What Building A 3D Set Looks Like
What Exactly Is A 3D Set?
I work in various 3D art and animation programs. Many of the things that I create will often require the use of a 3D set. A 3D set is sort of like a set that may be used in a television program. For example, the3 old show "I Love Lucy" had a set that was on stage that consisted of the rooms of the home the Ricardos lived in. The same is true regarding basically every show on television. Sets are also created in 3D programs for various uses. Below is an example of a 3D set in the process of being created by me.
The set displayed above is one that I was creating in the 3D program iClone. It is a Victorian era based set, which I intend to use most obviously, for projects that will utilized Victorian era characters. This particular set was created one wall at a time. I created one wall (the back wall) first. Then each wall that followed was basically a copy of the first one. Then I positioned each wall to create the basics of what was to become the room.
After the walls were positioned, as well as the floor, furniture was brought in, as well. A carpet was also put in place and I ended up with what you see above. The view you see of the room is an overhead view from a distance that shows that it is an actual set instead of just an image. Multiple cameras can be used that could display the set from different angles.
Why Create A 3D Set?
There are two main purposes of creating a 3D set. The first being that you usually need a background of some sort when creating a 3D image or animation. The second reason is that you can reuse the set and apply cameras that will capture the set from different angles. That makes creating the 3D set well worth the time it takes to do so. And the more experience you get doing it, the better you will get at doing it. With that experience you will also find ways of doing it quicker.
The more you intend to use the set that you've created, the more valuable it actually is. Let's say that you intend to do a series of animated shorts that will, at times, use the set you just created. Well it's continued use really makes it a time save in the end. Even if it initially takes a lot of time to create the set. It quite simply pays for itself in the time spent creating it. Below is an image of characters being placed in the set that was created and displayed above.
Placing The 3D Characters In The Set
The image above shows characters being placed within the set. I gave them no special pose or anything of that sort and the placement of the characters within the set was basic as well. The image is really only meant to provide an example of the set being used. Here you see characters dressed in Victorian era clothing placed within a Victorian era set. Just as you would place Western themed characters within a western themed set. No rocket science there.
The characters depicted above are the lord and lady of the manor with their butler and maid. If one wanted, one could use the same characters within the same set over and over again. Just provide different scenarios and different camera angles each time. The possibilities could really be endless.
In Conclusion
The purpose behind this blog post is to demonstrate how some of what I create as a content creator is done. It is designed to show people some of the behind-the-scenes work done to create some of my content. It also serves as somewhat of a tutorial for people interested in the possibility of getting into 3D art and animation. The programs used for what was created in the examples displayed are Reallusion's iClone and Character Creator and DAZ Studio. The Links to their sites are displayed below. Thank you for reading the blog. If you like what you read here, please check back from time to time and post links to the articles or the blog site on your social media pages.
Bob Craypoe
No comments:
Post a Comment