End of Week Three!

Here we are at the end of week three already! This month has flown by and I am ready for the final week and to put together our scene. I have learned a lot during this class but have struggled as well. Luckily I am able to visit the Google Hangout sessions frequently and talk to classmates if I need to. 

Staple Remover, about 5 hours

This week I modeled another five objects. For the level three projects I had to set up my own image planes but I do not think I did it right because my scale was off when I put the objects next to the ones where the teacher had set up the image planes. I remember there being a class video about image planes so I will need to find that back or ask some of my classmates. 

I spent a lot of time beveling this week, which I thought was a pain in the butt! It would screw up all my vertices so I would have to go back and correct them all. It was not difficult once I got the hang of it but it was time consuming. The beveled edges did make models look a lot better though. I also learned how to properly save my work by freezing my transformations and deleting my history so that Maya does not get bogged down. These tasks help keep my work professional while sharing with others. 

This probably took me around 7 hours, I struggled a lot
 figuring out the metal piece and getting it extruded up.

Another thing I learned this week was how to create my own shelf which is very helpful. I was able to add my most used tasks for quicker access. I also added a couple hot keys so I do not have to go into the menus or shelf. It is very handy to have everything you need right there and not have to search through menus.

I am oddly proud of my little teeth for some reason

Needle nose pliers, about 6 hours

Camshaft, 6 hours