Stamp Idea #2

My second idea for a stamp was the common Goldfish. The main reason was that I thought if people were to use my ideas for real stamps, one animal that most people know and love is the Goldfish. This therefore would make it more appealing to customers who may choose this over other designs. The moodboard shows a range of images of different Goldfish. The shapes, colours and looks are very different in each picture but are all brought back to being a Goldfish. I feel the shape of the fish should not be too hard if I can get some reference images to work from. The key problem I forsee is the ddifficulty in getting the thickness of the fish correct. If it is made too large then it will not look like a fish and maybe more like a small whale or dolphin. We shall see!

Stamp Idea #1

I spent a lot of time thinking about what stamp idea I would like to work on. My initial feeling is that I wanted to do an animal of some sort. This led me to look around and images of many different animals to try and get some inspiration for an animal to model.
In one of my earlier posts I showed how I created the basic outline of a cat using a tutorial. I gaine dthe experiance of how to create a body shape of an animal, such as a cat, from this tutorial and thought about what animals would have a similar shape. I then thought it would be an interesting challenge to try and create the long neck and body shape of a Giraffe. I created a mood board of images I found relating to the Giraffe to give me some ideas of how I would like my finish model to look.

Biodiversity Stamp Research

I decided to do some research into what different stamps where around that used the idea of BioDiversity. With the topic being so wide, these stamps could contain Animals, Plants or even the surroundings that they live in. The hope is that this will give me some ideas for my stamps whilst also showing me what I hope to achieve at the end of the project.

S.W.O.T Analysis

Strengths

The ability to research and find out information about my model ideas. Looking for tutorials to help guide me along the way. My greatest strength is my desire to do well in this module and learn how to use the new software affectively.

Weaknesses

My main weakness in this project is the lack of experience when using the appropriate software (Autodesk 3D Studio Max). Up until the beginning of this project I had never seen, used or created anything in 3D software.

Oppotunities

There is a great oppotunity to learn new software in this module and in particular this project. Creating a Portfolio of work done in this module will also be a great thing to have as a reference for future jobs.

Threats

I struggle with the inspiration behind the models. Thinking up what models to create is certainly a struggle for me. I also want to ensure that I will be able to do a good job of the model so have to be realistic with what I would like to achieve as a final product. I also struggle to sit down and work on one thing for an extended period of time whereas others may be able to do this a lot easier. My biggest fear is the lack of time left before the deadline day. My idea of countering this is spending a lot of time over the next few weeks focused on creating my stamp ideas.

Expect to see a lot of updates on the blog over the next few weeks, Thanks.

Box Modelled Cat

I decided that i wanted to spend a couple of weeks looking at some tutorials of making animals in 3d because I was still unsure of what final 3 ideas I wanted to create for my stamps. I wanted to find a simple animal that I thought I would be able. A fellow classmate (Tom Early) was working on making a cat using a technique known as Box Modelling. I thought this was a good idea so used the tutorial to have a go myself.

I found it difficult because this is the first animal I have really created from scratch in 3ds Max so it was a challenge but also an enjoyable experiance. After working out how to do them, I believe the legs ar the best part of the model and this technique will be used again in the future. I feel the face needs some work done on it but due to the time restraints I have decided to focus more on my main ideas but now have a better understanding of tools such as Extrude, Chamfer, Bevel etc.

The link for the tutorial is http://www.3dsmaxtutorials.net/modelling-tutorials/box-modelling-a-cat so check it out and see what you think. I have posted a few images of my creation in the design process along with the final design below. The model was started with a simple Cuboid.