Matte paintings are one of the original VFX techniques used in filmmaking. Originally used in photography, matte paintings have evolved from painted glass panels to entire 3D digital worlds. A matte painting is often a painted glass pane that is used to show a landscape or large set piece. History of Matte Painting Norman Dawn… Continue reading Matte Painting
Art Theory In Game Design
Fez The game is a unique 2D platformer. The environment is colourful, the characters are white bobbleheads with different head-wear. I like the way the colour pallet is used throughout the game to liven it up. The game uses a interesting mechanic where the player is able to switch(rotate) between four 2D planes to create… Continue reading Art Theory In Game Design
Split Screen VFX
The first thing i did was import my raw footage into Premiere Pro and cut the unnecessary part of the video out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_4S-Er3Skg After that i rearranged the parts that i needed. Then i added a mask. And that's all, video done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOk4oWS4RWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WYWSLDjLtI
Bar 3D Model
The first thing i did was drawing a rectangle I deleted the face in the middle and beveled the edges on the inside Then i duplicated the object to make the bar flap on the right side of the bar. For the drawer space and the drawers i simply made a rectangle, added some… Continue reading Bar 3D Model
George Melies
George Melies Films A Trip to the Moon 1902 · Fantasy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FrdVdKlxUk Le voyage à travers l'impossible (The Impossible Voyage) 1904 · Fantasy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS_cl3qzEJA The Devil's Castle 1897 · Horror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBArxsdF2rs Masks The masks were physical plastic squares that covered perticular backgrounds of the film that he was making.
Safe
The first thing i did was create a cube and scale it to look like a safe, after that i added some edge loops on the sides of the object, took one of the side faces and extruded it inwards. Next i created the door to the safe. After that i added door hinges… Continue reading Safe
War Cannon
I used the CV Curve Tool to make my cannon. I used the revolve tool to curve the object into a 3D one. After that i converted it into a Polygon object so i would be able to attach it to the rest of the parts. After that i made the base for my cannon.… Continue reading War Cannon
Drawing
I might be terrible at drawing but at least I tried. I tried to draw a wagon wheel and a barrel but alas, I failed and the drawing was terrible.
Green Screen
Today I got introduced to the basics of using a Green Screen. First I needed some raw fottage with a green screen in the background. This is a picture of us recording some of the footage. Here is the raw fottage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzR3WVExnjo After that I got my fottage and imported it into Premiere Pro. I… Continue reading Green Screen
2D Platformer Research
Super Meat Boy is a platform game where you play as a live piece of meat called Meat Boy, who must save Meat Boy's girlfriend Bandage Girl who got kidnapped by the antagonist of the game Dr. Fetus. The game is divided into chapters with over 300 levels. Players attempt to reach each level, represented… Continue reading 2D Platformer Research
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