3D Model/2

3D Art 1: Modeling

U5 U6U7 U8

5.1.1 Workflow of Environment

Today's Agenda

Environments Production Workflow

Materials:

• None

WARM UP QUESTIONS

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Is the ground totally flat?

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Environment

the world our characters live in

vs

Environments

Why is environment so important?

*environment means the world you character lives in

Environments

Originally they had to build all sets by hand for movies

Do you think it's worth it to spend all that time on building the set?

The first movies appeared in the 1890s!

Environments

Next they used a multiplane camera

Background

Middleground

Foreground

Environments

Next they used a multiplane camera

Environments

Now the most popular way to create an environment is through CGI

Environments

Now we even see a combination of all different ways

Production workflow

(Step by step process to creating a model)

Pre-Production

Production

Post-Production

Pre-Production:

Creating

Before

• Research
• Sketching
• Iterative Design
• (getting feedback on your design)
• Model Sheet

Pre Production

What's the point of a model sheet?

Model Sheet

Illustrated design documents that show the various views of a prop or asset to be modeled.

Production

Creating

• Blocking
• Figuring out your layout

• Topology
• Rigging
• (adding bones and joints to help your model move)

Post Production

After

Creating

• Lighting - adding lights to change the overall mood
• Rendering
• Compositing- Editing each render output for settings like brightness, contrast, colors
• Adding Music

MATERIALS NEEDED

None

next class

Wednesday- Props!

5.1.2 Environment and Props for Film and Game

Today's Agenda

Games vs Film

Materials:

• None

WARM UP QUESTIONS

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• How long do you think this took to render?

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Announcements:

• VDI is now working
• If your Blender is glitching please use the VDI

Announcements:

Environments

Movie

Games

• Rendered in real time
• Storyline changes as you make decisions

• Rendered ahead of time
• Storyline already determined
• Usually very realstic

How do we get things to look more realstic in 3D models?

Low poly MODELS

Uses less polygons

• Easier to edit and load
• Geometry is easier for the computer to compute
• Typically used for Prop models (things in games that don't move - ex trees, rocks, background items)

Polygon is a shape that has 3 or more sides

Low poly MODELS

Uses less polygons

As game consoles become more advanced, games can become higher poly

Polygon is a shape that has 3 or more sides

High POLY MODELS

Uses more polygons

• Takes longer and more complicated to render
• Characters tend to be high poly because of their expressions and detail

Polygon is a shape that has 3 or more sides

Practice

Which is high poly?

Practice

Which typically has a lower poly count and lower resolution?

Background & Prop Models

Human Face

Practice

why are movies usually more realistic than games?

Rendering happens in real time for movies

Number of polygons used

MATERIALS NEEDED

None

next class

Planning for animation

5.1.3 Workflow for Animation

Today's Agenda

Reviewing Workflow ProcessArtist Director 3D Modeler

Materials:

• None

WARM UP QUESTIONS

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• How long do you think this took to render?

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Announcements:

Concept Development

What is the animation about?

Happens before visual artists even start

Once script is developed Artistic Director steps in

Artistic Director

Determines styles, budget, making the animations look good

Artistic Director

Works with a team to put together a storyboard

Artistic Director

Works with a team to put together a mood board

Mood Board- collage of images to decide color scheme, vibe, key items

Artistic Director

Works with a team to put together a model sheet

Illustrated design documents that show the various views of a prop or asset to be modeled.

Review:

Who leads the visual direction of the film?

3D Modeler

Art Director

Review:

Who creates the models for the film?

3D Modeler

Art Director

3D Modeler

CREATES the models

• Blocking - allows modeler to place different elements in the environment
• Texturing - adding texture to the model
• Lighting - adjusting the lights
• Final Render

MATERIALS NEEDED

None

next class

Creating a storyboard

5.2.1 Workflow of characters

Today's Agenda

Reviewing Workflow ProcessArtist Director 3D Modeler

Materials:

• None

WARM UP QUESTIONS

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Does this character have a backstory? Do you know who he is?

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Announcements:

PRocess of creating a character

characters are usually the most recognizable part of a movie

PRocess of creating a character

characters are usually the most recognizable part of a movie

• What do they do for a living?
• Where do they live?
• What sorts of activities do they enjoy participating in?
• What kinds of dreams and goals might they have in life?

PRocess of creating a character

characters are usually the most recognizable part of a movie

• What do they do for a living?
• Where do they live?
• What sorts of activities do they enjoy participating in?
• What kinds of dreams and goals might they have in life?

