Exercises: 1 & 2 Modeling

There are two major descriptors for objects when modeling. Hard surface and organic. A hard surface object is one that is primarily geometric in shape and also maintains it's form, primarily man made objects. (example: TV, table, phone, ect.). Organic objects are more natural and are less geometric. These objects deform organically as well (example: animals, plants, clothing, ect.)

You can choose to model the examples below, or choose your own objects that would be found in an office. These objects do not have to be textured and will be due next Tuesday (Sept. 26). Each exercise is worth up to 5 points toward your final grade (reference syllabus for grade breakdown).

At any time of the week feel free to email me with your problem and working file and I will try to assist with any issues that come up:

Exercise 01: Model a Hard Surface Office Object
example: Stapler

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Exercise 02: Model an Organic Office Object
example: Office Plant

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Class Introduction

Intro Video


To prepare for class, I need everyone to first make sure they have Skype installed on their computers with an account created. Follow these simple video instructions to create an account and install on your computer:



you will also need a blogger and youtube account. The Blog will be the platform that you will turn your assignments in on. You must start a new blog for this class, entitled yourfullname.blogspot.com. Follow the instructions in this video:



Youtube will be the method we will use to upload videos for this class (which in turn you will embed to your blog). If you have a youtube account already created you would like to use, feel free, however it might help to create a new account to seperate your personal account from you school account. If you don't know how to setup a youtube account, follow these instructions:



Lastly, once you've finished, email me your Skype ID and Blog web address, to the following email before class next Tuesday:

artist@plaidklaus.com

I look forward to talking with all of you guys on Tuesday.