3D Texturing and Concept Rendering To unwrap the UVs on my products I went into the UV Editing mode and selected the edges to mark the seams before using the smart unwrap to flatten the shapes into a UV map. Marking the UV seams UV unwrap for Controller UV unwrap for Headset UV unwrap …
Category Archives: Second Year
3D Animation and Lighting
3D Animation and Lighting For my animation showing the Level Up box, I started by making a storyboard to show what would happen in the animation. I did change some of my ideas as I was working in Blender, but I used the storyboard as a reference. I then made an environment of a bedroom …
Blender Modelling
Blender Modelling I started off by thinking of what products would link to the theme of my box. The three products I decided on was a controller, a wireless headset and a battery pack. To help model these, I took my own images from different angles to use as reference. I made the controller first. …
Substance Stager
Substance Stager For my Substance Stager box design, I first started off by thinking of a concept for my box. I decided to create a box aimed for gamers. I then thought of a name for my box, and the one I came up with was ‘The Level Up Box’. I chose this name because …
Animate
Animate I have made a web-based advert for an imaginary nightclub. When planning this out, I started with making a sketch of how I would like my nightclub to look. I decided to make a gaming themed nightclub because they are popular and nostalgic. In my nightclub design, I have added arcade machines, buttons from …
3D Metamorphosis Animation
3D Metamorphosis Animation Reference List: Art and Life (2022) No Copyright Seagull Sound Effect | Ocean Wave Sounds Royalty Free | Nature Sounds Free Download [Audio]. Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lMy2sQ781A [Accessed: 03/05/2024] Homemade Sound Effects (2023) Fast Whoosh Sound Effect [Audio]. Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3CALZudhkI [Accessed: 03/05/2024] RutraSounds (2021) Plane Sound FX ( No Copyright ) [Audio]. …
Final Design
Final Design The first one of Edward Tufte’s theories that I have used in my work was micro and macro readings. I have done this by having the animation start with one bird before adding in more to create a v-shaped flock. I made the birds different sizes because some were more far back and …
Visual Design Treatment
Visual Design Treatment Edward Tufte came up with five design principles for properly conveying data and information. He talks about these five ideas in his book, Envisioning Information, which include Micro and macro readings, layering and separation, small multiples to encourage comparison, colour, and narrative over space and time. “But, finally, the deepest reason for …
Animation Storyboard
Animation Storyboard In lesson, we were given six sheets of A3 paper and told to stick them together to make one big storyboard. Everyone had their own sheet and had to sit in groups based on what animation topic they had chosen. We were then asked to create storyboards and talk to each other about …
Conceptual Design Idea
Conceptual Design Idea For my animation, I have chosen the industrial design topic. This animation will have a transition which is in the style of a metamorphosis as it will show something turning into something else. The Cambridge dictionary definition of a metamorphosis is “a complete change of character, appearance, or condition:” (Cambridge Dictionary, 2024) …