ADVANCED 3D DESIGN

Students will continue with methods and techniques gained from “3D Design and Animation” and explore 3D production in more depth. Students will use various professional applications including Autodesk Maya and Mudbox to create digital sculptures, models, pre-visualizations and animations. This course is ideal for artists, and students pursuing careers in architecture, engineering, industrial design, game design, and entertainment industries.LAB FEE: $30 is required for design supplies and materials. *Meets MYP technology requirements

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Turn-in Blog Address

Posted at 9:28 AM

Blog Addresses for:
3G ADV 3D Design Spring 2020

Turn-in Website Address
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Al-Vo9AZAQhjPpjQHeZThqN66rubd9r-IoOjXJvqq9M/edit?usp=sharing

MASH Tutorials

Posted at 1:08 PM

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSeN06TM7nxBuC0IDp82lP0s5ruSbpAW

https://vimeo.com/showcase/4046248?page=1

FX PROJECT SUMMARY

Posted at 11:54 AM

Create a new Sub-Page under Indie Projects and title it "FX Project"

Project Overview

FX Skill Focus: Write a description of the skills or skills your plan on focusing on.

State All Resources Used: (include images/screenshots and link)
Find resources or specific tutorials of a skill that you need or want to learn that is related to your goal or design objective. You will finish this tutorial or demonstrate skills or knowledge gained. Even if the tutorial is too demanding or not relevant, document your efforts, make sure you document regularly to prove adequate work was done. Post images and links to the tutorials.

FX Skill Progression Summary & Reflection: (1-2 paragraphs) Basically, in paragraph form write a summary of what you did as well as a thorough reflection. The degree to which the student presents information that supports the central purpose, arguments, or goals of the skills or knowledge.

Visual FX Skill Progression Images or Screenshots: Post a clear progression of your skill development. Screen shots and final renders

General Writing: Grammar, punctuation, general writing

Grade is based out of 100 points with an additional potential for 20 bonus points.

	0	1-3	4-5
FX Skill Overview	None	Some Development	Fully Developed Well Written
	0-10	11 – 20	21 – 30	1 – 7
FX Skill Progression Summary	Minimal Summary Development	Some Summary Development	Fully Developed Summary	Above and Beyond
Visual FX Skill Progression Images	Minimal Visual Progression	Some Visual Progression	Fully Documented Visual Progression	Above and Beyond
Overall FX Skill Progress	Minimal Progress	Some Progress	Adequate Progress	Above and Beyond
	0	1-3	4-5
General Writing	Poor sentences, no punctuation, fragments, or none completed.	Good work, several small mistakes, good effort.	Excellent writing, few spelling mistakes, coherent and well-done.

Robot Concept Design

Posted at 11:43 AM

Create ONE post and give it a title of "Robot Concept Design Summary" and give it a label of “CD”

Evaluated Elements:

Inspiration Board (Padlet)
Initial Concept Overview / Backstory
Thumbnail Sketching (2+ Pages)
Development Sketches (3+ Development Sketches Annotated)
Final Concept Overview / Backstory
Final Concept Design / T-Pose

Initial Concept Overview – Backstory

Write an initial concept overview / backstory.

Example description of Coyote Tango from Pacific Rim:

Coyote Tango is designed to resemble naval warships and Cobra attack helicopters in both color scheme and appearance.Coyote Tango's light armor allows it to perform various deadly maneuvers and has great speed to evade Kaiju attacks. It is also armed with twin long-range ballistic mortar cannons to damage Kaiju from afar; these were supplemented by a forearm-mounted, retractable V-PI EnergyCaster with five modes of modulation - this weapon in particular being considered highly experimental at the time of the Jaeger's launch. Coyote Tango is also tied with Cherno Alpha for the tallest height on a Mark-1 Jaeger.

As a Mark-1 Jaeger, Coyote Tango runs on the power of a nuclear reactor. Given the short amount of time the Pan Pacific Defense Corps had to build the first series of Jaegers in response to the Kaiju threat, none of the Mark-1 series Jaegers were reinforced with protective measures to prevent radiation poisoning. Consequently, the Rangers piloting Mark-1's were at an increased risk of contracting cancer-related illnesses from exposure. Both Tamsin Sevier and Stacker Pentecost developed cancer as a result of the Jaeger's poor radiation shielding and were retired from active duty.

INSPIRATION BOARD

You need to get inspired! This is one of my favorite stages. Basically you explore what is out there and possible directions you can go. Collect /research reference images, current designs, inspirational, blueprints etc. Basically find as many as you need, which is at least 20+ sources. I call this phase, the “Inspiration Board”. I have found that the best way to do this is to create a Padlet with all your resources. This is not only a dynamic collection of resources, but it also retains the source information for later documentation.

THUMBNAIL SKETCHING

Thumbnail sketches are a simple and quick way to get thinking, start planning your shot and help solve problems early on. Sketching can really help you to be inspired and get creative. Even if you don't draw well, crude thumbnail sketches can help you plan your poses and timing. The extra time spent on planning your work will be worth it in the long run. You wouldn't build a house without architect's plans, would you?

