Chapter 2 - More Than an Intro...

So, after the completion of my last project (which I am very pleased with) it is time to begin the next one. The previous project was meant to be a relatively familiar type of project as my previous projects, to settle me back into constant production of 3D environments. This project took nearly bang on 1 month.

Using this last project to judge how much time and how big my next project should be, I have decided to give myself approximately 2 months (Up to Christmas) - with the idea of a simpler project over the holiday season. The reason for an extended time frame is I plan on doing a more organic scene in the forest - something I have never tackled before! This will require lots of practice and learning before the final model.

So What To Do?

The original plan was to create some sort of Cambodian style jungle setting - taken from images found online however I was struggling to find myself engaging with it. I felt like as these are personal projects, they should somehow incorporate my interests or at least, something that drives me and will of course be fun!

So I started to think of films etc that had 'iconic' jungle scenes but even this proved a little difficult, until I stumbled onto Disney's iconic creations...

Tugley Woods - Alice In Wonderland (1951)

The Lost Boys Hideout - Peter Pan (1953)

Grandmother Willow - Pocahontas (1995)

I decided that I would do one of these scenes, but in a realistic game style. I love each of these films so I am already excited to start this project (I want to do all three!) - that might be possible...

Personal Notes

Tomorrow I will begin carrying out a little more research on organic modelling and look into using Mudbox for the majority of this project - yet another learning curve. Really excited to use it. Having used ZBrush before and with the interface going to be much like Maya, I am positive I will easily pick this package up.