3D Environment Scene Update

For my environment for Computer Animation 1, I am modeling the rotunda of the National History Museum in Washington D.C..



 

So far, here is my progress on this scene. Keep tuned for more!

 

New Cell Phone Model

After a long break, I thought it was about time to post again on this blog. So, without further ado, here is my first project in Computer Animation 1: my cell phone!

 

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And here is the wireframe for the phone

Design For Media City Final

The time has come, and here is the final render of my city that I have been working on for the past four and a half weeks. I finished the lighting and did a lot of post-processing to add those final touches. Couldn't have done it with the help of my teachers and classmates! Without further ado, here it is!

 



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I want to continue this project on my own, making more details and fixing issues. But I think that this is a good stopping point for this project now that we are at the end of the semester!

Near-Final CityScape

2 days before the big deadline, and things are shaping up! Only a few things left to add, a final render to process, and some finishing touches until it is fully complete. I have finished the texturing of all the building and misc. objects, and I have also completely the lighting for the scene. I have decided to go for a dramatic sunrise lighting setup. I would have liked to add a lot more detail to the entire scene, and I still might in the future, but for now I am pleased with how it is coming along. So without further words, here is my result so far!

 

A City Is Born

Major update on the cityscape project that I am working on for my Design for Media class. I have finished modeling everything (with the exceptions of a few last minute details if the need arises) and have begun on the texturing. I have already textured the forest, but tweaks might still need to be done before it is complete.



 

 

The forest might need a bit of tweaking to get the edges around the city looking right, but for the most part I like where it is going.

 



 

The last image here marks the beginning of the texturing phase. As you can see, only the one building in the middle actually has some color. The plan is that by next week at this time, all the buildings in the city will be textured like this. We will see how that goes...

 

The City Is Taking Shape

We have now reached the halfway point of this project, and I have made great strides on my project. I have constructed a complete terrain for my landscape to reside in, and have finished all the roads and city blocks. I still want to add some trees and bushes to give the terrain some life, but that will happen a little bit later down the road (no pun intended).

 

I am also about halfway done with the buildings! I still have a lot of the smaller buildings and residential areas to complete (as well as older buildings, abandoned ones, etc.) , but that will all happen this week. After all this modeling is completed, the material and texturing stage comes next!

It's going to be a sprint to the finish, and honestly I don't know how it will turn out. No matter what happens though, I was able to learn a lot about managing a massive scene with tons of data! Here's hoping the result will reflect the work I put into it.

Did Someone Say Fire?

Been working on a ton of explosions through projects and just messing around and thought I would share it! I hope to have a lot more done soon, as I am finally starting to learn how to make realistic looking fire and smoke. So stay tuned for more in the future!