Over the course of my winter break, I finally took the time to finish my character model. I added details to the legs, I added a cape, and did some other stuff to make it look like a finished project, including an overhaul of the backpack, and I added a pedastal for him to stand on. I'm proud of how it turned out- I like how I used the reference image to pose him the way I did, and while the level of detail isn't great, I think that it'll be easier to print out in the end. Below you can see some low-quality renders I did- after I was done with the model itself, I messed around with some lighting and materials to show off what I did. Finally, I simply scaled it down to the size of a standard mini (1 in. x 1 in. x ~28 mm.) for printing later on. I did run into a problem while doing this- the spear made it taller than most minis, making it stand at around 38 mm. instead of 26-28 mm. I fixed this by scaling it down a small percentage, making the base somewhat smaller than 1 in., but in keeping the proportions the same, the height was put at about 32 mm., which was a lot better than 38 mm. I thought this was pretty good, and so I saved it as a copy, leaving me with two files- the original, and the one scaled for 3D printing. When I get back to school, I'll share both versions with my teacher, and see about printing it. Overall, this project was a lot of fun, and I'm actually excited to work on more things like it in the future.
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AuthorHi! I'm Thomas MacDougall, a sophomore at DSA. Here you can check out my thoughts and recent activities. Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the author and do not represent those of Durham School of the Arts or Durham Public Schools. Archives
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