DART 303: 3D Studio
Week 1
Polygonal Modeling
Lecture: Introduction to Polygonal Modeling
Beginner Assignment: Modeling the Airline Chair
Intermediate Assignment: Modeling Objects
Advanced Assignment: Sculpting and Retopology
Week 2
Texturing
Lecture: Introduction to Texturing
Beginner Assignment: Texturing the Airline Chair
Intermediate Assignment: Texturing Objects
Advanced Assignment: Texturing for sculpts
Week 3
Camera, Lighting and Rendering
Lecture: Introduction to Cameras, Lighting, and Rendering
Beginner Assignment: Lighting and Rendering the Airline Chair
Intermediate Assignment: Rendering Objects
Advanced Assignment: Sculpting, Texturing, and Rendering
Week 4
PBR and NPR
Lecture: PBR and NPR Look Development
Beginner Assignment: PBR: Abstract architecture, type, and materials
Intermediate Assignment: Character Modeling
Advanced Assignment: NPR Comic Rendering
Week 5
Project 1
Assignment: Project 1- Welcome to Planet B
Assignment: Project 1 – Primitives
Assignment: Project 1 – Eureka!
Assignment: Project 1-balancing-blank
Week 6
Project 1
Assignment: Project 1- Welcome to Planet B
Assignment: Project 1 – Primitives
Assignment: Project 1 – Eureka!
Assignment: Project 1-balancing-blank
Week 7
Project 1
Assignment: Project 1- Welcome to Planet B
Assignment: Project 1 – Primitives
Assignment: Project 1 – Eureka!
Assignment: Project 1-balancing-blank
Week 8
Project 1
Assignment: Project 1- Welcome to Planet B
Assignment: Project 1 – Primitives
Assignment: Project 1 – Eureka!
Assignment: Project 1-balancing-blank
Week 9
Project 1
Assignment: Project 1- Welcome to Planet B
Assignment: Project 1 – Primitives
Assignment: Project 1 – Eureka!
Assignment: Project 1-balancing-blank
Week 10
Animation
Lecture: Introduction to Animation
Beginner Assignment: Introduction to animation
Intermediate Assignment: Animating Tetris
Advanced Assignment: Animating Evolved Virtual Creatures
Project 2
Assignment: Project 2 - Supply and Disrupt
Assignment: Project 2 - Love Letter
Assignment: Project 2 - Journey
Assignment: Project 2 - Cycles
Week 11
Project 2
Assignment: Project 2 - Supply and Disrupt
Assignment: Project 2 - Love Letter
Assignment: Project 2 - Journey
Assignment: Project 2 - Cycles
Rigging
Lecture: Introduction to Rigging
Beginner Assignment: Introduction to Rigging
Intermediate Assignment: Rigging a Quadruped
Advanced Assignment: Rigging for Machines
Week 12
Project 2
Assignment: Project 2 - Supply and Disrupt
Assignment: Project 2 - Love Letter
Assignment: Project 2 - Journey
Assignment: Project 2 - Cycles
Animated Textures
Beginner Assignment: Introduction to Animated Textures
Intermediate Assignment: Animated Character Expression
Week 13
Project 2
Assignment: Project 2 - Supply and Disrupt
Assignment: Project 2 - Love Letter
Assignment: Project 2 - Journey
Assignment: Project 2 - Cycles
Week 14
Project 2
Assignment: Project 2 - Supply and Disrupt
Assignment: Project 2 - Love Letter
Assignment: Project 2 - Journey
Assignment: Project 2 - Cycles
Week 15
Project 2
Assignment: Project 2 - Supply and Disrupt
Assignment: Project 2 - Love Letter
Assignment: Project 2 - Journey
Assignment: Project 2 - Cycles