Reflection
Overall, I am very happy with my role as a CG model within my group. I think that I was able to achieve what my group needed and I was able to contribute properly to the requirements of my group. I learned a lot throughout this process, especially my skills within substance painter. Some of the most useful things I learned was
- Uv mapping
- Modeling
- Substance painter
- Lighting within maya
- Collaboration with other
Prior to this project I had not successfully UV mapped a model before, although with the help of coursemates and online tutorials I was able to wrap my head around the concept and understand its importance as a modeler.
I also honed in and improved my modeling skills, there were some specific tools that i think i was able to get a much better grip on than i had before such as
- Splice
- Using multiple objects to build
- Scaling
- Sculpting tools
- Attribute editor
- Texturing
- Extrusions
- UV mapping
- Exporting
One of the main things that I was able to improve on was my ability to collaborate without those on a 3D project. I felt that before I had limited understanding on how to bounce objects and files between people in order to collaborate properly. I was able to learn how to work with others on getting feedback and improving the end result of my projects by asking for opinions, feedback and constructive criticism.
The three different objects that I modeled were a coffee table a couch and a stack of Internet servers. I would say that my most difficult object to model was the coffee table as this model had multiple different layers to it which made it difficult to UV map and texture properly.
I particularly enjoyed creating the couch as it was a clean process as I had a strong reference to go off of. I actually ended up completely redoing the original couch I had made as it was the first model that I attempted to create and my original design was not accurate enough to the reference. when I went for a second attempt I got a much better result as I was following much closer to what my group needed and therefore I was more confident in my modeling.
Overall I feel like I have learned a lot from this project and I am very happy with the result. The feedback from my group has been positive and I am looking forward to doing more modeling in the future and I am very keen to continue learning my skills within this area of 3D.