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GRDSN 238, 3D Animation I
Project: Storybook Illustration

Scenario:

You would like to be selected to create an illustration for a storybook. The client would like you to present an illustration of your choice using 3 dimensional software so that she can see what you have to offer in ability and imagination. You will need to present it both on screen and in print, as it will be finished as a book illustration and on a CD. In addition you decide to animate a small part of the illustration, so the client might choose to use it on the internet.

Primary tasks:

A. Research stories

• Find a story which interests you to illustrate.

• Find a passage in the story that gives you a clear visual picture of the scene so that you could illustrate it.

• Type the passage and include it with the illustration.

B. Set up a scene to give you a guide for creation of objects or creatively make up a scene as you go

C. Model and render the objects

• Do thumbnails of the scene.
  

• Model the objects adding the background and effects.
  

• Render the objects.

• Animate a small part of the scene.

D. Submit your screen shot and a mounted color print to your instructor. along with the animation.

Instructions: Select a score for each outcome below based on the following scale...
0= Clearly does not demonstrate competency.
1= Demonstrates basic understanding of competency.
2= Demonstrates clear understanding of competency.
3= Demonstrates competency with clarity, uniqueness and depth.
4= Demonstrates competency at a professional work level.

Performance Objectives:

1. Creatively illustrate a passage from a storybook. 0 1 2 3 4

2. Choose a viewpoint that is aesthetically pleasing and correct.
   0 1 2 3 4

3. Place the light sources correctly and in a location that emphasizes the mood of the scene.
   0 1 2 3 4

4. Use color and texture variation. 0 1 2 3 4

5. Create some complex shapes. 0 1 2 3 4

6. Type the passage and include it with the illustration. 0 1 2 3 4

7. Submit illustration on time. 0 1 2 3 4
   
   
8. Animate a small part of the scene. 0 1 2 3 4
   
   
9. Follow written and oral directions. 0 1 2 3 4
   
   
10. Submit pieces in a clean, professional manner. 0 1 2 3 4

 

Syllabus for GRDSN 238