Process of creating a character

Model Sheet

Why are model sheets so important?

Process of creating a character

Developing a model of a character goes through these stages:

• Blocking
• Detailing
• Texturing

Process of creating a character

Model Sheets often use T pose or A pose

Review:

Which character is in A pose?

Process of creating a character

T and A pose make it easier for Rigging

Rigging is a process of placing joints within the character. Animators use this to make the character move

How long does it take to create an animated movie?

A good animation has 24 frames per second.

Frozen took 3 years to complete & had 100 animators working o the film!

MATERIALS NEEDED

Blender

next class

Building an interior in BLENDER

5.2.2 Learn and Build an interior

Today's Agenda

Creating an interiorBoolean modifier Bevel modifier

Materials:

• Blender

We're making something like this!

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Announcements:

• VDI is working if your Blender is glitching
• Wednesday I will be at Field Trip - NO CLASS
• Thursday & Friday - FALL BREAK!

MATERIALS NEEDED

Blender

next class

See you after break!

5.2.4 Import models and Create a scene

Today's Agenda

Copyright lawsWhat are assets?

Materials:

• None

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

CopyRIGHT LAWS

Legal rights the creator has over their intellectual property (books, art, music, movies)

CopyRight Issues

Ethical Vs unethical

Ethical means it is moral or right to use Unethical means it is not moral and not right to use

Is it ethical to take the design of a local artist without permission?

How do I know What to use?

Creative commons license

CReative Common

Means you can use it as long as you are not selling the work.

CReative Common

Is this ethical or unethical?

CReative Common

Is this ethical or unethical?

Assets in Blender

Can include textures, primitives, etc. from outside of Blender

Why might assets be useful?

Assets in Blender

When you add assets into Blender, you need to make sure they are ethical

Am I Allowed to use this model?

Ethical vs Unethical

I created this logo for a travel company using the asset we just looked at....

Is selling this logo ethical or unethical?

Travel Time

Ethical vs Unethical

I created this logo for a travel company using the asset we just looked at....

Is selling this logo ethical or unethical?

Travel Time

MATERIALS NEEDED

None

next class

Gimkit & Test

5.2.4 Import models and Create a scene

Today's Agenda

Copyright lawsWhat are assets?

Materials:

• None

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Announcements:

• It is test day you cannot submit blank
• Reminder to use study guide
• I can reset your test after I grade it

Let's Review!

• You can either stay and review with the class

• Or you can leave take the test on your own

If you are stuck on a question, please review the edio lessons, study guide, or recordings

You can't submit blank

6.1.1 Character Art: Anatomy of a Biped

Today's Agenda

Character developmentWhat is a biped?

Materials:

• None

Think: Have you ever seen a movie without characters?

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Announcements:

• Yes you can submit blank today

Characters

the most important part of movies/games/shows

Each character has a developed...

• aesthetic
• personality
• behavior

How Would you describe Shrek's Aesthetic, personality, & Behavior?

Character design

Rarely modelers jump straight into Blender without designing their character first

Character design

Rarely modelers jump straight into Blender without designing their character first

BiPEd Vs Quadruped

Biped means 2 feet Quadruped means 4 feet

BiPEd Vs Quadruped

Which is this character?

BiPEd Vs Quadruped

Which is this character?

How to make sketch of biPEd into a model?

Review:

What pose is this character in? A. T Pose B. Z Pose

Exit Ticket:

Which poses are best for model sheets?

MATERIALS NEEDED

Blender

next class

Creating a Biped character

6.1.2 Creating a BiPEd Character

Today's Agenda

Creating a biped using vertices

Materials:

Blender

if your Blender is glitching you must use the VDI

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You can submit blank today

Announcements:

• Yes you can submit blank today
• If your Blender is glitching PLEASE USE VDI!
• it is in lesson 6.1.1

MATERIALS NEEDED

Blender

next class

Rigging a character

6.1.3 Rigging a Character for animation

Today's Agenda

Rigging your biped character

Materials:

Blender

if your Blender is glitching you must use the VDI

Bidped character from last time

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You can submit blank today

Announcements:

• Yes you can submit blank today
• If your Blender is glitching PLEASE USE VDI!
• it is in lesson 6.1.4

what are we doing today?

Taking your biped character and put "bones" in it to allow biomechanimal movements.

