Review...

I just started my rendering for Visualisation project... Ive done more than 3 mins... as my design is quite big.. and I want to film it more detailly... hopefully it comes out well.











this is an image of my Unmap house

This is part of my researches, and this kinda influence my final design. This gives me an idea of glass house. I think the design of it is the most important thing, as it can attract more people to look at. As I do this as a boardgame so could be attract more people to play or buy it.

Cluedo wasnt the original idea for my boardgame, I have thought about to do monopoly and battleship. However, I think Cluedo could be expand more than others, that why I've chosen it.

Also as I've done a city for my identity project. I would like to try to make it more realistic, and I know some of the techniques, so when I was making the model, it is quite easy to start off. I used lot of tutorials on the internet. This helps me to learn more techniqes.

I bought a sketchbook for the project. Whenever, ideas come up on my head I just jot it down to show my idea and development.

Board game for Roma

This is for Roma's visualisation project

Improvement....

The first image is my original plan for andy's boardgame. After all the modelling, I have considered to change my plan slightly. As you can see the buildings on the side are not appropriate and too "blocky". I want it to change more destroy and rough, like everything damaged by the dragon.

So I begin, to reseach the material for my model and also reseach different kind of buildings and bridge.

The image on the left is my new design. What do you think about it?

Boardgame showcase

Just about to group everythings up....

Critique of an image.

This artwork is designed for art lovers. The intended style of design is love and mothership. You can tell this by the closeness of the children and mother, and how peaceful they are.

It does achieve the design purpose as the painting has warm colours used.

How important a personal contact is.....

Personal contact is you communicate to others. Personal contact is similar to networking, they are both important. This could help you to create more opportunities by working in different place. if your network is huge, you could able to try load of different things around the world.
For example: I came from Hong Kong , then move to Milton Keynes, and Nottingham now. They could be link together. I could have various place to choose to work at.

My Train

Networking

"The central point of networking is human contact.Business has killed networking by making it something for career orientated person."

Networking is a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest. Human contact is important within businesses. This is one of the way where to gather information together. However, this could be just a tool for connect people together.

After finished 1st Yr...........

I experienced a lot on different topic, for example Audio vision, interactive, animation....
3 programs used are Premiere Pro , Flash, and 3ds max.
So happy that I already learned 3 programs, and so far they are easy to use.
I wish I can continue explore more of these programs.
Also I wish I can create more serious and detail character for next 2 yrs.
I am pleased with my works for this year. ^^

Images of my gallery

As You see the images above, which shows different part of my gallery. I have produced the 3d objects in 3ds max.

Next steps, are to make them interactive by using flash.

Identities2

Sorry about late posting.. As I was organising my paper works and bits that appear on my file.

This is my final design of my logo.

I have experienced the colours and shape for my logo.

I like my logo to be more artisitc thats why I put paint splatter in, I have included the "M" in the middle of my logo.

Puzzles

This 2 piece of puzzles I have made in 3d max , and they are part of my 5 objects.

I am going to make couple more, n then put an image on..

Also Ive got an idea of show all my "objects" in the gallary. So Im going to create a gallary as well.But at the moment, show you the puzzles first.^^

~Review~

I just spent couple hours on review the folders in VLP, and also visited the sites which about the Virtual Environment. This is what I have decided to do. Review the projects Ive done for this year, I found out what I like and don't like.
The most attractive bits are the 3d max, and create own character and environment. I wish I could explore more in this area for the futher. To start thinking more deeply about this area, Ive bought the magazine called 3d World. I have looked at all different type of animations, they have giving me ideas, and I understood more about it, and also learn more from the animator.
Im so happy to add bit of animations into the second project.
http://www.aniboom.com/Player.aspx?v=488
this site shows all the clip tat ppls made with animations.
http://www.atomfilms.com/film/sw_tell_me_really_feel.jsp?channelKeyword=channel_star_wars_fan_films
This site shows most of adverts wiv animations

Avatar and Environment

Today, I have just finished my avatar and environment together. I have learnt abit of lighting and camera techniques, which Im going to apply them tomorrow and finishing off.

Ive got the song already for the scene.

