3D Computer Imaging and 3D Animation are offered at the University of Oregon through the Digital Arts program in the Art Department. The class uses Blender 3D, an opensource 3D package.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Bananas
After teaching a week 2 tutorial on modeling and texture wrapping a 3D banana...for the last five years, I think it's time for a change. Any suggestions on a shape that is easy to model and would be fun to texturize?
What about like a bare tree so just the trunk and branches and you could have a holes or knots around so when you unwrap you would have to align those pieces up?
The banana is a fantastic exercise, I would keep it…But maybe add some pepper flakes, to spice it up a bit.
Figurative statement.
If you're looking for a change, perhaps teaching it in 3D Studio Max? You could have them measure the banana and create the model in real world scale? Have them scan their own banana peels? Have a contest on who can model, unwrap and texture the fastest--whilst producing the best result?
After they finish with the unwrapping exercise, have them create another version by making a tileable texture and normal map in PSD, and nix the unwrapping process, to see the difference?
*deep breath*
Have each person model a banana, take a screen shot, then move one chair to the left. Have them take a screen shot of that banana, then unwrap the banana of the person who was sitting there, fixing the model if they feel it is necessary, then take another screen shot…THEN move another chair to the left, screen shot again, and have them texture that banana for the final grade…again, fixing anything that they are unhappy with submitting as a final. Then have them critique the prior two people on their work, submitting their evaluation with screenshots of before and after each step of the process?
What I'm trying to say is…
Keep the faithful banana, it's been good to you. Just give it a facelift with real world challenges you would face in a studio, if you're bored with it.
4 comments:
What about like a bare tree so just the trunk and branches and you could have a holes or knots around so when you unwrap you would have to align those pieces up?
The banana is a fantastic exercise, I would keep it…But maybe add some pepper flakes, to spice it up a bit.
Figurative statement.
If you're looking for a change, perhaps teaching it in 3D Studio Max? You could have them measure the banana and create the model in real world scale? Have them scan their own banana peels? Have a contest on who can model, unwrap and texture the fastest--whilst producing the best result?
After they finish with the unwrapping exercise, have them create another version by making a tileable texture and normal map in PSD, and nix the unwrapping process, to see the difference?
*deep breath*
Have each person model a banana, take a screen shot, then move one chair to the left. Have them take a screen shot of that banana, then unwrap the banana of the person who was sitting there, fixing the model if they feel it is necessary, then take another screen shot…THEN move another chair to the left, screen shot again, and have them texture that banana for the final grade…again, fixing anything that they are unhappy with submitting as a final. Then have them critique the prior two people on their work, submitting their evaluation with screenshots of before and after each step of the process?
What I'm trying to say is…
Keep the faithful banana, it's been good to you. Just give it a facelift with real world challenges you would face in a studio, if you're bored with it.
Maybe a simple stuffed animal. Something sewn seems useful to reinforce the idea of seams.
Maybe a simple stuffed animal. Something sewn seems useful to reinforce the idea of seams.
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