Exercises
Opening Exercises
To start our semester in 3D Graphics, we are learning how to think more creatively and observe the world around us more carefully. We are also getting to know our classmates so that we can work collaboratively, our classroom so we can work effectively, and classroom routines so we can work efficiently.
NAME BUTTON
We started the semester with making name buttons. The two parameters we needed to consider were:
1) Name you would like to be called by classmates for the semester.
2) Make legible from across the room so that people can learn your name.
Tennis Ball Creation
We turned 2 tennis balls into a work of art! We could use both, or just one. We could add lights, sound, or other surprising elements. We could paint it, cut it, glue things to it, drill into it, poke into it – be creative! We could make it stand on a pedestal or give it legs. We could make it hang. We were asked to consider all options. The end result should NOT be a functional object, but rather a transformation of the tennis ball(s) into an unexpected work of art.... we were asked to be PLAYFUL!!
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Submarine Model
For our first attempt at building in Maxon's Cinema 4D, we worked on building a yellow submarine. Building this model helped us to understand and navigate Cinema 4D's workspace. We used "primitive shapes"to create the main body of the submarine, learned about splines to create the submarine's fins, extruded shapes, and deformed shapes. This exercise can be found on Cinema 4D's "Cineversity"help website: https://www.cineversity.com/
Next, we will be using these skills to create 3D logos.
Animated Screensaver
To learn about shaders and materials, we created animated screensavers using a tutorial by CG Shortcuts.
One Hour Jack-o'-lantern
On Halloween, we spent an hour modeling simple jack-o'-lanterns. To create the beveled pumpkin shape, I used a cloner and to model the stem, I used sculpting tools for the first time on a class project.
Computer Cadddy Challenge
We spent a few classes creating caddies that would attach to the top of the computers in this room to hold headphones, a phone, and pen tools. For my design, I created ridges on the bottom of the phone / pen tool area to create more friction, a rounded headphone holder that the slits of the headphones would fit around and that didn't create too much weight, and I shifted the front plate up to make it less distracting and added numbers to them to eliminate the need for the labels in the corners of the laptops.
