Independent Project

 Research Project 

I will be doing the 3d art/ animation I will need to make a small 3d environment, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to get any animation in but that’s only if I have time. The first thing I’ll probably start off with is the map shape then I will start making models for the map if I have time I’ll make tree/grass animation to give it more life I’ll try to use a new technique for this project am going to put my own style into the environment I have never animated an environment like grass/trees I’ve only done character stuff like moving forward jumping, walking and falling.

I think 3d modelling is better because it looks more appealing to the viewer you can add more details to the model than if it was a 2d drawing 3d modelling is more useful to the gaming industry and the filming industry that’s why I think it’s better. 2D models can only accommodate two dimensions, while 3D models can also account for depth. It's also easier to include various other types of information in a 3D model, such as information about costs or utility lines. In general, the more information you have, the more useful 3D modelling will be to you.

The style I would like to make my 3d environment is simple maybe I’ll try low poly, but we will see I plan to make a forest type environment I’ll be using mayo for the trees and unreal for the hills I think it will be easier to do it this way.

I plan to make nice tall trees the game the forest has good-looking environment, and the game is very beautiful I don’t plan to make everything very detailed like the game it would take too much time, but the lighting and the way nature looks very real. I want my trees to be kind of cartoony kind of like Fortnite they have basic looking trees, but it looks nice I find it very appealing I want a lot of different colors strong green colors maybe add some lake ill see if I have time to add it in.

I want to add rock, grass, flowers and bushes I’ll probably add some paths on the ground I have an idea what it will end up looking like but if I do have some extra time at the end ill add some animation to give the environment some life, so it looks more real. The new technique am going to use in maya is low polly I don’t really like making low polly stuff but it’s something that I want to try out. I plan to make my look like grow home it’s a fun game the hole map is low poly, and the game is fun it’s about a robot who is trying to get back home and the only way to do it is to go up and he uses plant and grows them to go higher. 

This is my project for my 3d modelling research I have just talked about why I think 3d modelling is better than 2d and why its more useful and why I think its better.

 I've made it 417 words long I talked about what I wanted to add in my environment and how I got an idea on what its going to look like at the end and ill probably add some animation at the end if I have time so I can give it some life.

I had a problem with Maya when I loaded my Maya the objects didn't load up most of the shelfs didn't load up and it stopped me from doing my work but I found out the problem was not having enough space that's why nothing was loading in so I took some space out and that fixed it. 

This is the net of my sword that I made and this is what the net looks like.

Am going to base my trees of this picture am going to make a lot of different types to suit the environment. 

I need to start adding more detail in my blogs am trying to add more gifs or videos its just better I also need to add more screen shots of early work when am in Maya like what it looked like before and after.

I have finished my 500 words research project.

This was my first time making a low poly landscape I started with the sculpting I got a flat plane then I sized it up by a lot to make the map look nice and big after that I used the lift surface tool this was a new tool I haven't used before I was really easy to use then I started making hills and mountains just trying to get them to be the right shape. After I got all the mountains and hills I reduced it to make it low poly.

I have made a low poly landscape I think it looks really good for my first ever landscape I plan on adding texture and more color next.

I've added more colors to the environment am still adding all the trees in then maybe if I have time ill add some bushes and rocks.

This is the finished map I like the colors I think I could of improved the map it could of been better but it was my first time trying to make a landscape in low ploy.

I have learnt all my skills that I used for this project is from a guy on YouTube called Digital Dreambox he is really good at explaining things like how to make a low polytrees and landscapes the way he teaches is really easy to understand the thing I probably had most difficulty in was making the landscape because everything was doing to make it I had never used it before. But because of his tutorials that he makes it was easier to do I think I could of done better at choosing the colors for the trees to make it more satisficing to the eyes.

This was my second tree that I made it was made out of an cylinder but I changed it to low poly which it was easy to do I Didn't have time to add animation to the project but overall I think it looks good.

This model was my first tree that I made I wasn't hard to make its very simple and easy.