INTRODUCTION TO SPECIALIST PATHWAY

29/11/12

I started with my design in maya. I try to finish my helmet design then I started to do the body work of character.

This is my first experience in character modeling I am showing here some of my roman gladiator helmet work. for today I have finished the helmet but I have to do some more work on it to complete the full helmet.Also now I am started the full body of the character, because of the less experience I have to look some tutorials. At the bottom of the helmet images I am showing my character design  development. I have to add more details to it. 

INTRODUCTION TO SPECIALIST PATHWAY

14/11/12

Today I started with searching more into scissor gladiator. I want to get information as possible as much. I am trying to draw on my blue print today.I have searched for some more images of scissores gladiator , I got some interesting images from now I am trying to make this gladiator through sketech. I made a sketch of my gladiator helmet which I looked at some of the pictures of the helmet then `i started my drawing in illustrator also I made some sketch in my sketch book. I have todraw three angle front, side , and back of the helmet. My plan is after I made the drawing I will put this pic into photoshop then I will take the reference picture I will try to add the helmet drawing into the reference picture using photoshop. If it not working I will try to trace the work on paper then I will scan that sketch to mac.I haven't had an experience on doing human 3d model this is the first time I am doing.

   Above I am showing my illustrator sketch. I planing to look at some human modeling tutorial for next week modeling and also I will try to make some  models in home. I m also showing some Images I got from my research on scissor gladiator.

In this images I can see there is two main weapons left hand weapon is called scissor and right one is sword.Also for my helmet drawing I used this images as reference. 

INTRODUCTION TO SPECIALIST PATHWAY

14/11/12

Today I started with making my powerpoint presentation on my chosen live brief. I selected to make 3d character modeling, the character must be a roman gladiator with historically accurate. I need to design all weapons and armors for the character, I started research on roman gladiators in internet through the research I understand there was many type of gladiators before So I start to select one of the gladiator to make as character,my fellow students selected some of the gladiators already for there 3d design, I was trying to find a new gladiator type so at last I got it. This gladiator called scissors, I try to take some images from the net but I cant find more images on this gladiator , but i got few . I going to make this gladiator from the images I have with the help of information on this scissors gladiator.

I also started with searching for blue print or reference image for my design  in google. there is lots of reference images but i choose a  suitable image that i showing down. now i want to draw over this design I will try to use the illustrator for drawing but I am not sure about the illustrator work But I will try to make

                                           

after this I try to understand about the weapons that carried by scissor gladiators, I searched on internet  about it. From the information I understand they carried a scissor but when I looked at in to the images but I cant find any scissor. I was bit confused about it because I have to design the charecter historicaly accurate. From the internet research on roman scissor gladiators I later find out that n the left hand scissor gladiator carried a scissor but it actually not look like a scissor.  I have got the information from this website

UNDERSTANDING THE MEDIA -1

17/10/2012

Today class started with a debate on out sourcing. This debate is same as last one,my team was against the out sourcing.In the tam we start to talk about the subject and point some information that already the team individuals knows.Then we write this information on sheet the divided it into each of us, I got the quality of the project that doing it by outsourcing and the security problems.Then I research on internet about outsourcing, first i try to understand what is out sourcing mean then I start to take some information from my research writing it on my book.I try make some important points on my subject.in the debate time other group was supporting out sourcing make some good comments more than us so they won the debate but I think we also performed well. After the lunch time we started to do design penguin pool in maya. I already made a top view of my penguin pool in illustrator. I made some reference image in my note book.
                               The idea comes from guitar design,the front part of the guitar as the pond /pool design for the penguins. I made a illustrator version of the front side,a front view.Then I will make the pool from the top view

This slide is showing about the research on old penguin pool

 This one is for the new penguin pool reearch

 Designing this pool also made this is the one of the best work from this module that I can show of. In this module we have to make a power point presentation on the best work till date so I choose to do with my penguin pool I  showing the presentation here. From researching into the task i did understand the subject need more depth research and I have to do more tutorials on the character design.In future designing project I will make more research. also better understanding on the subject. 

