Initial Object Research & Design Work
This week you are to begin your initial research into your Object/Artefact design. For next week's class, you will be expected to present your initial research that will inform your preparatory object design sketches to the rest of the group for tutor and peer feedback. This work should be uploaded to a blog created specifically for this module. Please bring the blog link next week so that your work can be added to this module blog. Remember to create regular blog posts to document your process and progress on this module.
Immediate Priorities, Independent Study (homework) and Deadlines
Begin your Object/Artefact Research and do some initial sketches for an informal show & tell next week.
If you are new to Maya get to grips with the tutorials, especially interface navigation, project creation, polygonal modelling tools. N.B. Your deadline for final character designs is Week 4
Your Blog
Set up your blog which you will use to document and reflect on your learning in this module (learning journal).
Write your first entry for week one with the images you have drawn, as described above.
Write a short introduction to your blog of around 250 words. This should be an introduction to writing reflectively rather than descriptively. It is, therefore, a personal account of your learning experience. What do you hope to achieve in this module? How are you feeling about learning to model? How have you found your first attempt with the software? Why did you choose to draw your object the way you did?
Week 1 Independent Study Checklist
Set up your blog which you will use to document and reflect on your learning in this module (learning journal).
Write your first entry for week one with the images you have drawn, as described above.
Write a short introduction to your blog of around 250 words. This should be an introduction to writing reflectively rather than descriptively. It is, therefore, a personal account of your learning experience. What do you hope to achieve in this module? How are you feeling about learning to model? How have you found your first attempt with the software? Why did you choose to draw your object the way you did?
Week 1 Independent Study Checklist
- Begin Maya Training as directed in class on Lynda.com. Focus your training on Learning how to Create and Set a Maya Project and Basic Polygonal Modeling. (at least 3 hours)
- Begin to collect images and reference material (research) into the type of Object/Artefact you want to build and create sketches of your initial ideas (at least 3 hours).
- Create a blog and add your research and initial object designs and annotate with reflective comments and insights. (30 - 45 mins)
- Download a student copy of Autodesk Maya 2018 for your personal machine (if you have one).
Total homework time at least 7 hrs
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