Honours Project

Up close and Personal

2008-05-08T07:01:00.000-07:00

Thought I would post up a close up image of how the texturing will look on UryHouse. As you can see from the bellow image the final textures used have greater detail than previous ones. This is because of the introduction of Bump and Specular maps. Im very happy with the way they have come out.

Texturing

2008-05-07T08:38:00.000-07:00

Today I began texturing my model with the final brick texture (created from photographs taken by myself).

Update

2008-04-28T05:15:00.000-07:00

So not posted much recently. The back of the model has been done to allow Ross Holmes to use it within his animation in Vue. Ive began to add more detail to the front. The image below is the newest I have but not totally up to date.

Sky Replacement

2008-02-21T02:54:00.000-08:00

This morning I have experimented with replacing a sky in an image. To create more interesting photo montages of Ury House I will likely need to add a more dramatic and interesting sky. Below you can see the picture I started with and the final image with sky replace and another few tweeks that add drama to the shot.

Texturing and Composition test

2008-02-19T07:43:00.001-08:00

Since my last post I have been continuing with my model and today decided to do a quick test to see what the model would roughly look like when textured and placed into a photograph.

Below you can see the original photo and my composition test

As you can see above this was a quick test and the textures need a fair bit of work. I like the brick texture which can be edited and used, but the slate texture used on the roof tiles poorly and will need to be replaced. I think on the whole this is an interesting composition and works pretty well for a quick test. Placing the model in a photo brings it to life and adds a sense of realism.

Ury House Model Progress

2008-02-08T04:38:00.000-08:00

After the hectic process of getting the Interim show ready I have made some progress on my model of Ury house. As you can see the front is really coming together but a lot of detail is still to be added.

Forbes Massie of Extrude Media kindly talked to me regarding the progress and offered suggestions and help and I'm sure he will be a great help to me.

Digital Media Interim Show 2008

2008-02-08T04:36:00.000-08:00

The Digital Media interim show is now up in the Grays School of Art foyer. Included in the show are fellow classmates David Moles and Ross Holmes who are also producing architectural visuals. If you are not able to catch the show please take the time to visit their blogs. There’s a link to them on the ‘Student Blog Links’ section.

Below is a pic kindly taken by David Moles

Interior Test

2008-01-25T05:36:00.001-08:00

This morning I experimented with creating a very simple interior scene that was the same layout as the Reception of Ury House. I used 3DS Max and Vray to create and render this scene. Below is a render of what I created.

Todays Progress

2008-01-24T05:21:00.000-08:00

Today I have continued work on Ury House. Ive began adding in the arches in the Main Entrance.

I also took a break and experimented with creating grass. Below is what I have come up with.

Afternoon Progress

2008-01-22T08:03:00.000-08:00

This afternoon I have started modeling my final Ury House model. As you can see below I have created the general shape and have begun to add detail, so far the main entrance has an Arch.

Morning Progress

2008-01-22T04:26:00.001-08:00

Well this morning I thought I would look at creating a golf ball as it will feature in my final animation. Below are some images that I created showing different rendering methods.

I am quite happy how these turned out. I think I have created a realistic looking model and render output.

Yesterday - Meeting

2008-01-22T04:21:00.000-08:00

Hi all, Yesterday I met with Richard again to discuss ideas for the final output given to FM. It was decided that a mix of Still and Animation would be needed to be produced. This will allow for population of the website and also DVD content. Richard is hoping to get these ASAP so its full steam ahead to create the images and animations. Hoping to get all finished and polished in around 6 weeks, tops.

Roll on 2008

2008-01-05T03:49:00.000-08:00

Since my last post I have met with Richard and he seems very enthusiastic about the progress so far. A meeting with Grant Watson at Touch3D has made it apparent that I need to re-think camera angles (much lower to reduce the amount of environment modeling needed) so this is what I have been doing. Apart from that and getting ready for the hand in on the 14th.

I have also been experimenting with a few modeling techniques to create the land with the help of CAD drawings I received from FMDevelopments.

Concept Progress

2007-11-21T05:53:00.001-08:00

Well since my last post I have been focusing on developing concept ideas for my meeting with Richard Milne of FM Developments tomorrow. This has included creating a very simple model of the the Main House and surrounding features. I have used this model to create example animations that could be used for Advertisement or Marketing. Here are three short animation ideas that link together.

Research Research

2007-11-06T08:11:00.000-08:00

Since my first post I have been trawling the net to find examples of 3D Architectural Visualisation, Architectural drawings, various tutorial topics, etc.

During this period of research I have found many very interesting Companies, which I have added links to here.

I have also come across people within the industry that are highly regarded, people such as Ted Boardman who is definitely worth looking into if you are interested in 3D Architectural Visualisation.

He is an Authorized Discreet Training Specialist and consults worldwide on 3DS Max and Autodesk VIZ to some of the largest players in the industry. He has also authored and co-authored numerous books and is also an award-winning speaker at the annual Autodesk University symposium.

Full steam ahead

2007-10-30T08:11:00.000-07:00

Well today I created a much more detailed version of my Project Plan. Now i know specific deadlines to meet and this should keep me on schedule.

I also created a very simple model of the Ury Estate Main House. This will be used for illustrating ideas to the client and also allow me to develop and visualize my ideas without the time constraints associated with very high detailed models.

Bellow is a quick render to see how the simple model would look and below this a picture of how the house looks right now.

Programme Research

2007-10-26T04:05:00.000-07:00

This week I have been looking at other options regarding programmes I could use to visualize the parts of Ury Estate.

I have been playing with a programme called Vue 6. Which can be found here - http://www.e-onsoftware.com/

From one of our previous University projects where we used Unreal Tournament to create our own games, I have found that Vue 6 shares similar creation techniques to those use within game editors.

Following on from this I have looked into other game engines that allow a very realistic option to creating the visualizations. One seems to stand out of the crowd for me, the Cry2 Engine.

http://www.crytek.com/technology/cryengine-2/specifications.html

I have a meeting with a 3D Visualization company on Monday to talk over techniques and methods that I have been looking at and ones that they adopt.

Finally secured a project.

2007-10-18T04:25:00.000-07:00

After 3 weeks of searching for a project I have finally secured one. This project is the 3D Visualization of elements of the Development of Ury Estate near Stonehaven. The developer is FMDevelopments http://www.fmdevelopments.com/

I have met one of the team, Richard Milne and we are both very excited about the project.

Now i have to get my head down and start researching the estate and the techniques I will use to create the visualizations. On with the hard work.