Sketchbook: Jesica_ob || Learning!

Jesica_ob

Hi everyone!

I'm currently a student and recently I've been able to dedicate more time to my studies, so I'm posting with the hopes of tracking my progress and also seeking critique and pointers!

I've got a lot to learn but I've got to start somewhere.

-Jesica

I post a lot more wips on twitter and my sketch blog than I remember to update there sometimes.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/teatimejess
Tumblr: http://jesicaoblackart.tumblr.com

Jesica_ob

To start with for today I tried making a faucet.

Jesica_ob

Been a while since I've posted here! I had a weird quarter last one, but I'm starting to study ahead in classes and just experiment on my own.

This past week I tried my first unwrap! As well as my first finished biped, albeit her being very very simple. I forgot to take a pic without the grid, this was mostly just to show the unwraps and get some feedback on it.

I'll be trying it again with the tips I was given and make sure to sew the major pieces together this time.

Carabiner

Hi Jessica! Good start so far. It's hard to see what parts of the UV map correspond to the model - could you put some sort of color to designate what's what?

Jesica_ob

Carabiner wrote: »

Hi Jessica! Good start so far. It's hard to see what parts of the UV map correspond to the model - could you put some sort of color to designate what's what?

Oh gosh sure! That didn't even occur to me haha.

Jesica_ob

Taking an older model from a previous class and adding some zbrush to it. Currently trying to figure out how to make normal maps from it but I'll have to wait until tomorrow to watch videos with actual sound haha.

Jesica_ob

Apparently you need to unwrap before you go into zbrush!
I'm starting on this guy, I don't think it looks too bad. I'm actually having a harder time with it than my first one.

Jesica_ob

Alright so question time!
Firstly, since the piles and the inputs are connected on the mesh, should I sew the UVs back together? Should I stack the two plugs to save space?

And on that note, when you have something like this where the mesh is the same but just like...moved a bit differently, should you just use the same UV and stack them? In which case if that's true, how would you do that? Or would I just copy the one I already did and re-adjust it?

I hope that made sense. x.x''

Jesica_ob

Figured out the robot dude!
Right now working on doing a face.

Jesica_ob

After fighting and a lot of youtube, I have what may be a halfway decent bake.

Jesica_ob

Working on an environment for class! Hopefully I'll have a polished piece for once; I've gotten pretty far on a few models but never actually gotten so far as to have a complete package. Gonna work hard these next few months!

Jesica_ob

This is as far as I was able to get on my environment project. A lot going on this quarter, but I think over the break we have right now I'm going to take some time and revisit some older models and finish up unfinished projects. Kinda all over the place at the moment.

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