I was first introduced to 3D modeling and animation about a year ago, and it's now one of the things I love to do most, even though I still have a lot to learn. Here are some of the works that I have done so far. Some are assignments and some are just experiments on my own.
Here's an Audi R8 whose license plate bears my initials and my birth date. I love cars and this is one of my favourite because it looks futuristic, but not ridiculous. It's actually still a work in progress as this car still has no interior, no engine and no wheels, as shown in the second image.
For one of my assignments we were told to model our own heads, which I did. I was too lazy to figure out a creative texture for my head so I simply painted myself into Homer Simpson, which is very befitting, because I failed to put any brains into doing the texture.
Well, it might not look perfectly like me, but at least it looks like a human, so I guess that's sufficient for now.
While experimenting with 3D elements, I realized that one of the most intriguing part of it was lighting. I have always been fascinated by how different lightings can make your image look either photorealistic or fake. I like to create photorealistic photos, and here are my shots at it:
I tried to light up the condo with daylight and then create a night scene using interior lightings. The experiment went pretty well, I guess, and I'm looking forward to doing some architectural jobs or interior designs if given the opportunity.
Throughout my experiments with lighting and all, I never really understood caustics, what it is, why do we need it, etc. However I gave it a try anyways, and even thought it looked nothing like a gem or glass or any of the things they show in the final outcome in tutorials, I guess this turned out ok.
Anyways I'm sure some of you might think I totally suck ass in 3D, and some of you might wonder how I did some of the works, so feel free to leave comments, I'd really appreciate it.
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Yo Khai, stumbled upon your blog while bloghopping :D The 3d stuff's looking sweet man, especially the audi car. Can't wait to see it finished. Will be keeping an eye on your blog from now on :D
Emerson Tung said...
April 5, 2008 at 8:53 PM
hey EM! :D thanks for visiting and leaving a comment! well i've been bz and that's why the audi has been a WIP for a long time. I'll finish it tho, anyways thanks a lot! wish to see some of your works too!
Sky said...
April 10, 2008 at 11:37 AM
No problem man, can't wait to see it finished. How you've been? Gonna intern after this semester?
You can see my stuff on my portfolio, or my sketchblog. The links are on my blog :D
Emerson Tung said...
April 10, 2008 at 5:01 PM