Reference Plates

After being introduced to the module we were shown the 1st of 16 videos that follow step by step in creating organic structures, in this instance our own faces. I love the idea of having a lecture on video as it saves note taking and I can always refer back to it if I get stuck. It also means I can work independantly outside the tutorials with no trouble and will need minimal supervision.

I Got straight into the module by getting profile photographs taken to be used as a platform to build my 3d face. I imported the profiles into photoshop and lined them up while removing the lense barrel distort as to advoid any difference betwwen the images and reality. Great care was taken in making sure the two photographs lined up perfectly as we were informed of its later importance.

As instructed by Eric Malsowski I set to work drawing construction guide lines across the contours of my face. The more difficult areas of my face were traced with blue and the red pen then followed converting my whole face into a web of quads, strictly quads though, no triangles allowed!



I was then able to use the two images as reference planes in 3Dsmax. I created Two planes in a t-shape and put the two images on them as materials making sure to freeze the planes so they are not able to be accidentally moved. Unfortunatly blogger is not letting me upload the images so you will have to wait till the next blog to see them in action.