Week 17 2013

Dec. 9 - 13, 2013

Assignment: Gift Exchange
Details: Create or choose a model you have created.
Saving: Group all objects in your model.
Name Object. (example: modelname_af)
Name all colors and use your initials. (example: blue_af)
Save as: 1_lastnameFI_gift.blend

Week 16 2013

Dec. 2-6, 2013

Assignment: Update Portfolio
Details: Upload Rendered image of your work into your portfolio
Download: Camera Tracker 360

 

2nd Quarter Portfolio List

-Creature
-Nature
Textures
-Wooden Cup
-Glass Bowl with Napkin
Game Design
-Main Object
-Level 1
-Level 2
Simple Objects: 7

Week 16a 2013

Dec. 2-6, 2013

Assignment: Lighting
Details: Create a simple scene with a light source like a lamp, flashlight etc...

Basic Lighting
Helpful websites for study:
 
http://www.mediacollege.com/lighting/three-point/ Lighting
http://www.mediacollege.com/lighting/ambient/ Ambient Lighting

Point Light:
http://escience.anu.edu.au/lecture/cg/IlluminationJ3D/pointLights.en.html



Mastering Lighting in Blender

Week 15 2013

Nov. 25-26, 2013

Assignment: Game Controls
Details: Set your object to move with key controls.

Blender Game Basics: Setting up key controls.



How to make a simple game in blender


Collecting objects



Rigging a Game Character


end

Week 14 2013

Nov. 18 - 22, 2013

Assignment: Video Game
Details: Design a video game with an object or character. The level should be visible the entire time. No scrolling or zooming in or out when playing the game.

Week 12 2013

Nov. 4 - 8, 2013

Assignment:  Texture Cycles (50 pts)
Details: Use cycles rendering to create high quality wooden cup & glass with napkin.

 Wood Texture 

Glass Texture



Extras
Jack O' Lantern

Week 11 2013

Oct. 28 - Nov. 1, 2013

Assignment:  Environment (100 pts)
Details: Use trees, rocks and other objects in your environment.

Week 10 2013

October 21 - 24, 2013

Assignment: Create an environment for your creature.
Details: Use trees, rocks and other objects in your landscape.

Creating a Tree


Creating a Pine Tree


End

Week 9 2013

Oct. 14 - 16, 2013

Assignment: Create a creature using meatball & sculpting modeling.
Convert to Mesh: Alt + C

Metaball & Sculpt Modeling


End

Week 5 2013

Sept. 16 - 20, 2013

Assignment: Create a Breakfast Table Layout. (50 pts. Cereal Design)
Details: Using Photoshop create a new cereal company.

Photoshop Design:

Creating a Cereal Cover in Photoshop


3D Layout:

Blender: Applying a texture to a face.


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Week 4b 2013

 Sept. 9-13, 2013

Assignment: Render Animation
Details: Animate 5 moves or more. Place the camera where you want to capture. Render Animation

Blender: Animation


Blender: Camera

Blender: Rending


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Week 3b 2013

September 3-6, 2013

Assignment: Add an image texture to Mountains and a building structure.

Details: Create a textures folder in the your 3D graphics folder. Save image texture into textures folder.

 Video Tutorial: Textured Landscape.

Texture File folder setup.

Tools

Materials &Textures

Week 4 2013

Sept 9-13, 2013

Assignment: Chess Pieces (50pts)

Description: Use the spin tool to create six different chess pieces.

From Blender

Blender: Spin Object

Assignment: Chess Board
Details: Layout your chess pieces on a chessboard

Week 3a 2013

September 3-6, 2013

Assignment: create Mountains and a building structure.
Details: Subdivide a plan and create a landscape. Then Create a building on the landscape. Use color
-Simple Object 2

Tools
Subdivide
Selection: Circle Selection: (C), Block Selection: (B).

 Video Tutorial:Blender: Subdivide, creating mountain landscape.

Color: Choose Matterial -> 

Assigning Color





 Sculpt Tool