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I have been wanting to learn a 3-D modeling program on the computer for a long time, but the full time job, kiddos and MFA have not allowed for a lot of extra time to dabble. Finally, this semester in my MFA work I am learning Rhino and absolutely loving it! I will always be an advocate of hand drawing, but the images one can create in a modeling program can be really wonderful tools for communication. Because I am having so much fun, I thought I would document my journey here for anyone who might be interested.
The first week we worked on creating images using basic, geometric solid forms (a cube, a sphere, a cone and a cylinder). I played around and created a horse. Then we were to create a room. Since I was already in a “horsey mood,” I created a stable setting for my “room” assignment. The horse drawing was an exercise, and was not rendered. The bright colors were assigned by the program and since I want to represent my learning here, I am showing you the orginal drawing, unaltered.
Week 2: We had to make some improvements on our rooms, and add a desk with desktop items including a pencil.
Week 3: This week we continued to make improvements on our rooms as well as our pencil drawings. I figured out how to import patterns, and play with the lighting. Then I had to create a screwdriver. I added some screws and placed them on a workbench.
Week 4: We worked on blending curves and had to create a microscope.
Week 5: The requirement for this week was to create a model of a rubber duck. We then were asked to put it in an environment. I added a goldfish to mine. We also were asked to improve our microscope from the week before.