Light Saber Day: ???

Okay so first off i'm not 100% sure how long its been since we started working on the light saber  Today is the last day before break so this is the last update for awhile. Today in class i ended up loosing a big chunk of my work because of a school wide power outage. when the power came back i started working again and experimenting with how to create the on/off switch on the saber since i didn't quite understand the instructions  so i got most of the saber finished and should be finished with ti pretty soon. quick side note: i wasn't able to update last class because my computer couldn't connect to the internet.

FINISHED: Lighting Day: 2

Well i just walked into class today and all i had to do to finish all three of the images was replace the background. Here is all three of the images:

Lighting Day: 1

Today in class we starting a lighting project so we know  how to finish the light saber. we downloaded three back grounds then added them into a design. It was amazingly difficult to get it correct but once i did the image just looked so amazing.

LightSaber Day: 2

Okay, when I got to class today and turned on my computer I couldn't find the save file i had for the Light Saber I had started last class. So i ended up restarting it today and got a good majority of it modeled. I have up to the hand grip modeled. Then after i model the rest of the thing I think i change the material and start adding color and highlights.

Lightsaber Day: 1

So today in class Mr.Cornell gave us a new assignment. Create a light saber and find 20 images of the light saber for reference. So we need to create Luke Skywalkers FULL light saber, Screws and everything. I've spent most of the class looking for the images I need for refereance, since almost every lightsaber images that comesup on Google when you type in "Luke Skywalkers Light Saber" isn't his light saber. It's everyone else's light saber except for his.

Randering Day: 2

Today when I got into class and start up maya I found out that the apple file i had made last class wouldn't open and i couldn't get it to work. So I ended up starting  over and actually got further than I had last class. I made it all the way up to when the camera is moving around the apple for around 200 frames I think it was. I was just
 amazed when I saw how the apple looked when it was playing.

Rendering Day: 1

Today I was planning on  trying to finish my Shapeways project but when I got into class Mr.Cornell gave us a new  mini-project. This project is to teach us about how to render objects. The example we were given to render first was an apple and it goes through this entire tutorial about changing the colors selecting different parts to edit, changing the material, and changing the color.

Research Project Day: 12

Today in class I finished the model for my tree design that I have been working on for the Shapeways project. I didn't get a chance to scan all the images up, so I am hoping I can do that when i get home today, if not ill try to come in sometime so that next class I can work on some other project. Here is a picture of the top view of the tree and the view from the side.

Research Project Day: 11

 Today in class I was working on updating my project research blog. Since it needed organizing and updating I was rearranging a few posts,updated a couple, and added a couple. I was was also changing a few small details on the model that I am making of the candle holder. Next class I should hopefully have all my sketches uploaded to the site and be finished with the whole Shapeways project.

Research Project Day: 10

Today during class Mr. Cornell showed us what were basically just  advertisements  He wanted us to see how they hook you in on something interesting then go onto explain their product. He also showed us clips from a movie that was an entertainment one about Mermaids. He wanted to see how they use the characters emotion to keep you hooked on the show. During our work time today i was finishing up the sketches for my ideas for the Research Project. I'm nearly completed with all them so now all I have to do is scan them into the computer. So this time I dont have a  picture of what I worked on but next time I will since by then I should be able to scan all of them up onto the other blog.

Thingiverse

Thingiverse is a website that people can upload their 3D models and designs to. It is a open source website so you can download the files to your computer edit them to how you want, then print them. Everything on the sight is organized under categories. It has just unlimited potential with everything that is uploaded and its open source design just makes the possibilities endless.

This is a prosthetic finger that can also function as a computer mouse. This shows how you can give things multiple purposes or uses

This is a pin from the popular movie Hunger Games. This shows how you can print off props from printers at home instead of going to buying them at the store.

This prop is also from the movie Hunger Games. It is the seal for one of the 12 districts from the movie. This is the one for the farming district, District 11.

This is a license plate frame for those who want to customize their car even further than they probably originally thought they could. It can also be for those dont have a customized car but still want their car to be different and recognizable from most other cars.

