Week 11 2020: Lighting a Scene

November 2 - 5, 2020

Objective: Use 3 point lighting to light a scene
Assignment: Lighting a scene
Details: Create a scene with at least one light source object. Use 4 or more textures then manipulate your lighting to get 4 different light scenarios.

Save As: 01_Lighting.blend
Export As: 01_Lighting1.jpg, 01_Lighting2.jpg, 01_Lighting3.jpg, 01_Lighting4.jpg

Use 3 point lighting.

Video Tutorials:

Blender 2.90: 030 Loop cut

Blender 2.90: 031 Lighting Part 2: Glass and lights

Week 10 2020: Pumpkin Carving

Oct. 26 - 30, 2020

Objective: Learn how to solidify and cutout holes using Boolean.
Assignment:  Pumpkin Carving (50 pts)
Details: Using Modifiers to solidify and cutout holes to carve a pumpkin.

 

Video Tutorial: Carving a pumpkin.

Week 9 2020: Solar System

 October 19 - 22, 2020

Objective: Applying textures to objects.
Assignment: Solar System

Details: Download 10 textures to use for your solar system. Apply textures to UV spheres cresting planets, moons, stars and other items in space. Use a background texture.

Save As: 01_Solar System_XX.blend

Video Tutorials:

Blender 2.90: 025 Solar System Part 1 Texturing

Blender 2.90: 026 Solar System Part 2 Lighting Environment Image

Blender 2.90: 027 Solar System Part 3 Path Animation

Week 8 2020: Creature Landscape

October 12 - 14, 2020

Objective: Modeling objects by sculpting.

Assignment: Creature Landscape

Details: Create a landscape for your creature. Use the sculpt tool manipulate a plane.

Save As: 01_Creature_Landscape_XX.blend

Video Tutorials:

Blender 2.83: 017 Creating a Creature

Blender 2.83: 018 Sculpting Landscape

Week 7 2020: Creature Sculpting

October 5 - 8, 2020

Objective: Modeling objects by sculpting.
Assignment: Create a creature using meatball & sculpting modeling.
Save As: 01_Creature_XX.blend

Video Tutorial: Metaball & Sculpt Modeling

Week 5 2020: Breakfast Layout

September 21 - 24, 2020

Objective: Creating an Image Texture
Assignment: Cereal Cover Design
Details: Using Photoshop create a new cereal company.

Save As: 01_Cover_XX.psd

Render As: 01_Cover_XX.jpg

Photoshop Design:

Creating a Cereal Cover in Photoshop

Objective: Adding Image Texture
Assignment: Create a Breakfast Table Layout. (50 pts. Cereal Design)
Details: Add your Cereal cover to a box. Model a bowl, spoon, Glass or cup, Fruit. Include a second texture on one of your objects.

Save As: 01_Cover_XX.psd

Render As: 01_Cover_XX.jpg

3D Layout:

Video Tutorial: Blender: Applying a texture to a face.

Video Tutorial: Blender: Creating other models.

Week 3b 2020: Simple Objects 1-2

September 8 - 11, 2020 

Objective: Basic Modeling.
Assignment: Simple Objects 1-2 (50pts)
Description: Details: Each week you will create a new model. Add color and take two pictures of each model you create. Upload to your portfolio.

Save As: 01_SO_XX.blend
Render As: 01_SO1_Table1_XX.png, 01_SO1_Table2_XX.png
Render As: 01_SO2_ObjectName1_XX.png, 01_SO2_ObjectName2_XX.png