3D Art Week 07: The Crate Part 3

 

3D Art Week 06 - The Crate Part 2

 

3D Art Week 05 - The Crate Part 1

 

A mysterious crate appears!

This was the initial pass of my sci fi crate project, opted for a chrome look in this first render to really accentuate the sci fi design. 

This is the low poly proxy model I came up with initially

And this is the reference I am using

3D Art Week 04 - Blueprints and Sequencer/Rendering In UE

 

3D Art Week 03 - Hierarchy's In Maya Intro To UE

 

This week we focused on organizing our Hierarchies within Maya as well as importing elements into the Unreal Engine 5. Hierarchies can be used to make simple animation without the use of a rig which can be ideal for demonstration purposes.

Unreal offers a wealth of post processing and lighting effects that can easily create dynamic shots.

Finally we started designing an abstract landscape to be later brought into and animated in unreal. 

Overall I feel that I am growing more comfortable with box modeling which has lead to me experimenting with low poly character modeling for our upcoming Rapid Prototype. (It's intentionally aping the classic playstation look)

3D Art Week 01 - Basic Shapes In Maya

 

This assignment was mostly about kicking the rust off my Maya skills but more importantly it was about: learning about the new additions to the interface (the version I've been using before now has been woefully out of date) how to properly utilize the Arnold Renderer to elevate my shots to a more professional level, and basic tricks to increase the speed of my workflow. I think the results speak for themselves, I'm pretty fond of this shot even if it's simple. The colors added by the HDRI I used play nicely with the soft warm grey color I chose for the material creating a very balanced look overall.