Further Compositing

One problem in getting a photo realistic scene was the computer's memory that high resolution textures may use. We have produced a quick mock up test of an office building situated in a town with a texture resolution of 4k square. We have never used a texture of this size, so it's interesting to see how realistic the results are.

New York Skyscrapers

With New York having a rich modern architectural history, we began by modelling two of the most famous skyscrapers in the world - The Empire State building and the Chrysler Building, both situated in New York City. This helped us remember some of the modelling skills we had learnt in the second year 3D modelling module of our course.

Initial Ideas

After deciding on 3d modelling as a final year project, we needed a good basic idea to work upon. With both of us having a keen interest in Photography, we wanted to make good use of this talent. In the time scale we have, we don't feel there is enough time to generate a genuinely photo realistic composition with the inclusion of complicated, rigged animation. The creation of detailed organic modelling doesn't appeal to us either, so we have decided upon a more architecturally based piece of work. This allows a lot of freedom, for example the ideas of past, present or future? What style of architecture? Damaged or complete?