Evaluation for Unit 66

I am going to start by talking about how I think my project went. I think it went well I did enjoy creating my models and my environment I found that making them was more difficult than I though and the textures was harder to do than it looked.

Now I am going to talk about the product process. First I am going to talk about my animation I started by thinking about the theame my 3D models which is pireates and then i though about what I could do as a animation my first thoughs was a fight between two bipeds with sword and then I though that I should animate my ship because it will take a long time to finish a fight scene animation and I needed to focus on my 3D models so then I made a storyboared of what my ship will do in this animtaion which was for it to go around the island I made and end up back where it srated then go under water and disapper. My final animation was as I wanted it to be a fast ship going around my island clockwise and ending up at the same spot as it started then going underwater and disappering from view. Now I will talk about my process of my enviroment I started of by thinking of what I can do for my enviroment I had three diffent ideas of what I could do the first was of a huge castle/basses on a huge bit of land the second was a huge ship floting in the middle of the sea my last idea was a island in the middle of the sea with ship all around it. the first idea was a good idea till i though what vehicle could I do and what prop could I do I couldn't think of a vehicle for this idea only a prop a cannon but then I though about doing the huge ship but realized I didnt have time to do this as well as a prop and vehicle so I decided to try and do the island idea and use one of the ships as the vehicle and for my prop I decided to make a sword. My final Product for my eviroment was close enough for me it wasnt perfect but it was still a good island my prop fit's in well in it and my vehicle suits the look of the eviroment.

If I could do the project again I would take more time in making my vehicle I would do this by adding more detail to the ship as well as adding sails to the ship and finding better textures for it. Also I would try to make my animation better by making it longer and making the texture that I used on my ship better and not as stretched as it was or I would use a different texture altogether and I would improve the textures I used on me island better by looking for a better texture which isn't as blurry as well as making the water more realistic by making it have ripples and make it look more transparent.

What I think I did well was my prop I like how it turned out meaning it's shape I also like how the texture look on my prop it make it look realistic i wouldn't change what I did even if it could.

Concept art and rework

Here is my concept art I used these three image to help me create my concept art here are the three below.

With the three image above helped me think of a way to make my own ship, sword and island and here is my concept art.

Then I went from my concept art into 3ds max and started to create my own here are the three i made below.

As you can see my concept and my finished work is similar and are like the images at the top of the page I just made them different because with 3ds max I had to edit it so there wasnt as many pollys at the end of the project.

Unit 66 3D level design

Project Plan:

Research and Resources

Here are the tutorials I am using to help me with my environment:

The first one is for water: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo-msOgngyo&feature=related this helped me create water and make it move with waves this will help make the sea surrounding the island.

The second one is for rain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTSJyqHrWIo and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLRgkADlTBo&NR=1&feature=endscreen these helped me create realistic rain that make small splashes on the ground and any other objects I want it to this will help make the rain for the island giving a better effect.

Here are a few images that I used to inspire me to create my concept art.

I have started to create my ship that will be off the shore of my island I used a video to help me get stared then I started to free hand it my own way I have the basic outline of the ship but I haven't started on the detail or the mass of the ship. here is the link i used to start of my ship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ms05bszOw. Here is a screen shot of my ship so far I still need to put in the details but this is the basic look of my ship.

 I have made the shape of the boat and the masses as well I need to do a few more thing to the ship before I have done the ship like the sails, the ships details and the rest of the smaller details and texture that need to be done to perfect the ship. as shown by the image below I have added more to my ship like the rails and more stuff to the mass like the basic shape of the crows nest and the starts of the sails.  soon after finishing the ships basic deign I made some cannon balls as shown with the image to the right. I will add these later as a separate object from the ship. now I am going to edit the masses to make it look like a ship wreak as well as putting up some sails and  making a anchor as shown by the images below.

I have started to make my environment and prop because i have finished my ship but not done the textures and I have done my prop texture as well and i have started to add details to my environment as shown below with screen shots I started by making the plane and using a heightmap that made in photoshop which made the basic look of the terrain. I started by making a plane in 3Dsmax and adding the heightmap on the materials list then dragging a dropping on to the plane I used this tutorial http://www.delta3d.org/article.php?story=2005070111291094&topic=tutorials. here is the end result of using this tutorial.

but after I used this tutorial I moved on to adding texture and adding foliage mainly trees on to this land. then I moved onto my prop which is a sword with a cannon ball on the hilt on the blade I started by making a box and moving both the bottom edges closer together then connect them into a point making the box's look like a blade then I made a box's for the handle of the blade and added chains which I used this tutorial to make the chains http://www.secondpicture.com/tutorials/3d/3d_modeling_of_a_chain_in_3ds_max_01.html and added a ball on the end the I used the material edit tool to make the blade, hilt, chain and ball by adding textures that made the blade look real here are a few screen shots to show what I did and what it looks like at the end.

on the right of the screen is what I started with then I chose one edge of the box's and dragged it down half way I did the say with the other edge on the same side but dragged it up instead till they meet in the middle I did the same with both sides then I extended the box's till i got a point on it like a blade as shown as the image below on the right this is the end result for the blade for the sword then I added the hilt and guard to make the sword look balanced this is what it look like with the sword is finished with out the ball and chain.

 asAfter I did this I used the tutorial to make the chain and then I added a sphere onto the end for a ball and that makes my sword prop. As shown to the top left image. I have put some texture onto my ship as shown by the image below to the right. but that's not all iv textured i have done my island as well as adding tree to it as shown below as well.I have finished my Prop added lighting and a camera as shown by the image below of the sword.

Here is a image of the animation for my work I used this link as inspiration for it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pKojRuSJkk and this is my image below.

To the left is the fished textured ship and below is the environment all I need to do is add trees and grass to this model and I will be done.

To the right of the page shows my island with a new little prop I added which are small rocks a pebbles and below shows the trees I added in to make the island more tropical and colourfully.

I also added water I used this tutorial to help me make it http://www.polygonblog.com/3d-water-the-ocean/. Now all I have to do is add my ship and my prop to it the I have finished my island. and then I added my finished ship and prop to the island and made the water have more waves but I thought the image below was to bright so I made it darker but not to dark as shown by the image next to the one below.

I have also finished my animation of my ship it goes round the island then dives at the end as shown by the screen shots below.

Here is screen shots of my animation from start to finish. and below this is my storyboard for it.