Easter Break!

Hey guys!

It's Spring Break 2013! Haha...

We have just finished for our three weeks Easter break which gives us a chance to chill out and spend time with our families......as well as cracking (no pun intended!) on with the rest of our assignments for the final weeks we have when we get back!

I still have to carve into my sculpt for my 3D Model Making module, animate my Cactus for my 3D CGI for Film and TV as well as finish off my Video Compositing!

Hope you have an egg-cellent time and don't eat too much chocolate - see you all back in 3 weeks!

Tom :)

3D Model Making continued...

Hello guys - this post is an update to the one I posted a couple of weeks ago. It is my 3D Model Making module and I just wanted to post a few images of my progress so far.

The first image shows my armature for my model - I have used galvanised steel wire. This armature is designed so that our model can have stability.

This next image shows my armature covered in tin foil. This is done to bed out the actual shape of the model itself.

Then finally, I have covered my tin foiled armature with Chavant clay to begin to build my model. The first layer of clay that you add to your armature is only a rough covering and for my next stages I will be beginning to shape my model further and then to go on and start adding detail to  the model's components e.g. the leaves, the stem and the plant heads themselves. 

If you have any questions about the processes shown in this post or this module, please please don't hesitate to ask!

Thanks

Tom.

Question time!

Hello guys...

I want to take this post as a chance for you to ask any questions you like about University life and the University of Bolton.

Just comment on this post and I will be answering...


...get asking!

Thanks

Tom.

My ever so exciting Wednesday!

Hello guys...just a quick post about my day on Wednesday.

Firstly, I was up to start uni for 9 and my first lesson was Video compositing where we looked at  the process of ''keying'' out a green screen from a piece of video using a program called NukeX - complicated stuff: it's used in quite a few high budget films!

After this, I was in my CGI for Film and TV lesson, where I was learning about designing a Photoshop background using layers and colour correction tools. We then had to create our 2D Photoshop image into a 3D image in a program called Maya - more complicated stuff!

I also came across this penguin during this session, as you do.

After University, I went home and chilled out, before I had to start getting ready for Geek and Jocks night at J2! 

I've got a very simple equation for you all here, just to let you know what Wednesdays are like :P

Wednesday night = Student night = J2 Wristbands = Cheap Night!

As it was Geek and Jocks night, I wore some dark grey trousers with a white polo shirt, black tie, geek chic glasses and of course, drawn on freckles! 

This photo shows me, my partner and Steph just before heading out! Ohh I've added a couple of funny ones for comical value too!

Will post again soon!

Tom :)