Author: Thom

Lesson 1 – Starter ZBrush hotkeys X – Mirror tool ALT –  inverse of the tool used A – turns object into mesh CTRL Z – undo SHIFT – lock object in place/ smooth mesh For the first lesson we were going over the basics of Zbrush to remind ourselves on how to use it.…

Starter task – what is the difference between 3D modelling and 3D sculpting 3D modelling is the creating a model from scratch with no aid of pre-built meshes. Whereas sculpting is the warping and changing of a pre-built mesh to create a new one. Zbrush learning To set up Zbrush to create basic meshes you…

Unit 12 is about writing an essay based on one of the questions set by our tutors. I chose the question below of the effect of 3D packages on the industry. Below is my first draft. The effect of 3D packages on the animation industry  Since the late 1980’s 3D packages and software have vastly…

For the final term of year 1 we were given the ability to do almost anything we could imagine. wether that be an idea of an alien to a game world. This would be a great way to expand on out portfolio and improve any of our skills that we have been working on. My…

For Monday and Wednesday’s lessons I began by getting myself used to creating explosions withing Blender. this would be the first step in creating my supernova explosion and without it I will not be able to create a realistic explosion. after watching several YouTube videos, of which one of them is shown below, and several…

The pitch For the beginning of my FMP we started by pitching a few ideas to my tutors. I came up with 3 ideas and did a brief storyboard of each one. My three ideas that I came up with were given the names “battery-powered billboard”; “Houston, we have lift-off”; and “The medium sized bang”.…

This week I reviewed my website against others within the VFX/3D modelling industry and looked to see how my site compared.

for the first lesson we began creating a 3D horror game environment. I did this by adding a dark sky box. limited lighting and very little visibility. I also learnt how to create particles and I began by adding dust as well as rain to improve the games quality of life. This gave a sense…

Lunar New Year for the assessment week we were tasked with the goal of creating something to do with lunar new year. First, I went through Pinterest and Vimeo to gain some inspiration and ideas to aid in my creation. After spending time on those two websites I then came up with the idea of…

For the majority of week 17, I spent my time working on my Red dead inspired room from week 16. I started by changing the texture from the walls into a wooden tile style to mimic slats which at first didn’t work but after some tweaking, i eventually got it to work. I followed the…

Lesson 1 For the first lesson. We began by creating a 3D room in Blender based on one of our favourite games. i based mine off of Red dead redemption as I believe that the aesthetic that the game gives off is very natural and cosy. I began by creating the outline of the room…