This is a render of a short animation I made using 3D max.

This is the first introduction I have had to animation with in 3D max, and at this stage I can oly do very simple movements as shown in the video.

Creating textures

Textures applied to text

I have taken a render of all of the textures that i have made using the material editor.

This texture i created using the marble material template. I combined 2 colours orange and yellow to create the effect.

This texture i created using the wood material template , it is my favrorite texture as i belive it looks the most realistic.

I created this using the swirl template. i had to edit the angle and thickness of the swirl to create this effect.

Creating a car on 3D max

This is a screen shot of me using 3D max to create a car.

This car was created by editing a standard primitive box , to edit the shape of the box to make it look like a car i converted it to an editable mesh then used tools such as the the extrude tool to pull out part of the box that i want to edit further. i also used tools such as the edge, vertex and facer tool to hellp me mold the box into a car shape. i used a tool to give my car colour.

Exploration of art and design

Investigation



For part of my desktop project i have to create my own Desktop image.

I have already created 4 initial designs for my desktop background image, As i am unsure of which design to go for i am going to research further into different art styles and designs.

Pop art

Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop removes the material from its context and isolates the object, or combines it with other objects, for contemplation. Characterized by themes and techniques drawn from popular mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane cultural objects, pop art is widely interpreted as a reaction to the then-dominant ideas of abstract expressionism.

definition sourced from wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art

Retro art



The style now called "retro art" is a genre of pop art which was developed in the 1940s and 1950s in response to a need for bold, eye-catching graphics that were easy to reproduce on simple presses available at the time in major centres. Retro advertising art has experienced a resurgence in popularity since its style is distinctive from modern computer-generated styling.

definition sourced from wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_style#Retro_art

Modern art



Modern art refers to artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation. Modern artists experimented with new ways of seeing and with fresh ideas about the nature of materials and functions of art. A tendency toward abstraction is characteristic of much modern art. More recent artistic production is often called Contemporary art or Postmodern art.

definition sourced from wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_art


After reserching 3 different art styles i have decided that i am going to use the retro style for my desktop background.

Flash maze

Today we learnt how to make a maze using adobe flash.
to create the maze i had to program flash to respond when the mouse was rolled over the blue parts of my maze, leaving a white line through my maze for the cursor to move through to try and win the game.
the aim of the game is to move the cursor through the maze to the red point.
All though my maze is not a complicated as professional games, i believe it is very successfull and works well as a simple games.

Font

This is a protential font i could use for my desktop background. This font is moresuited to the pac-man theamed backgrouds i have done.

This font is more suited to the retro side of my design as it has been featured i some classic pop art and retro art.

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