Module 1 Devlog

Barrel Tutorial

To develop some basic skills in Blender I followed this video tutorial by SirPinkBeard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HggtU6Nzlao) to make a barrel from a basic cylinder, and practice techniques which I found more complicated like UV unwrapping, and painting on textures.

Portfolio Piece

For the portfolio piece the objective was to model a tourist attraction in Tasmania.  I chose to model the Mawson's Huts Replica Museum found in Hobart, which is a copy of an original Australian Antarctic Expedition hut.  Because I believe 3D modelling is widely used in architecture, and would be especially useful when planning a replica building, I felt it would be interesting to see how faithfully I could recreate the huts as well.

Front view of my model replica

Reference photo for the front of the hut replica

Side view of my model

Photo reference for the side of the hut

One more angle of the model in a different view

Google Maps was also useful for capturing angles of the hut such as an aerial view to ensure proportional accuracy.

I found hand-painting textures to be far too difficult for this model, so instead I took ideas from these videos to make some simple materials and apply them to faces of the model instead:

Wood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQgq7n9Rwk

Materials to Faces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ra5eywU3UM

The materials could be improved in future by adding different wood directions and more details such as the wear and tear that the hut has experienced.