• You can open your save file of biped or create a new biped
• You can submit blank today

• biomechanical- movement of living things

MATERIALS NEEDED

Blender

next class

Creating a Quadruped

Today's Agenda

6.1.4 Creating a Quadruped Character Model

Creating a Quadruped characterQuadruped- 4 footed

Materials:

Blender

if your Blender is glitching you must use the VDI

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You can submit blank today

Announcements:

• Yes you can submit blank today
• If your Blender is glitching PLEASE USE VDI!
• it is in lesson 6.1.4

What are we doing today?

Creating a quadruped

This is a lesson NOT a project or test - you can submit blank

T Pose for Quadruped

Whatever you make must be in this pose

This is a lesson NOT a project or test - you can submit blank

what about last class?

Ms Acker was not here- but the lesson was to rig a biped

• If you completed it you can turn it in for your unit 6 project on Friday
• If you want to complete it - we will go over how to do for the project on Friday
• If you would rather rig a quadruped you could turn that in for your project on Friday instead.

As long as you rig something for your project- I don't want to give you busy work before winter break

Save as Blender file if you choose to rig this model later

MATERIALS NEEDED

Blender

next class

First day of 2 day projectRigging either biped or quadruped

6.2.1 Modeling for animation Day 1

Today's Agenda

Creating a quadrupedQuadruped- 4 footed

Materials:

Blender

if your Blender is glitching you must use the VDI

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You CAN'T submit blank today

Announcements:

• This is the 1st day of unit 6 project. You CAN'T submit blank
• If your Blender is glitching PLEASE USE VDI!
• it is in lesson 6.1.1

What are we doing today?

If you did NOT finish & save the quadruped - you must finish it and turn it in today

If you finished & saved the quadruped from the last lesson - you can turn that in today

Today I am demoing a quadruped

You are free to head out

Next class we will rig your model

Save your Blender file! We will rig it next time

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Blender
• Work from today

next class

Rigging your character

6.2.2 Modeling for animation Day 2

Today's Agenda

Rigging your character from last class

Materials:

Blender

if your Blender is glitching you must use the VDI Your biped or quadruped

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You CAN'T submit blank today

Announcements:

• This is the 2nd day of unit 6 project. You CAN'T submit blank
• If your Blender is glitching PLEASE USE VDI!
• it is in lesson 6.1.1
• We are rigging the character you made before

Does my Rig have to be perfect?!

Nope! Rigging is something that takes a lot of practice as long as you follow the basic steps and turn in your attempt - you will get credit

You can't submit blank

You CAN'T submit blank today

If you need more help feel free to sign up for a meeting!

MATERIALS NEEDED

• None

next class

Camera in Blender

7.1.1 The Camera revolution

Today's Agenda

Learning about cameras

Materials:

Blender

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

How do you think the camera angles effect the vibe of this video?

You can submit blank today

Camera Angles - Where the camera is held

Where the camera is held can change the mood of the photo

Camera Angles - Where the camera is held

We see creative camera angles on tiktok all the time

Framing - composition of your final picture

How does the Camera angle affect the mood?

This shot focuses on the ring

Do you think this would feel different from an over head shot?

How does the Camera angle affect the mood?

This is an overhead shot of a falling character

How do you think the film maker made effected the mood with this shot?

How does the Camera angle affect the mood?

This camera follows along the player

Do you think this would feel different from an over head shot?

Blender has a camera

People make movies/shorts in Blender

Yes! You CAN submit blank today

Yes! You CAN submit blank today

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Blender

next class

Camera in Blender

7.1.2 The CAmera in Blender

Today's Agenda

Basic camera functionsAnimating Blender camera

Materials:

Blender

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

How do you think the camera angles effect the vibe of this video?

You can submit blank today

Blender has a camera

This camera has a lot of the same features as a real camera

Yes! You CAN submit blank today

How does a camera work?

Camera opens and closes it's "eyes" in order to capture an image on it's "brain"

Yes! You CAN submit blank today

Focal Length: distance between lens and sensor of camera

Aperture: controls the amount of light that enters the lens

Depth of Field - area of sharpness in front of an behind the subject where the lens is focused

Shutter speed - how quickly the shutter closes

Shutter speed - how quickly the shutter closes

Blender has a camera

Let's animate it!

Yes! You CAN submit blank today

See you wednesday

Yes! You CAN submit blank today

7.1.3 Learn to Animate the CAmera

Today's Agenda

KeyframesParenting CamerasFollowing motion paths

Materials:

Blender

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Is the camera angle in the same place for each frame?

