TITLE: Demo Reel 2022
MEDIA: 3D
SOFTWARE: Maya
HARDWARE: iMac Os X
CLASS: FMX 217 3D Animation I
PROFESSOR: Marcio Goncalves
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 22
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: This is my final project for 3D animation with Marcio Goncalves. This class challenged me in ways I never thought. I went into the class excited to see how 3D animators create their characters, and while I knew it was challenging, I didn’t realize how challenging it was until learning how to use Maya. The first animation in the demo reel is of a car, and the second is an astronaut. The car was one of our first projects in the class, while I spent the majority of the class creating the astronaut. The car was interesting to do because I didn’t quite know the different features of the software, Maya, so I played around with various aspects. On the other hand, the astronaut really tested my abilities in Maya. I ended up having to create a few different versions of the astronaut because I kept messing up different features. If I could go back, I would change the NASA patch, as when I baked the textures together, it stuck to both the front and back of the suit. Overall this class was very interesting and informative, and I’m excited to take another animation course in the Spring.