arch 4341 rendering media elective matt hill - fall 2011 final - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

arch 4341 rendering media elective matt hill - fall 2011 final presentation

Lighthouse Project My main goal with the project was to create a scene which was captivating inside and out, during both the day and the night. When brainstorming ideas, I was immediately drawn to the idea of a lighthouse. Not only did it fit the required guidelines for the project, but it also gave me a unique opportunity to play with not only modeling, but really concentrate on lighting and material techniques. As the semester progressed, I realized that I had much to learn about playing with the aforementioned materials and lighting. The idea never changed, and I pushed through the many struggles that arose, including a complete computer failure. In the end, I found that I still have much to learn in this almost infinite subject of materials and understanding lighting, but that I am pleased with my progress and my work that I have produced. The end result is a contemporary lighthouse model that is placed in a not so typical scene. The feeling at first is drastic, but ultimately allowed me to create that captivation in which I originally sought after.

precedents Many different lighthouses were searched in order to find the style that I was looking for. Ultimately I took a mix of many of the styles in order to create a unique look without being too odd from the norm.

resources Rhinoceros NURBS modeling V-Ray for Rhino Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Google Numerous blogs and forums

schedule Week 1 - Proposal Week 2 - Basic Modeling Week 3 - Basic Materials/Lighting Week 4 - Modeling & Materials Week 5 - Computer Crash Week 6 - New Computer Rest of Time - DO WORK / CATCH UP / FINISH

Modeling All modeling for the project was produced in Rhinoceros. The basic train of thought was to finish the main body of the exterior, and then work on the details. The majority of the forms that make up the structure are derived from simple modeling techniques. Basic shapes were then combined and boolean operations were performed in order to finish up the modeling. The contrast of simplistic shapes is what makes the lighthouse so easy to recognize.

Modeling details One of the first issues that I ran into along the way was managing my layers and dealing with the great amount of objects I had for my project. The easiest way for me to deal with this was to split the elements into more general categories and then break them down further in order to be able to easily handle and manage my file.

Modeling elements The couch was modeled from an The floor lamp was a more simple example found online. The main model to construct. Consisting of way that I went about modeling was just a few rectangles and cylinders, through a series of 2D line the main focus for this piece would extrusions and lofting. be its lighting and materiality.

Modeling elements The globe model was created using The loveseat was a model that I a combination of techniques. Some pulled from a previous project. It simple, using the basic sphere was created from splines that were function, while the base and holder patched, lofted, and then booleaned were created using a series of lofts together. and flows.

Modeling elements Both the table and the cups were created using simple geometries. Their main purpose was to be used to apply some different materials and textures without having to sacrifice for complicated modeling.

Modeling elements The interior wall light consisted of The television set was downloaded cylinder which housed the light, and from turbosquid.com and then was the bracket comprised of a edited slightly to be mounted on the rectangle which was booleaned and wall instead of free standing. attached to the screen.

Modeling elements The exterior window bezel was a The exterior light was another piece that had to be crafted using a simple object comprised of basic number of commands due to the geometries in order to fulfill the curved shape in all 3 axis. Boolean, purpose of housing a light. extract wireframe, patch, and loft were all used to create this piece.

Modeling elements The spiral star was created using a The exterior bench was created multitude of techniques. I based my using mostly simple geometries model off of several stairs I found which were then arrayed and online, and wanted to make it look booleaned in order to join the legs nice, but keep the modeling as easy to the seat. as possible.

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