Bookstore | Catalog | Schedule | Library | Help Applied Computer Graphics Program Department of Computer Science California State University, Chico Chico, CA 95929-0410 530.898.5418 ranger@ecst.csuchico.edu This page and its contents © 2005 Clarke Steinback Maintained by .  Developed by Diverse Network Associates, Inc. .