Exercises
Exercise 1
Name Pin
We started the semester with making name buttons. The two parameters we needed to consider were:
1) Name you would like to be called by classmates for the semester.
and
2) Make legible from across the room so that people can learn your name.
Tennis Ball Creation
We turned 2 tennis balls into a work of art! We could use both, or just one. We could add lights, sound, or other surprising elements. We could paint it, cut it, glue things to it, drill into it, poke into it – be creative! We could make it stand on a pedestal or give it legs. We could make it hang. We were asked to consider all options. The end result should NOT be a functional object, but rather a transformation of the tennis ball(s) into an unexpected work of art.... we were asked to be PLAYFUL!!
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First 3D Model
For our first attempt at building in Maxon's Cinema 4D, we worked on building a yellow submarine. Building this model helped us to understand and navigate Cinema 4D's workspace. We used "primitive shapes"to create the main body of the submarine, learned about splines to create the submarine's fins, extruded shapes, and deformed shapes. This exercise can be found on Cinema 4D's "Cineversity"help website: https://www.cineversity.com/
Next, we will be using these skills to create 3D logos.
Halloween 3D Model
For a 3D design on halloween, we created a pumpkin. I used toruses to get the shape of the pumpkin. I used a cone and bent it to show to stem. It was hard to make the carvings clear because I had to remove sections on the torus to get the outline of the pumpkin. I added a light to light up th
