Evaluation

Evaluation Mechanical marvel

For this project we needed to plan, design, and create a robot. By the end of the project we would have to create a 3D model from a concept idea.

We started off by researching existing creations, this included real world robots, those from films and also from existing games, after gathering images as reference they were compiled into a mood board to go back and look at for ideas throughout the project.

We also create quick ideas of robots by using a simple piece of machinery as the base then adding to it to make it mobile and have a function, these helped me think about how small detail can be added by looking at existing machinery.

With my initial sketches I jotted down quick and simple ideas and further added onto these with features I liked from others I previously did, until I had a few results that I liked the look and function of, I then used the initial sketches and put them into Photoshop where I created concept pieces on top of them, I created 2 concept art pieces for 2 different robots.

While I was in the bullring shopping centre in Birmingham I used one of the touch screens located around the floors, this gave me an idea which worked well with one of my robots I liked the look of, the touch screens.

The touch screens show where you currently are in the bullring and where different shops are located; I thought about how I could improve upon this with my design, I came up with the idea that not only can the robot give you directions but it can act as a guide to take you to your destination so you don’t have to find it yourself based on the map provided.

I later did a second concept for the tour guide robot adding more propulsion to help the robot stay afloat and move and changing the shape of the body to have a more interesting shape than just an oval, I also added a background I found online and added a model to demonstrate the size and how the robot would be interacted with

I think my final piece was successful as it shows the type of place it would be in and how it would be used, it will also help me when creating my 3D model knowing how big I need to make it.

I believe creating my final concept has added me in creating more realistic looking artwork; this is the style I wish to achieve in the future.

In the future I will try to adopt the same techniques I used to achieve the shading and lighting of my concept 

Evaluation Mechanical marvel 3D

I created my model on Maya I prefer this software over others I've used in the past like mud-box as it has a less organic feel when creating a model, I also have been using the software longer so I know more about the different tools I can use when creating my model.

I started off by scratch, creating the model without the use of an auto graphic drawing to aid me get the exact shape I wanted, instead I used my concept artwork later on to get it more accurate to my original idea.

When I finished my model the mesh was not clean, the amount of edge loops I used had an effect on different parts of the model I wasn't looking at, this resulted in making it far too difficult for me to create a UV for me to texture.

To solve this I re-created my model again, this time taking more care in how clean my mesh was.

I animated my model within Maya; the animation is simple and just involves the robot moving forwards by tilting its thrusters.

I did not know how to animate in Maya and I missed the lesson for the tutorial so it was difficult for me learning how to do this but in the end I managed to work it out.

While creating my animation I had to move my model very slowly between frames to get a smoother looking animation.