Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling CSCI 140 Spring 2005 Josiah Koons

2005 Spring ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Josiah Koons Josiah Koons   Desk Scene   Holmes Desk   Inspiration I was reading a Sherlock Holmes story when the desk scene was assigned, and I thought it would interesting to do a more old style desk. After looking at the previous examples, it became apparent that in order to pull off this assignment with one shot you need instant recognition. I thought that with one shot that was close enough to identify the objects would bring the connection to Holmes. I also admire the care he took in the details, and I wanted to emulate that through this project. If you know anything about Holmes and his personal habits is that the only thing he kept clean and ordered was his brain. I tried to give the appearance of clutterness, along with presenting objects that are identified with Holmes. Objects Desk Josiah Koons   Lantern Josiah Koons   Papers Josiah Koons   Books Josiah Koons   Pipe Josiah Koons   Pencil Josiah Koons   Shelf Josiah Koons Desk back Josiah Koons   Brandy Josiah Koons   Glass Josiah Koons       Textures Wood Josiah Koons   Books Josiah Koons   Glass Josiah Koons   Paper Josiah Koons Problems and Solutions The main problem I encountered was my unfamiliarity with the program and its tools. Everything was way more complicated to create then I thought, and even those things, which I created, were not like what I had envisioned in my mind. The other problem, which magnified the first problem, was the lack of time I had to complete the project. Specifically I wanted to create a magnifying glass, which was trademark Sherlock Holmes. Unfortunately, I could create the model but I could figure out how to get it to correctly display itself during the render. Due to the time crunch I had to leave out the magnifying glass, which would have add greatly to the power of the scene. I also wanted to create an atmosphere of clutter on the desk, this was very difficult to accomplish. It took me a while to figure out how to arrange the papers in a way that looked even semi-realistic. I would have liked to have a few books open, papers bent and crumpled, and much more clutter but I couldn’t accomplish this at this time. Lighting was also an issue, when dealing with the lantern. I realistically the lantern should have provided enough light for the scene especially being in so tight. I couldn’t get the right settings though, so I had to add a distant light in the shape of the moon to complement the lantern. Time Frame           Desk 30 min. modeling 10 min. texturing Pencil 3 hours modeling 10 min. texturing Brandy and Glass 1 hour modeling 1 hour texturing Paper 45 min. modeling 1 hour texturing Pipe 1.5 hours modeling 30 min. texturing Desk back and shelf 1 hour modeling 1 hour texturing Books 2 hours modeling 1 hour texturing Lantern 8 hours modeling 2 hours texturing Lighting 2 hours   Planning 1 hour planning and creating bounding boxes   References Paper and Text:            Essential Lightwave 3D 7.5 Glass:                          http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/9315/lw/tip4.htm Lantern base:               http://forum.mgfx.net/viewforum.php  2005 Spring 3D Computer Modeling Assignments Calendar Gradebook Syllabus Tutorials Galleries Concept Design and Storyboarding Video Game Design Project

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