UNDERSTANDING THE MEDIA

10.10.2012

To day I started with my 747 aircraft design from last week.Neil also told us to make a CD with all the work that i have done through the course. I try to finish of my 3d room design but the file from my home is not showing inside maya, I think because of the version of maya. My maya 2012 and college got 2011. I checked on inter net how I can open my file with this problem. Then I find out that if I save as .fbx file then imported into 2011 version of maya i can open the file then save again as .mb file. For my 747 design I done the wheel's and engines also the fan blades in the engine, Then I ask neil how can i smooth the object that made with low polygon, Neil told me that if I want to smooth a object select smooth from menu I can adjust the selected faces to smooth otherwise it need to done manually by moving each line and adding edge loop tool.

                                                               After finishing my 747 design I try to make one animation , gun and bullet. A bullet moving from gun trying to experiment with animation, I would like to animate my camera but at the moment i want only to animate on my bullet.

747 Design

4/10/2012
 Today we started with 747 aircraft modeling. At first Neil showed us how to start adding the blue prints of 747 ( the blue prints we downloaded from google for image plane) in to maya interface.The blue prints we downloaded is one image so we have to cut it into 3 part's front , top, and side. for cutting we used photoshop, then neil showed us how to use image plane to create models from reference, For image planes in maya its easy to add top, front, and side views then start to make model from that but neil showed us polygon plane, For me its not that easy, For this we have to get the measurements of the polygon same as the image, Then need to create new layer
                     Its the first time I using a layer option in maya, The new layer that contain the polygon images need to lock because this 747 flight polygon plane is a cube, we creating the model in side that cube, also I understand the reference image/ blue print is not that correct so when i start to model I have to make sure everything is same as possible, This model  should made as single object, Thats mean I have to use extrude and vertex tool so much but for the wheel I going to create cylinder polygon

tutorials or this task - http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?pid=70

This tutorial is very helpful to me to understand the basics of image plane in maya

UNDERSTANDING THE MEDIA

3/10/12
Today we start to use animation in maya. The main subject was today is animation, Neil showed us how to use easy method of animation in maya,This was the first starting lesson on this subject. Today the first thing we did was texturing the room model from the last week until the brake time, Then we start to animate some basic movement on maya and try to save as video file.
                                      
                                         After the basic's of animation we start to animate a ball falling through some steps.In this section neil showed us animation graph editing it was little hard to understand at first but I actually didn't use that method to animate, I used basic animation today,after noon we did animate tennis game. I try to make this animation good as possible to get more understanding on the subject.

  After todays lesson I did understand the basic animation moves in maya but animation is much more. from todays lesson i think i need to practice with graph editing in maya neil saying that graph editing can make basic animation much more fast so i will try that in my home time

UNDERSTANDING THE MEDIA

26/09/2012

To day Neil gave us sheet of brief introduction that saying what we going to do, according to that we have to split into two group's and research on the topic that Neil gave us, The topic was GAMES ARE ART & 3D GRAPHICS HAVE IMPROVED FILM  and we need to debate on the topics  first one was the games are art, I am in the group of debating that games are not an art other group was debating games are art, we have five students in each group, each of us have time of 2 min to make our researched work to present,before that second years represented there project again on power point slide show. second years got a project that need to aim on a specific market.

For the debate I researched about Games are not an art because games are not aimed at a particular person, and games are not a single peace of work, games can only play if electricity is there but real peace of art work can enjoy with out that, I explained it more in front of the group. Also I looked at what is art ? for me art is a language that silently speaking through the creation by the artist, all emotions can feel by looking at there creation but for the game its never going to give any emotional feelings.

From my research I understand that the 3d design industry is widely known around the world I can understand that one day I am also become a part of it. In this debate I researched everything about the subjects but next time I will research into more depth for the subjects.

UNDERSTANDING THE MEDIA

27/09/2012

Today also start with a agenda that saying about what should be done by the end of the day, first of the day to continue the debate from the yesterday. We finish one debate about Game are Not Art, today again started the second debate 3D GRAPHICS HAVE IMPROVED FILM,after the debate we started again with our room design in maya, neil showed us a power point presentation about texturing and shading,after noon again continued with the room design and try to add some texture's on the design.
In the debate my team was supporting the idea that 3d graphic have improved the films.I suggested my opinion on the subject, 3d graphics are made the films that  will be hard to make in real world, With the support of 3d ( CGI)  films can only improve  in the future. Day by day 3D world is changing.Next generation will enjoy better 3d.I showing here a picture that from movie avatar, This picture showing 3d graphic aircrafts, and spaceships  that dose not exist in real world. Avatar is one of the major film for its 3d graphic improvements.

