Friday 28 October 2011

Aligning Images for reference plates

Who would have thought it would be so hard to get a side on picture of myself to
align with a face on picture. I must be on my third attempt on my second set
of photo's and still having no luck. I am going to go home and take pictures
as I am sure they will line up, persist with them until I get them
aligned. Although photoshop offers many tools that can help align the images
the first set were sooff that I had to skew my face too much for it to line
up with a realistic look.One tool that was mentioned in the video is Lens
Correction, this allows the image to be distorted to lengthen to shorten the
top or bottom of the image which is helpful but if used too much can change
the shape of the head too much.

Reaction to brief

After reading the brief it seems there is a different direction to take with the
use of 3ds Max, first of all to model my head will be interesting as I am sure I
picture it different to many others and achieving a realistic head may be
tricky. Last semester I struggled with creating a realistic texture so I may
have some trouble when it comes to rendering textures to the head. As we are
learning organic modeling techniques it will give a new perspective on what the
program is capable of which may enhance the realism of my model head, as when I
think organic modeling I think natural lines and uneven surfaces.The
second part of this module is to visit Finchingfield and discuss with the
developer the development of the Guildhall into a public museum, as the modelers
we are expected in groups of 3 or 4 to develop an animation which can show one
of the following:
How the Guildhall has impacted on the local population
How it has been used to support the community or generically
How Guildhalls have been part of British history and how the Guildhall at
Finchingfield fits into that broader picture
Taking the plans for the redevelopment of the Guildhall and producing a walk
through of the buildingInitially I am swaying towards the
redevelopment of the Guildhall because I have always had an interest in
architecture and refreshing an old building and being free to develop it.