WEEK 1
this week ive looked at many different ideas and ive tied to find a group of things i can test out and start drawing and start to develop some sketches. i also like the sound of the project and im excited to start it.
WEEK 2
so this week ive started some sketches on the violin im really liking the idea of modelling a violin. i like it because it gives me a challenge. Next week i will start looking at other objects just in case i prefer something else.
WEEK 3
I only worked more on the violin this week i started doing more professional drawing so not so much sketches. Micheal is bring in a violin for me next week so i can get my own resources.
WEEK 4
This week i was able to get my own resources and again i started trying modelling in Maya and testing out new things.
WEEK 5
Okay so ive changed my project idea ive learned it more towards potion bottles. i made this change because i can do so much with a potion bottle. for example i can do so much more research with it.
WEEK 6
This week ive worked more on colour schemes and started to look at the stereotypical idea for most potion bottles.
WEEK 7
this week i will focus more on modelling the potion bottle. i will watch tutorials on how to model the bottle i may have to watch perfume bottle ones and then change it to fit my bottle.
WEEK 8
This week ive just been working on my potion bottle.
WEEK 9
this week im going to be working on texture work and add textures. i will make my own in Photoshop and i will make it to the colour scheme.
WEEK 10
okay so its getting close to the end of project so im making sure everything is done to the best it can be.
WEEK 11
This week im putting final touches on it so i can start working my evaluation next week.
WEEK 12
working on evaluation week.
15/03/2017 This week my targets are:
- Carry on with research
- start looking at concept art and showing that I'm coming up with idea's
- Also get own sources of my project e.g. get pictures of Violins
Research
My project I’m
going to model and create concept art for the asset of a Violin. The reason why
I picked a Violin because it is an unusual shape which will create a challenge
but it will also make a charm of an asset. Also with a violin I can make it to
my will I can add my own small designs and add a story to it. For my own research
I have took photos of a Violin my friend had bought in for me so I can Life
draw it and also have the object right in front of me to model as it would be
easier for me. Here are the photos I took and the one drawing I have done. I have made a Mood Board to.
This mood board shows all sides of the extent of design in Violins. In this mood board I made you have the basic and very well know Violin and then it moves onto violin in concept art and how they have taken the basic idea and shape of a violin and bent it too there will and made a sci-fi looking violin. Further more there are a couple of designer violins you have the glass violin on the top right corner and the bottom left violin that is painted they are designer Violins. The woman on the bottom right is my inspiration for the project her name is Lindsey Stirling she plays the Violin and she plays all kinds of violins she doesn't stick to the basic orchestra violin she plays electric violins. Further more in my project I'll talk more about the different types of Violins.
Structure of a Violin
For my project i will only be focusing more on the front of the Violin not really the inside because we cant see it. The main parts of the violin I'm concentrating on most is the Tailpiece and the Bridge also the Finger board, Top Nut, Scroll, Peg Holes, Peg Box and lastly the F-hole. The reason why I'm looking into these more is because they have more detail which mean they need more time to model so i want to balance my time out correctly when i come to make them.
My own Sources
These upcoming photos are taken by me. My classmate bought there Violin in for me to use for reference and sources in my project so I took close and detailed photos of each part on the violin. I made sure i got each part of the instrument so when it came to modelling it wouldn't miss a detail, i will explain under each picture I took what details I'm going to pay attention too.
The detail I'm going to pay attention to here is the the swirl in the head. This will be difficult to recreate in Maya at starts as I've never done anything like this before so it will be a good challenge.
The detail I'm going to pay attention too in this photo is the Lip that is holding the tension in the strings as there is a lot of detail and cut outs in it. Also further more in texturing it has a very pale wooden pattern with small freckles of colour so i will have to make sure i accomplish that when I come to texture it.
same again in this photo from the last, but I will also make sure I model the strings to show there is tension in them even though it's a very small detail it matters with this instrument.
22/05/2017
Start new
Potion
bottle
I’ve decided to change my
project I’m changing it to a potion bottle. I’m doing this as it’s a nice small
easy asset that is very popular is games and is unmissable when it is seen in
a game as it’s a key item. Also there is no end to the design on a potion
bottle you can have it any colour any style and detail it’s how you want it.
More over a potion bottle is such a nice asset to the project because I’ll be
making a very well known and loved item from games. Potions are found in most
games and the potions go from health to magic to poison so it’s not like I have
to stick to one type of potion even though I’m going to make a Magic potion.
The key thing that makes each potion stand out for what it is before you even
see the name is the colour and I will talk more about this further into my
project.
Mood Board
In this
mood board you can see that there is many different versions in a potion bottle
there is some concept art and some 3D models of potions. This is what I aim for
in my project to reach the level of what I have found for this mood board I’ve
created. These give me a lot of inspiration for what I have to come in this
project. The key things I see in this mood board is they use the colour green a
lot which makes sense as the colour green is associated with health and healing
this is why the potion bottles are mainly green. I'm going to use these as inspiration for the way i design my own potion bottle.
Here I have made a mood board for Mana potions to show the stereotypical mana potion is games all over the boards as it's easy to see the main known colour for mana potions is BLUE this is because the colour blue is known to calm down and also aid a person also the colour blue is a colour that pops and is difficult to miss.
