CG-Art 1

VFX1010

In this introductory course, students will develop a concept, then plan and execute a CG-asset production. This could be assets such as simple vehicles, buildings and props. Conceptual or more observational.

The course starts with foundational training in 3d modeling, with emphasis on maintaining technically correct models. Students develop abilities to spot and repair errors. This is followed by an introduction to UV-mapping, and the creation of efficient UV-layouts. The assets will be textured using various image-maps to control the final look of a physically based material.

Finally, the assets are presented in a turntable render.

When the students have finished the course they can:

Skills:

Use polygonal modeling approaches to establish legal geometry
Maintain quad-based proper topology
Spot errors with a mesh and repair it
Efficiently UV-unwrap meshes while considering texture-seams
Plan a specific UV-solution for a certain texture resolution
Lay out UVs according to the needs of the project
Maintain uniform UV-scale while avoiding texture distortion
Texture diffuse-, specular-, reflectivity-, bump/normal-, transparency-, emissive-map etc.
Make a basic presentation render

Knowledge:

Use a proper file-structure and adhere to naming convention
Plan and refine a concept for a CG-asset production

General Competence:

Producing artistic content using computer graphics
Understanding the limitations and strength in a CG pipeline

No tuition fees. Semester fees and cost of course literature apply.

Lectures, Lab work on assignments.

Student evaluation is conducted on course and subject level.