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Assignment 03: Gadget

5th Level Review

Required Viewing: Digital Tutors, "10 Ways to Improve Your Modeling in 3DS Max"

Also recommended: "Introduction to Modeling in 3ds Max"

Gadget slash Toy assignment
(20 points)

Due:
2nd class, week 06, beginning of class. 

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:

1. A single document (like a Power Point) or self-contained interactive website* describing your process of construction.
1. *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. 
2. In this document you should show us the following (through text and images)  –

1. Your reference images  (5%)
2. How you began  (5 %)
3. At least four in-progress shots or screen grabs (10%)
4. Six renders (60% – 10% each)
1. Full shot, Final Wire-frame on ambient occlusion, Smoothing ON, Angle 01.
2. Full shot, Final Wire-frame on ambient occlusion and Smoothing OFF, Angle 01.
3. Full shot, Final Wire-frame on ambient occlusion, Smoothing ON, Angle 02.
4. Full shot, Final Wire-frame on ambient occlusion and Smoothing OFF, Angle 02.
5. Detail, Final, ambient occlusion or gray matte, Smoothing ON.
6. Artists Choice.
   All final renders should be HD size:  1920X1080
5. At least 3 discoveries or solutions to problems found while working on this project (10%)

3. This document (or website, etc.) should be included in a folder labeled:

1. “Lastname_Firstname_Gadget” (4%)

4. And it should include your final Max project file, capable of being opened on the schools’ machines.  (6%) 

 

1. Extra Credit points can include:
1. Clear, appropriate texturing and lighting (up to 10%)
2. A turn around animation of 360 frames, completing one full circle (up to 5%)
3. A clear, articulate and informative professional volunteered  presentation (up to 10%)