UC Berkeley Main Campus

Art 172: Foundations of Computer Graphics Animation

Department of Art Practice, Center for New Media, Fall 2004

Week 8: Modeling Techniques

We learn the differences between polygonal, Nurbs, and Subdivisional modeling, and build a simple flower of our choice.

Assignment 8: Modeling with Nurbs

Build an elegant flower model based on NURBS Curve extrusion, lofting, or revolution. Also provide the flower with a stem, leaves and a vase.

Deliverable: Post a 30 second playblast movie of your flower, with an animated camera traveling into the flower, perhaps following the path of a honey bee. Be sure to use compression for your movie, maximum file size should not exceed 10 MB. The due date is the next Wednesday.

Review: All timely creations will be reviewed and discussed in class on Wednesday

Sample File: A basic sample file should be downloadable here.

Notes: For 5 extra points, include a reference photograph with your flower and color your model using simple procedural textures.

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