This  is Dog from the popular video game Half-Life 2. Dog shows that not everything printed has to have a use. Since this is just a small desk prop or child's toy.

Research Project Day: 9

Today during class I finished almost all of my sketches for the Shapeways project. So after I finished the sketches today I started up maya and started modeling a tree candle holder for my final project. I spent at least 10 minutes just trying to choose the correct color for the tree. In my opinion it really started looking like a tree after I changed the material and then colored the "trunk" brown and the "leaves" green.

Research Project Day: 8

 Today I was working on the Shapeways research project again. Today I was sketchign ideas for my final design and trying to come up with ideas for how to model it and create the final finished project. Since I'm drawing on a piece of paper and don't have a scanner i'm just uploading and image of the main page Mr.Cornell wrote that talks about sketchign the thumbnail with a few examples shown in the screen shot

Research Project Day: 7

So today in class I decided which version of the tree candle holder I am going to do for my project. Today I created a pinterest account and choose the 20 images I needed to look around for inspiration. I need to upload the pictures to my research blog but i do have them all finished on pinterest.

Pinterest Board: http://www.pinterest.com/zeromeeco/initial-research/

Research Project Day: 6

Today in class I worked on my research project again. I drew designs for my tree candle holder thing. So far  I have around 5 different designs and chosen the main design I want to do for this project. The image below is a Google search I did while looking up ideas for what to add to my candle holder and what texture it should have.

Research Project Day: 5

Today I was sketching the design for my table phone holder thing idea. I also made soem attemt at making a banner for the Research blog (: all it really is a place holder....anywho.... I can't really scan my picture I was skething to get it up in this blog at the moment so i'm just going to upload a picture of my banner. Remember what i said earlier though, its just  place holder.

Research Project Day: 4

Today I started modeling one of my ideas. The minecraft character. My idea for this is a miner character holding up a torch in 1 hand and dragging a pickax behind him with his head looking around.

Research Project Day: 2 or 3

Today i started sketching one of my designs I'm planning on finishing  This one I was attempting to sketch was a tree with the branches coming together to hold a plate for a small candle. Today I only got part of the base and the begging of the tree branches. I even drew small little candle on them, attempted to at least...

Sketch Book Pro

Today the teacher introduced to a program called Sketch Book Pro. It's a really amazing and simple digital drawing program. He had us messing around with it during class and while we were figuring everyone out there was a tutorial video playing on the screen that also went through everything in case we were confused. I'd been making a bunch of sketches all class but didn't save any of them. So near the end of class I scribbled something up that I could save and put up here. I will defiantly be using this program more in the future. This is supposed to be Megamind, at least I think that's his name, really, I just saw his photo on the wall and decided to draw him :P

Project Research: Day 2

Today in class I was working on the big research project the teacher assigned us. I spent today uploading  the pictures that I am using for inspiration and making a thinking map for my ideas for what to make. While making the map I organized my ideas and came up with some new ones. I have 2 concrete ideas at the moment and I am bouncing around 2 other ideas, since were supposed to have 3 ideas and projects. My first idea is a minecraft character in miners gear holding up a torch in one hand and a pickax dragging behind him. The other concrete idea a candle holder that if shaped like a tree, so the trunk is what supports it and some of the individual branches hold a plate to put a little candle on. Here is my thinking map that i created today.

Big Project

Today (for me at least) we started working on a new big project. We are supposed to find 10 images for inspiration, download them to our computer, then upload them to our other blog the teacher had us make,  and then start brainstorming idea for things to either draw or make in maya. They can be i-phone cases, mini firguines modern art, or anything else you can think of really. Today all I did was look at different pictures for inspiration. I realized I could use somthing taht I made in maya it was the second project I finished, all it would take is a few tweaks to the design and i have it done. We need to ahve 3 things drawn or modeled by the time this project is due (5 weeks from now), Here's a few of the images I got inspiration from.

Deformers Day: 1

Okay, so today the teacher gave us another mini-lesson called deformers. This is about how to use a deforming tool on squares, while using it on something that something must have lots of divisions or it is impossible for you to bend it.

This picture is using the Twist option.                            This one was made using the Bend option.