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APCG 330 Fall 2005
Sean Davis
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Sean Davis Final Scene
   
   
   
 The Jester's Master 
Inspiration

Pretty much just wanted to do something creepy and the clown came to mind from the poltergeist movie.  Then I thought about how that entity was being controlled by a greater evil force, in essence making the clown/jester a marionette.

  
ObjectsHeadSean
 EyesSean
 HatSean
 ShirtSean
 HandSean
 BellsSean
 TeethSean
 GumsSean
 Everything elseSean
TexturesFace UVSean
 Hat UVSean
 Cottonhttp://astronomy.swin.edu.au/ ~pbourke/texture
 Iris UVSean
 Hand UVSean
 Eyeball UVSean
 Eye Lashes UVSean
 Teeth/Gums UVSean
 HooksLightwave Presets (tweaked)
 Gold bellsLightwave Presets (tweaked)
 Brickshttp://astronomy.swin.edu.au/ ~pbourke/texture
 Saslite hairSean
 Legal PadLightwave, modified by Sean Davis
 PencilSean Davis
 Wine FluteLightwave, modified by Sean Davis
 Brandy BinLightwave, modified by Sean Davis
Problems and Solutions

Making heads:
P- Just getting them to look good, I went through about 7 or 8 heads before I got one I liked.
S- Found a different method of constructing the model
 
UV maps:
P- Getting the textures to line up right, or even look somewhat real.
P- Getting the UV maps to unfold correctly
S- Discovered a better way to unwrap the UV maps.  Object projection/orientations is very important
 
Eye Lashes:
P- How to even get eye lashes on my model.
S- I figured out how to use a UV map as a transparency.
 
Time FrameHeads17 hours
 Ears3 hours
 Eyes4 hours
 Hand5 hours
 Shirt2 hours
 Hat45 min
 Teeth1 hour
 Gums30 min
 Eyelashes30 min (mostly UV)
 Bells20 min hours
 Texturing6 hours (wasted)
 UV mapping13 hours
 Layout/rendering3 hours
 Report45 min
References

Image references
Numerous pictures and movies for inspiration.
 
Textures
Two textures from:                    http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourke/texture
Pictures I took or drew
 
Tutorials
 
simply3dworld.com
-a very awesome site