 

Planar mapping

After the debate we started to try planar mapping, cylindrical mapping, For this texturing techniques need to select the create uvs from the menu,I showing a picture here, I try to use cylindrical mapping all this mapping techniques are using according to what objects we need to texture

MAYA 3D DESIGNING

20/09/2012
Today in class we learn about maya more than yesterday, and start to make models with tools that Neil showed us yesterday , To day Neil told us how to color an object in maya using shader's, Started with Lambert shader, In maya i can see different type of shaders,but for now i am using only Lambert, and made a table from looking a actual picture. After noon neil told us to make a room in maya Neil selected our own class room for model.

I am showing here a screenshot of Lambert shader, From here I understand  how i can color and make texture on a object/ color

at the bottom I showing my table design i did it in class today, that different color's and texture's   are made by using Lambert shaders



I did use different type of tools when i made this table, for me i did use extrude to more for modeling also vertex, edge, face are the tools that commonly used today




Todays task was really good i will try again to color some object. I have looked at some tutorial on how to coloring in maya for more understanding on the task.

Today also the room design started I took some photos of the wall and desk and all colored items from our class room. I will look some extra tutorials on room designing in 3d.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beDHy7dvEBs - tutorial about making room

 This picture is an example of 3d texturing I can see the frame work in bottom picture.

I started room designing with polygon objects, I first start to make the desks in the class and the mac computers, chairs.

For me when I start to make the chair it was bit hard that time to make the legs of the chair but I looked at a tutorial about how i can duplicate object in circle way so I find out in edit there is a option called duplicate special wit that option I can do what I need.

This is the first bit I have done with my room design From now I have to make the wall and the floor.

I think that should be easy relative to the inside objects




The bottom Image is my final work but later on I have to add some texture to it to get more real feeling

MAYA 3D TUTORIAL

19/09/2012

Today class started with a presentation on 3D (what is 3d), second years presented this PP. This presentation is showed different type of 3D usage in the industry,like gaming , film, modeling etc. and talking about more deeply on 3d and neil start conversation. After that neil gave us  introduction to 3d software MAYA , Neil showed us the tools in maya and described how to use it. Then Neil gave us a pre modeled gun that need to fix it back as in real shape, this project used different type of tools in maya for example, moving, rotating,scaling. after the brake second years showed us there power point presentation on there project, that aiming on the different markets of new media, Second years need to create there on subject on this project.

This is the gun model that I fixed.Through this work I understand about the maya interface and how to movie around the objects. During the home time I looked at some basic tutorials in internet to find out how I can improve my learning about maya



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b575ihVFceM

The above youtube tutorial showing how to make a can I made a can in maya. This tutorial was very helpful for me to understand basics of maya.
                   

MATTE PAINTING

13/09/2012

Todays class started neil gave us a brief view about matte painting and concept art. In the class neil showed us a powerpoint presentation different points of how and what is matte painting and concept art. Then he told us to find a digital art or matte painting talk about it( i mean what is my view of point to the art) I did select a picture

This is a pic from matte painting.org web site.This pic is a final part of a digital tutorial. I like the  way that they used to create this image this is not a photograph this is actual digital drawing.After that neil started the short brief. We need to make a actual digital image in photoshop,The brief asking to create a destroyed city. I find out some images from internet some real city's

The image I showing above is very inspiration to me, I will try to draw some thing on to my own project. Idid look at some other matte paintings that have buildings destroyed in it. 
 I made a indesign research document for what is matte painting

http://mattepainting.org/

For my project I will use photoshop. There is many different type of softwares that can used for to create matte painting
corel painter
autodesk sketchbook

I started in photoshop with a main image of a city from real world (photograph of a city) I searched on google to get the wright image. I find out london city skyscraper image will suite for the project .

Later on I started to  do the destroyed city on this image also added some other images with buildings in it and made some duplicate buildings like we did before on the dubai buildings last day.

I going to show some images that will later  see in final picture

 This is the image of burj khalifa  from dubai. I going to make only a copy of the building from this picture and add it to my london city picture this will make a different new city look.

This is picture of famous 9/1 disaster I am thinking to use this picture to my work because this will make a feeling that the city is destroyed.





The bottom image is my final piece of work for this destroyed city project. i added a new road to it i drawn my self Inspired from the early matte painting.Also I did made a space Ship that flying through the city make a feeling of alien war.