You can submit blank today (if you attend & participate in class)

Announcements:

If you have overdues- catch up plan

Class ends in 4 weeks

Yes! You CAN submit blank today if you are in guided

See you friday!

Yes! You CAN submit blank today if you attended guided

Next Class:

Storyboards

Adding music Rendering animation

7.1.4 Camera Languages & Storytelling

Today's Agenda

Materials:

Blender

mp3 file from todays edio lesson

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You can submit blank today (if you attend & participate in class)

Announcements:

If you have overdues- catch up plan

Class ends 3 weeks

Yes! You CAN submit blank today if you are in guided

What are we doing today?

• Reviewing keyframes
• Adding audio
• Rendering

What could we combine to make a cool animation?

• Basic blocking out
• Adding texture, colors, and lights
• Creating an interior or exterior
• A rigged character

• Parenting the camera to create cool angles
• Adding music

Yes! You CAN submit blank today

MATERIALS NEEDED

• None

next class

Unit 7 Test - Review games!

Review gameTest

7.2.1 Story through the Lens: Test

Today's Agenda

Materials:

None

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You CANNOT submit blank today Today is a TEST

Let's Review!

• You can either stay and review with the class

• Or you can leave take the test on your own

If you are stuck on a question, please review the edio lessons, study guide, or recordings

You can't submit blank

Yes! You CAN'T submit blank today

MATERIALS NEEDED

• None

next class

Start unit 8

8.1.1 3D Modeling as a Career

Today's Agenda

Careers in 3D modeling

Materials:

None

Warm up: In this class do you prefer projects or tests?

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You can submit blank today

Announcements:

If you have overdues- catch up plan

11 days of school left

Yes! You CAN submit blank today if you are in guided

Announcements:

Friday - No Class (I'll leave a recording Monday - No Class

Yes! You CAN submit blank today if you are in guided

Careers in 3D Modeling

• Film making
• Game design
• Architecture
• Can you think of any others?

If you like using Blender, you could turn this into a career

Timeline of Creating a model In Film

3D Modeling In Game Design

Game Design Document (GDD) outlines the genre, gameplay style, and more

What is the main difference between rendering movies and games?

3D Modeling In Game Design

Movies can be rendered ahead of time. Games render in real time

Optimization

• Normal Maps
• Mipmaps
• Level of Detail (LOD

3D Modeling In Game Design

Normal Maps

A normal map is an image that encodes the depth and angle of bumps and dips on surfaces. Normal maps are a form of visual trickery used in 3D modeling to make models look more complicated than they really are.

3D Modeling In Game Design

Mipmaps

made up of the same image texture in different resolutions.

3D Modeling In Game Design

Level of Detail (LOD)

Objects are labeled LOD 0 for the highest resolution mesh and LOD 1, LOD 2, LOD 3, and so on for the lower quality original mesh.

3D Modeling In Architecture

1. Following the Blueprint 2. Texturing and Blueprint

Jobs in 3D Modeling teams

1. Producer 2. Production Manager 3. Production Finance Lead 4. Creative Recruiter

oversees final product & that original idea comes through

oversees daily processes

manages budget

scouts and finds talent

Planning Large Projects

Yes! You CAN submit blank if you attended class

MATERIALS NEEDED

• None

next class

Using 3D Modeling to Solve Problems

8.1.2 Be a PRoblem Solver

Today's Agenda

Applications of 3D Modeling

Materials:

None

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Announcements:

Class ends 6/7

If you have overdues- catch up plan

Where do we see 3D modeling?

Target Audience

Specific group of consumers most likely to want your product or service.

Problem: This man with Parkinson's disease struggled to open his medication

Solution: 3D printing community on tiktok created designs for a better medication bottle

Target Audience

Specific group of consumers most likely to want your product or service.

...so their friend 3D modeled and printed utensils to help them have a better grip

This person experiences wrist pain/hand tremors...

What is the problem?

What is the solution?

Design Thinking

human-centered process of finding solutions to problems and using feedback

Opinion:

Do you think the designer of the new Parkinson's pill bottle used design thinking?

Design Thinking

human-centered process of finding solutions to problems and using feedback

5 stages of the design thinking process:

• empathy - putting yourself in the shoes of someone else
• discovery - analyzing the problem
• ideation - bring together friends and brainstorm
• prototyping and testing - choose the best ideas and create
• production - present your product to the target audience

Exit Ticket:

MATERIALS NEEDED

Can you think of any problems you could fix through 3D modeling?

• Blender

byeeeee!