IDEAS ON LIQUID DRAWING
Disney Designed bottles
THE HISTORY OF POTION BOTTLES IN A WELL KNOWN GAME FRANCHISE
BOOK REFERENCE
I was looking at the influence potion bottles have on many different things in the world and my tutor told me the name of this book and this book has some beautiful potion bottle artists work on it. All of them contain a girl in the bottle whichas adds a weird but Unique touch to it. The book is called 'The sin eaters daughter' I haven't personally read the book myself. I've only added just because of the beautiful art work that relates too
I was looking at the influence potion bottles have on many different things in the world and my tutor told me the name of this book and this book has some beautiful potion bottle artists work on it. All of them contain a girl in the bottle whichas adds a weird but Unique touch to it. The book is called 'The sin eaters daughter' I haven't personally read the book myself. I've only added just because of the beautiful art work that relates too
INSPIRING ARTIST
I was looking at Different artists too inspire me for the potion bottles. On ART station I found this artist called Vera Velichko. She is from Russia and is very popular on art station. What inspires me with her art is that she doesn't miss any detail she captures effect of coldness or warmness of the bottle of potion. Just from a quick look your mind wonders on how this bottle can be and the back story I have put some of her work underneath to do with potion bottles. Also the detail she adds to the assets on the potion bottle is really effective she doesn't miss anything at all. The main thing that stands out for me is the glow she adds to the liquid really sets the mood off from the drawings.With this bottle what really stands out is the beautiful decoration that is around the bottle also the glow from the bottom dying down into a dead/mystic blue. How the light bounces off the bottle really captures what the bottle is really about, it adds the sense of mystic to what is would do if it was put into a game.
This bottle is really calming to look at. The colours they have used are really complimentary with the whole bottle this bottle has an Egyptian feel to is with the gold and the Ruby red bottle. Again the lighting in the bottle adds a nice glow to the bottom half of the bottle and a nice shine to the glass on the bottom half to the left. The writing at the bottom also the old writing on the bottle shows the story of how it may be a ancient potion.
This is my favourite potion bottle out of them all. I live the glow to it and the moths that are flying around it that are attracted to the glow of the bottle. The colours are soft and calming too look at and the way she has drawn her moths in a soft brush adds to the way of how calming it looks because of this, this bottle shows how it may be a healing bottle with how soothing it is too look at. The small rope and tag on the bottle make it look like it's a elvish potion bottle or a bottle from the warrior times .
This bottle straight up reminds me off a bottle from a tavenue in the local village with rough and damaged it looks. The rope also gives it this effect that it belongs to a poor traveller that can't afford much. They may even have alcohol in it for how it looks. This is achieved with the rough textured green they used for the body of the bottle and the dead green makes it look very old. Also the rope looks like it's had good use to it, the way she has achieved this is by the frae of the rope .
This bottle has a soft and royal touch too it. This is because of the soft and calming colour blue and also the lid of the bottle the amount of detail put into this bottle is really nice and has a delicate essence too it. The shine to the metal of the lid is also another nice touch to it makes it look lighted which leads the the fact it looks like a health potion of some sort a potion that will help you.
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With this potion bottle I really like the colour and how it's a bit damaged at the top where the Cork is it really adds something to the bottle like a back story. |
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This bottle looks like it could be poisionness with how it looks like blood is splattered all inside the bottle. |
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The brown bottle looks like it's part of a dark potion. |
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So here I have started my bottle and this is the Lip I made in Maya at the top of the bottle to give the bottle definition. |
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I've started making a key for my bottle as a little charm on it. The way i designed key on the bottle is to make it look effective but simple too make. |
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This is how much I've worked on the key so far I'm not completely happy with it so far but I will keep working on it to see if I get something I like. |
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This is how much I've worked on my bottle over the past few days I added a bead chain on it and I'm working towards finishing that you can also see my reference image in it too. |
I drew a character with the potion bottle because I wanted too see it in context of the potion bottle belonging too someone that's why I did this character art with the potion bottle I also changed the them of it I added a mystical purple theme to it and the character I drew is a witch to add a dark side to the bottle that the bottle is taking over the witch with its poisionness gas.
STARTING A NEW POTION BOTTLE
I didn't really like how the other potion bottle was working out I felt like I could add much more too it. So in my spare time I started watching tutorials in how to make potion bottles in Maya I'll put the links to them underneath my intro. After watching the tutorials I felt like I can do much more and achieve better now so I started fresh still around the fact of my potion bottle but I'm taking a different approach too it.
I started making silhouettes in Photoshop to get shapes together of what I want of my potion bottles into.
QUICK SKETCHES OF BOTTLE LIDS
The start of me making my bottles in Maya.
I started with the lid of the bottle I wanted to add alot of detail into because there is only so much detail you can but on the bodynamic of the bottle.
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This is how much I've worked on this bottle top this lesson I've added nice a simple detail too it but enough to make it effective and over complicated. |
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Over this lesson I have worked on the main Base of my bottle and the shape of the first bottle because I have decided to make many different bottles to show more of my skill |
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Making the skull |
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so I started with a cube and i cut it in half and I extruded it too this shape, the basic shape of a skull not fully complete but i will work on it more when i put more detail into it. |
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This is the skull so far it's nearly finished I just have to line the bottom of the jaw and then I'll be able to copy and flip it so I wont have to re make the other side. |
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This is my skull fully modelled obviously it's not to perfect form of a real skull it's not real life accuracy. But it does add effect of a skull which is what i wanted for my potion bottle. |
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This is the texture i'm using for my skull. It might be stretched on my skull when i put it on there but I think I'll like the effect. |
Making of the flower
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I used the soccer ball polygon to create the flower I deleted all of the faces but the ones that create a flower shape. |
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I extruded the end of each side to create more of a flower shape and brought the ends up to add more of a flower shape to it. |
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I then copied them and made them a bit bigger each time. to create more of a flower shape and then i shaped the hyper shade colour on each separate flower shape. |
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This is my flower finished i just then got the sphere shape and used a yellow hyper shade to add the effect of pollen. |
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