Phaser- Day 9- Nearly Complete!!!

Today I got all of the few remaining components replaced from last time and now I fixed some of the small alignment issues that I had from last class. This was a difficult project for me to do because it required me to use all of my skills when I hadn't used some of them since the start of the semester. The last remaining step is to color everything for the final render and make sure it all looks well put together. So here is the final un-colored phaser.

Above is the clean version and below is some areas that need coloring to look proper.

As you can see in some places as circled in red, these are areas that look weird because it is the same color objects that will look much better when it is finally colored.

Phaser Day 8- Nearly Complete

Today I finished all of the main components of the Phaser. Now all that remains is for me to add in a few small dials and knobs and such for me to be able to get the final editing and refining done. After all of the pieces are made I'll make sure it looks neat and then smooth everything up to it's standards. And last will be to color the final product and render it. So here is today's image of nearly everything completed.

Now granted it looks a bit awkward around the main body and it looks bland but it will be much better once it's colored and all corrected.

Phaser- Day 7

Today I completed the point of the phaser, this was a bit easier than I was making it seem to be with several simple extrusions instead of many shapes all trying to be put next to each other just wasn't smooth at all and became very choppy looking. So here is the final image for today's work.

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A Little Extra Fun

Here is a animated GIF image sequence I made of 26 images of me making a stick figure in the paint program. So here it is!

Phaser- Day 6

Day 6: Today I worked on my phaser more and I discovered a few things and tips about basic 3D editing with Maya, these skills will help me as I move forward with my skills in 3D editing. I believe that most of these skills are going to benefit my project as I continue to move forward with my final project: The Phaser. Today I worked on the tip of the Phaser and getting that part completed which isn't hard to do but takes some time to place everything into it's correct place and dimensional plane. So here is a screen shot of what I completed today.

This is x-ray view so that you can see all of the completed components. Please note that the green object is a camera and will not be visible in the final render.

Quiz Assignment

I was absent from last class and so I missed the quiz that we had on a new program called Apophysis. I began to make up the work that I missed from last class by getting the file downloaded and then experimenting with many different things to get myself familiar with all of the settings of this application.
The program is meant for rendering 'Flames' which are render-able images that you will often find in cool background images for your computer desktop. The key features of this program are allowing you to choose from different flames and change their image color and then render it to your preference. The software works by taking some shapes and changing their orientation and color to provide you with a new looking image that can be used for many different purposes. I would use it to create a creative background image to use on my desktop. Here are a few experimental images that I've created.

I also worked for a while on my phaser that I've been working on for the past week or two. And this is going well for me as it is making more sense as I struggle through it and use knowledge from previous assignments and projects.

Phaser- Day 5 (Approximately)

Today I have been working on the phaser more and today I discovered a error that I had made on the other side of my phaser, the side facing the image was slightly dis-formed so to resolve this I took the whole shape and copied one side of it to get the good side mirrored to the other. So I added a few more small details that I needed and was missing. So here is today's image.

Three Point Perspective GIF-Completed

Today I set up a full GIF image which works like a power-point slide show by moving the slides automatically and each of the images has a set time that it is displayed for. This is better because it will show all of the images in one place over a few seconds. This was a easy set up to ensure that the images are set up in the proper order. Here is my GIF.

Here is my automatic scrolling images. With the main images showing for two seconds and the Three- Point perspective for 5 seconds since it is my final project render.