Also the position and how I going to take camera around the environment and stuff.

There is a shot of my avatar and environment.

There is a shot of my city.

My environment

Haven't been post any images about my environment, this is the way where I nearly done my environment. Only need to do mapping, and then filming, lighting etc..

Will definitely update my blog whenever I have made a change,etc.

Oh~ I have made a change. which is Im not going to create a sea, instead of it , Im creating a river in the middle of a city with a bridge on.

My avatar

Today, I have checked my avatar with Andy, just realised it isn't a proper model, so I have to restart again>.<

After an hour or more, the new model have been exist. This is the new model. This time Ive create more quicker than last time, this is because I have get used to the program.

There are something I experienced, that is try to make it simple at the start. If you create too much polygon at the beginning, you may find it hard to continues, and also you will feel stressy as you are not sure which one is which, after you have been edited alot. the lines are linking together or abit messy, so you won't see it as clear as you use to.

So you must start as simple as you can.



This view isn't quite clear, but will upload better version next time.^^

Progress of Project 1

There are some drawings of my environment and avatar underneath. I did some reseaches on the characters and environment by internets and books. Also I went to London last week, because I want my city to be like London or Hong Kong , this kind of busy city, load of buildings, and people. Their building are mostly different shape and modern.

Ideas for my logo

I was working on my identities project 1 on the last couple weeks, and the deadline is coming soon as well. Really have to properly plan my times for my nxt project. As I have times now to start think about my second project. Firstly, is to think of my own logo. So I already did some reseaches on logo, and I have asked myself wot kind of style I like ,etc...

I want to make the logo look more artistic. By making it like tat, I will add printing style or paint splatters in it.

These are the styles I wish to get. Lately, I will try to make these kinda of effects in photoshop.

Research & Development

In this Identities project, I've been doing some reseaches on certain areas, for example: Buildings, Trees, chair , coffee table, lights, human bodies, figures, hair styles, and costume.

The link below is about different styles of building in the world. it has load of images. I am going to put some of it into my area, to make myenvironment more modern and new.

http://www.arrakeen.ch/asia2006/bahrain.html

Also I have searched different characters already existed in the game world, like Final Fantasy , Devil may cry ,etc.

There are some useful links I have found.

http://www.3dtotal.com/ (There are some free materials you can download, and other 3d artists works you can view. Also there is free tutorials as well )

http://www.tutorialized.com/view/tutorial/Low-Poly-Modeling-101/23444

The one above is a tutorial link, it does help alot. If any of you find it is hard to work on 3ds max and not sure where to start it, it will give you some stages to begin.

To start create my avater, I have begin to start taking photos of myself with different view points.

Modeling

This morning, I have visited the 3d studio max modeling site (tutorials), I have found out more about how to create an complicate object. The site is quite useful. It shows all the steps and teach you how to begin and create the objects. Also there is some video shows you steps by steps, which is quite useful and organised.
I will going to follow the steps to make my own building and stuffs, which I hope it gonna be success.
http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/3DS-MAX

I wish this link could help any of you.

Diary of Avatar ( 3rd days)

These pictures are I made a screenshot when I was playing vside yesterday. I found out there are some places existed. Thats why I want to make some screenshots and show to peoples. Everytimes when I play the vside, I have keep thinking of my own avaters, and environments. Also I have spent more than 5 hours on sketches last night. This helps out what I need to do for futher developments.

Diary of Avatar (2nd day)

Today is my second days played on vside. I have spent more than 4 hours on it , because I have met some new friends, it makes me to stay longer on the program. Also I have walked around and looked at the environment more deeply. For example, I have realised they have used 2D pictures for the shop cover, I didn't recognise it until I looked closely. The other things I interested are the sea, it is a 3D model. The colours are quite realistic, it is not just a "flat blue blocks" It is actual an uneven surfaces, which makes it looks much better.

The picture on the left: Is the only place which allows you sit in the water and chat,etc..

I like this place because you can feel really calm. This is the special of the environment. I'm thinking to make one for my own environment.

You can also sit on the chair by clicking the allow above the chair.

you could also ask your friends to walk around, and there is a list of different dance. you could do in the place.