26/2/2009

3D scene (Between trees) ended up being made with uv mapping and bumpmaps done in photoshop.

Now working on the 3D scene Waterski.

6/2/2009

Rökur got the Mudbox working on the school computer yesterday, so today I got in ready to Mudbox but now it does not work..!

Tried to make the tree tops with particles (Sprites) but it really looks horrible. A couple of days ago we talked about using a 3D scanner but Michelle said it would not be possible as the tree tops have too many details. Magnus suggested to use paint tools in maya which I will have a look into. I really hope it will work as I am starting to get a bit desperate..! I have worked all week but nothing to show that actually works which kind of feels like time wasted.. -and that I am being lazy..

Starting on the paint tutorials now..

4/1/2009

trying to figure out how particles works and simply if we can use it.. Magnus had an idea of using Sprites as the tree tops in the 3D camera scenes.. -which have been working on. The thing is/thingS ARE: We are not sure if you can actually put lights on these particles and even though we are using images of our real trees it does not, to me, look like it is going to work.. Magnus is a believer though.. And he does know more about these thing than I do but I really do not see a proper possibility. Any ways.. Magnus mentioned the potential use of a 3D scanner, put it through ZBrush (for lower poly) and then a quick paint in Mudbox which we will talk to Sunit about on Monday. But till then I will make the threes, bushes and blades of grass.

We could not get Mudbox on the school computers so tomorrow I get to borrow Astrid's laptop and the plan is to make all the trunks for the waterski, between trees, torpedo and fish from water scenes..

For the weekend I will try to get some more of the matchmoving stuff done.