8.1.3 Design a Device

Today's Agenda

Creating a Clock

Materials:

Blender

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You can submit blank today

Announcements:

If you have overdues- catch up plan

Class ends in 1.5 weeks!

Yes! You CAN submit blank today if you are in guided

What will the rest of the semester look like?

Lesson in Blender (you can submit blank)

Lesson NOT in Blender (you can submit blank)

Lesson - Blender portion is extra credit

Test

Work Day for overdues

8.2.1 Project Work Day 1

Today's Agenda

Brainstorming

Materials:

None

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Announcements:

If you have overdues- catch up plan

Class ends NEXT FRIDAY

What will the rest of the semester look like?

Lesson (you can submit blank)

Lesson - Blender portion is extra credit (you can submit blank)

Test

Work Day for overdues

Extra CRedit Assignment

Create a problem solving device

Day 1:

Brainstorm, think about a problem you could fix. (you don't have to understand how the device works)

Today

Day 2:

Create your model using Blender and upload to the padlet in edio

Next Class 8.2.2

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT

What if I don't want extra credit???! Do I have to do this?

Nope you do NOT have to do the extra credit assignment it is optional

How many points do I get?

The extra credit is 5 bonus points added onto the unit 8 test after you take it

What am I supposed to make?

Do you have a problem or does someone close to you have a problem?

Example

Problem: This man with Parkinson's disease struggled to open his medication

Solution: 3D printing community on tiktok created designs for a better medication bottle

What am I supposed to make?

Do you have a problem or does someone close to you have a problem?

Example

Problem: Left handed person wants a game controller that feels better in their hands

Solution: Created a 3D model of a left handed controller

What am I supposed to make?

Do you have a problem or does someone close to you have a problem?

Example

Problem: The roads are congested with traffic

Solution: Create a flying car

Brainstorming

02:00

Feel free to share ideas in the chat

If you are stuck, ask yourself these questions! Who is your target audience? What do they need help with? How could you solve this problem? Is it something you could design in Blender?

You can either write out your idea in the edio lesson or submit blank today

MATERIALS NEEDED Next Class

• Blender for extra credit

byeeeee!

8.2.2 Project Work day 2

Today's Agenda

Work Day - Creating your own device - EXTRA CREDIT

Materials:

Blender

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You can submit blank today

Announcements:

If you have overdues- catch up plan

Class ends THIS FRIDAY

Yes! You CAN submit blank today if you are in guided

What will the rest of the semester look like?

Extra Credit Padlet in Lesson (you can submit blank)

Test

Work Day for overdues

Extra CRedit Assignment

Create a problem solving device

Day 1:

Brainstorm, think about a problem you could fix.

Last Class8.2.1

Day 2:

Create your model using Blender and upload to the padlet in edio

Today

8.2.2

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT

What if I don't want extra credit???! Do I have to do this?

You can submit blank today and skip the padlet upload if you attended class and don't want extra credit

How many points do I get?

The extra credit is 5 bonus points added onto the unit 8 test after you take it

What am I supposed to make?

Your idea from last class during the brainstorm session

Problem: Left handed person wants a game controller that feels better in their hands

Examples

Solution: Created a 3D model of a left handed controller

Problem: The roads are congested with traffic

Problem: This man with Parkinson's disease struggled to open his medication

Solution: Create a flying car

Solution: 3D printing community on tiktok created designs for a better medication bottle

How do I Turn in Extra Credit?

The link is in the edio lesson

Do I have to do the extra credit?

You can submit blank today- but if you want extra credit you MUST post to the padlet

No! You DO NOT

WorkDAY

How will you spend the rest of class?

• Working independently in the zoom room so you can ask any questions if you get stuck

• On your own working on extra credit using the skills I learned all semester

• Not doing extra credit and free to go

MATERIALS NEEDED Next Class

None - Test Day

byeeeee!

Yes! You CAN submit blank if you attended class

8.2.3 Unit Test

Today's Agenda

Review for test

Materials:

None

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

You can't submit blank today

Announcements:

If you have overdues- catch up plan

Next Class is our last class

Yes! You CAN'T submit blank today

What should we do today?

Review using Gimkit or Take test on your own

No, you CANNOT submit blank today

MATERIALS NEEDED Next Class

byeeeee!

None - work day for overdues

8.2.4 Project Work day 4

Today's Agenda

End of class survey! Working on overdues If you are caught up, you are free to go!

Materials:

None

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Be kind and respectful
• Ask questions
• Don't spam the chat
• Have fun

Congrats!!

You just finished 3D Modeling