Midterms Checklist, and Parameters for your Environment Project!

Midterms Checklist:

On Wednesday, February 28th, please make sure you have the following items turned into the server.

• your three models (with photographic reference for two of them)
• Your four(4) environment render sets!
• You have 2 renders per environment!
• On Wednesday:
• In the groups folder:  Of the environments you have created, turn in the scene file (.ma or .mb) of your favorite environment!

ENVIRONMENT PROJECT:

• Deadline: 2 weeks! (Must turn in to the server by 5:00PM Friday, Mar 9, 2018)
• you can turn this in on Wednesday, March 7th!
• Research and develop an environment of your choosing!
• The environment MUST tell us the story of an individual without us ever seeing the character. (World-building)
• NO WIDE OPEN FIELDS OR DESERTS.
• Think scale (the size of your scene): How big or how small is it supposed to be?
• For fictional environments:  The objects you make must have purpose, be functional, and be recognizable in their function.
• Build your objects EFFICIENTLY!
• Tip: Keep it simple!

YOU NEED TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT:

1. floor and walls
2. a place of rest
3. an object of practical interaction (to put stuff in or put things on)
• a box? treasure chest? table?
4. an open container (a cup or a bowl)
• To use the revolve tool:
• go to your front view
• draw a curve
• hold the  "X-key," click on vertex. Snap to Origin (the dark center x and y axis line)
• click on SURFACES --> REVOLVE
• click on SURFACES ---> REVERSE DIRECTION
5. create a physical light source.
• a lightbulb from the ceiling, a candle, a lamp, a flashlight, etc.
6. AND... THREE objects that give us a clue to where we are!

Next week: We will cover building a camera and animating a camera moving through the scene! For now, focus on building your environment and establishing lighting!

BEGIN YOUR RESEARCH!

Create a folder with 20 images of 3-D environments that match the tone, lighting, or aesthetic you want to achieve!

* In this project, it is OKAY if your final result is not the same quality as your references!