WEEK 02____________

TASK FOR CLASS

TASK01: "Find 5 reference images of different landscapes. Post them to your blog. Include an image of your country of origin. In a short sentence, list characteristics of the vegetation, terrain, lighting for each one. 

Futurism; islands on stilts above the calm waters. Cities mirrored on both planes of the surface.  Mystic fog and sun seeping through the clouds. Mode of travel between island = flying in futuristic air craft.

Unworldly glow from dark ocean. Cliff terrain silhouettes in distance. Stars illuminating in the night. 

 

Carefully constructed and organized landscapes. Methodical.  Varying greens and other earthy textures. 

 

 Familiar, Cooler landscape. Fog on snowy mountains in background. Rushing water under footbridge and through rocks in foreground. Soft cool colours. 
 

Picturesque mountain side alongside calm lake. Mirrored reflections of mountains on water surface. Pebbles cover the floor. Sharp, warm colours
 

Unkept, foggy, moldy forest with soft light penetrating through the trees. Orange/red/purple/blue tones. 

 

TASK02: Go to http://www.geocontrol2.com/e_index.htm and download and install the demo version of Geocontrol2. This is the program that will help you create dramatic landforms in Crysis.

Test Terrain 1

Test terrain texture - dessert 1

TASK03: "Along with your chosen reference image, use Geocontrol2, Photoshop and Crysis, and follow this tutorial to help you begin creating your custom island, based on the last letter of your last name and last number of your student ID, as stated in the EXP01 brief and marking schedule. Think about the placement and arrangement of you letter / number combination, in order to maximise a variety of different spaces."



Here is the tutorial on how to use the custom terrain editor to embed my number and letter.
http://www.cajomi.de/GeoControl/isolines1.html

 

Other



I am having a problem logging in to the Crysis Editor as the webpage has been offline for the last few weeks and I do not know what my password is. This is a problem I have been trying to resolve and MUST resolve quickly. In the mean time I have been using one of Roz's accounts. 

Lecture Description

This weeks lecture looked at the concept of Real vs. Representation. I particularly found interesting Ron Muecks hyperrealistic scultpural forms. I had seen these works before however I had no idea that they were only made to be shot from a particular angle, and therefore are only half modelled. This idea is something that I must also aim to achieve when design my island in order to not waste time modelling objects that will not be seen.