Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling CSCI 140 Spring 2005 Garret Smith

2005 Spring ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Garret Smith Garret Smith   Final Scene   Pearl of Life   Inspiration I wanted to do a “fantasy” scene so that I could have free reign over the look.  I have always been impressed with some of effects achieved in abstract 3D art on sites like Deviant Art (deviantart.com) but didn’t want to go completely abstract.  I also wanted a scene that would allow me to tell a story better than I had in previous scenes.   Story Astronauts that have been to outer space come back impressed with the uniqueness of Earth in a vast, barren universe.  I wanted to recreate that feeling of life being so precious in a desolate place.  I came up with the idea of the planet reflection during construction and thought it added a touch of duality to the story. Objects Terrain Garret   Planet Garret   Globe (glass, base, water) Garret   Island Garret     Textures Terrain Garret   Glass Heavily modified from Lightwave presets   Water Heavily modified from Lightwave presets   Island Garret   Globe Base Lightwave Raytraced Gold texture   Planet Lightwave Planet texture Time Frame About 40 hours in all (rough estimate) 20% modeling 30% lighting 50% texturing Lots of time spent learning new texturing techniques.            -Fresnel shading            -Building textures from scratch            -Weight Mapping            -Falloff Problems and Solutions Problem: Shouldn’t be able to see details in the terrain at long distances Solution: Enable Falloff in the procedural texture   Problem: Transition smoothly between procedural textures on the same surface. Solution: Weight Mapping with Alpha Gradients. References Liquid in a Glass – Jinsheng Li (class tutorials)   Weight Mapped Procedurals - http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/tutorials/surface/spoon/   Various Texturing ideas - Essential Lightwave 3D – Timothy Albee   Glass and Transparent Surfaces in Lightwave - http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Technical/LightwaveTuts/LWPacks/LWGlass/LWGlass-1.html Future Ideas Improve water Improve sand New texture on globe base Experiment with Depth of Field Environmental Haze Add objects to inside of globe            -Ship / Yacht            -Clouds            -Birds 2005 Spring 3D Computer Modeling Assignments Calendar Gradebook Syllabus Tutorials Galleries Concept Design and Storyboarding Video Game Design Project

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