Midterm Soda Can

For my midterm I attempted to create a photo-real soda can model in preparation for my final project. I utilized the mental-ray render engine and tweaked some settings in order to gain reflectivity on my floor as well as can texture. In addition I used a real photo I had taken some time ago as the primary source of light and image based lighting. I had some issues creating the tab at the top of the can as well as an impression for the tab indent. Here is what I was able to come up with. Overall I am fairly pleased with this model. I intend to fix and tweak it in preparation for the final.

Camera and Dolly

Hope to animate this eventually...

Lamp Model

My Attempt at a lamp model after watching the in class demo

Skateboard Model

Attempted Making a skateboard....used extrusions of lines for the deck.

Ball Bounce

My attempt at the ball bounce after seeing the in class demo.

First Model!

So for my first model using Maya, I decided to pick an object that was mostly composed of basic shapes. Given the season, a snowman seemed to be the right choice...he also has green eyes