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Week 10 / Class 20
We have reached the end. I am happy to present my final for my Studio 1 Project, titled "Under the Neon Glow." I have had a lot of fun...
Mar 13, 2022
Week 10 / Class 19
No update today as today is the second to last class in the quarter. Please look forward to seeing the final product in the Class 20 post...
Mar 10, 2022


Week 9 / Class 18
For this class, I finished converting my NURBS into mesh lights. I am now just adding some last final touches and then I will begin...
Mar 8, 2022


Week 9 / Class 17
I ran into some personal issues this week so I wasn't able to get too much done. For this class, I switched over my red neon sign to mesh...
Mar 3, 2022


Week 8 / Class 16
For this class, I textured the interior of my ramen shop and added a menu along with a classic Godzilla movie poster on the wall. The...
Mar 1, 2022
Week 8 / Class 15
This is my current render of my sequence with some rough breakdowns. Since last class, I redid the nCloth simulation for the curtains in...
Feb 24, 2022


Week 7 / Class 14
For this class, I added some textures and lit the first half of my scene. I think my biggest issue is that it does not feel cohesive with...
Feb 22, 2022


Week 7 / Class 13
For this class, I lit my lanterns and the inside of my ramen restaurant. I'm super happy with how the lanterns turned out but the inside...
Feb 16, 2022


Week 6 / Class 12
For this class, I remodeled my neon ramen sign and added textures to the curtains of the ramen stall. I also adjusted the displacement...
Feb 15, 2022


Week 6 / Class 11
Some lighting tests for my neon signs... I created these just using emission in a surface shader. My original plan was to use mesh lights...
Feb 10, 2022
Week 5 / Class 10
I ran into lots of issues this weekend with my textures and rendering which lead me not to get as far as I originally hoped so I'm a...
Feb 8, 2022


Week 5 / Class 9
For this class, I remodeled my neon lights since I wasn't able to achieve the super round edges with my previous method but it looks much...
Feb 3, 2022


Week 4 / Class 8
I ran into some issues with my files that ended up putting me a little behind but I'm still on track to have preliminary lighting done...
Feb 1, 2022


Week 4 / Class 7
I just continued texturing for this class. I plan to finish my textures this weekend and be ready to start preliminary lighting next...
Jan 27, 2022


Week 3 / Class 6
We had our critique on Class 5. The main comments I got back were to animate the lanterns swinging as the plane goes overhead and to...
Jan 24, 2022


Week 3 / Class 5
For this class, I animated my camera sequence and made a quick turntable for my presentation. I was not able to start texturing since I...
Jan 20, 2022


Week 2 / Class 4
We are approaching the Class 5 presentation and I am on track with starting my textures on Class 4. For Class 5, I will have preliminary...
Jan 17, 2022


Week 2 / Class 3
For this class, I just continued on my model. I am hoping to finish my model this weekend and begin texturing along with a creating a...
Jan 12, 2022


Week 1 / Class 2
For this class, I started with gathering more modeling references for my neon sign. Joe recommended I find pictures of a marquee here in...
Jan 10, 2022


Week 1 / Class 1
The first thing I did was create a rough outline of my production schedule for the quarter so I can start pacing myself for the next 10...
Jan 5, 2022
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