Assignment 01: Room

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Assignment 02: Many clocks

Assignment 03: Gadget

Student Demos

In the spirit of product visualization and imaging, you will create, (individually this time), a model of a gadget or toy for print or other high resolution delivery. 

This toy/gadget can be simple to complex, but should challenge you to accurately (re)create a physical-world object in 3D. 

The construction of this object should include mechanical shapes as well as more complex, “organic” curves and smooth edges. 

For final delivery you will need:

• A single presentation document (like a Power Point) or self-contained interactive website* describing your process of construction.
  • *If you create a website using Dreamweaver, for instance, you will need to place all of your pages and images in a single folder with links to that folder. 

• In this document you should show us the following (through text and images)  –
  • Your reference images  (5 points)
  • How you began  (5 points)
  • At least four in-progress shots or screen grabs (10 points)
  • At least 3 discoveries or solutions to problems found while working on this project (9 points)

• Six renders (60 points – 10 points each)

  1. Full shot wire frame,
  2. Full shot, gray matte material (or ambient occlusion render),
     • NO SMOOTHING
     • Your choice of angle
  3. Full shot, gray matte material (or ambient occlusion render),
     • SMOOTHING ON.
     • Same angle as #2, above.
  4. Close-up, gray matte material (or ambient occlusion render),
     • NO SMOOTHING
     • your choice of angle
  5. Close-up, gray matte material (or ambient occlusion render),
     • SMOOTHING ON
     • your choice of angle
  6. Your choice of detail
     All final renders should be HD size:  1920X1080

The renders and presentation document (or website, etc.) should be included in a folder labeled:

“Lastname_Firstname_Gadget” (3 points)

It should also include your final Max project file, capable of being opened on the schools’ machines.  (6 points) 

Extra Credit points can include:

Clear, appropriate texturing and lighting (up to 10 points)

An 800X600, turn-around animation of 360 frames, completing one full circle (up to 5 points)

A clear, articulate and informative professional volunteered  presentation (up to 10 points)