Watch this video on thumbnail sketching with Von Glitschka:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV4Pn-wr4oE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc6jsfdrf4M

Create a few pages (at least 2+ depending on the size of your thumbnails) of well developed thumbnail sketches to help workout your design. Here are some thumbnail examples, some are more elaborate than others. Don’t be intimidated by the examples, these are just supposed to be light sketches. Play with design implementing the 'Elements of Art', line, shape, form, space, color, and texture. Each sketch should be quick and no longer than a minute or two. You are just visually exploring directions . . . Also annotate your sketches.

Optional videos on thumbnail sketching:

Character thumbnails silhouettes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLHKJS1k4u8

Development Sketches

Choose three of your best or favorite thumbnails and further explore these designs. Basically, these sketches are more detailed version of your best thumbnail designs with thoughtful annotations. Create 3-5 fully development sketches. You may have multiple pages . . . Here are some thumbnail examples, some are more elaborate than others. Don’t be intimidated by these examples, these are from professionals or post-secondary students.

The creation of Wall-E was highly complicated as they had to design him to be mechanical and have the mechanisms of a robot while still maintaining a level of humanity.

FINAL DRAFT SKETCH

Choose one of your best or favorite development sketches and take it to the next level. Refine and further develop the details of your design. Fully annotate your designs.

Here is an examples of final concept design draft.

FINAL CONCEPT DESIGN OVERVIEW / BACKSTORY

Write a complete concept overview.

Example description of Coyote Tango from Pacific Rim:

Coyote Tango is designed to resemble naval warships and Cobra attack helicopters in both color scheme and appearance.Coyote Tango's light armor allows it to perform various deadly maneuvers and has great speed to evade Kaiju attacks. It is also armed with twin long-range ballistic mortar cannons to damage Kaiju from afar; these were supplemented by a forearm-mounted, retractable V-PI EnergyCaster with five modes of modulation - this weapon in particular being considered highly experimental at the time of the Jaeger's launch. Coyote Tango is also tied with Cherno Alpha for the tallest height on a Mark-1 Jaeger.

As a Mark-1 Jaeger, Coyote Tango runs on the power of a nuclear reactor. Given the short amount of time the Pan Pacific Defense Corps had to build the first series of Jaegers in response to the Kaiju threat, none of the Mark-1 series Jaegers were reinforced with protective measures to prevent radiation poisoning. Consequently, the Rangers piloting Mark-1's were at an increased risk of contracting cancer-related illnesses from exposure. Both Tamsin Sevier and Stacker Pentecost developed cancer as a result of the Jaeger's poor radiation shielding and were retired from active duty.

FINAL CONCEPT DESIGN in T-POSE

	0-65	66 – 89	90 – 100	BONUS (0 – 20)
Inspiration Board	Minimal Resources -5 Images	Some Resources & Relevant 6 – 17 Images	Fully Explored & Relevant 18+ Images
Initial Concept Overview – Backstory	Poorly Written	Some Development – Completed	Well Developed, Detailed Overview Good: grammar, punctuation, & complete sentences	Above and Beyond
Thumbnail Sketching	Minimally explored Concepts Direction 0 - 1 Page of 0 –1 Thumbnails	Some Explored Concepts Direction 1 - 2+ Pages of 10 - 20 Thumbnails	Fully Explored Concepts Direction 3-4+ Pages of 20 - 30+ Thumbnails	Above and Beyond
Development Sketches	Minimal Development - Unfinished	Some Development – Finished	Fully Developed, Detailed & Annotated	Above and Beyond
Final Concept Overview – Backstory	Poorly Written	Some Development – Completed	Well Developed, Detailed Overview Good: grammar, punctuation, & complete sentences	Above and Beyond
Final Concept Design – T-POSE	Minimal Development - Unfinished	Some Development – Finished	Fully Developed, Detailed & Annotated No Eraser Marks Straight clean lines	Above and Beyond

3D Design - Composition Through Abstraction

Posted at 8:47 PM

LEARNING TARGETS:

» I understand what visual composition is and how it relates to both photography, cinematography, fine art, graphic design and even proposals.

EXPECTATIONS:

» EXPLORE: Find 20+ abstract images that you like, save them in folder and post in blog
» EXPLORE: Watch video on composition
» EXPLORE: Watch video on abstract images
» EXPLORE: Read article on composition
» CREATE: Using all of your 3d skills, compositional rules and describe the rules used.

EXPLORE:

Create a Padlet which explores to find 20+ 3d abstract images that you like and that has strong composition.

Watch Videos:

Read article on composition:
Here is a article that I would like you to READ. It focuses on abstract photography. This article has four parts.
http://ronbigelow.com/articles/abstract-photography/abstract-photography.html

Here is another article on composition. http://www.morguefile.com/docs/Jodie_Coston:_Lesson_1

CREATE:

Think of all the tools we have learned to date . . . and use some or all to create an AMAZING 3D Abstract Composition.

3d Abstract Skill Suggestions:

Extrude Along Path << HERE >>