Evaluative section on the media and techniques that were used and explored in your project. What did you learn? How did research help this? How did these techniques meet your proposal?
Most of my research on Gundam was done using Pinterest, Twitter, and concept books. I wanted to take it in a different direction than the traditional ideas and try to make them my own unique creations, expanding the ideas and concepts of how they work. By exploring other artists' work, I was able to see how they constructed their creatures and rig the model to look alive.
Using Maya to create my concepts, I learned that it was difficult to create my version of Gundums as I had planned. This caused a few setbacks. I found it difficult to manipulate the separate components of the items. However, by looking at it from a different perspective, I was able to surmount the issues encountered.
I have been told about Blender, specifically that it’s much smoother to use. I began to explore that, but ran into time issues and was not able to explore it further. I will however explore it on my own time and use it in my future projects.
Purpose / theme / concept
Evaluative section the thought processes and the way you solved problems. The creative journey and the decisions you made to meet the context and theme of your project. What did you need to change or explore to make sure you hit the themes of your proposal. Did you need to alter your idea or direction / outcome?
I had to change a few things. For instance, the head I had to change. Instead of going for an animalistic head, I made it a basic human head in Maya. I found it difficult to construct in Maya given the time constraints and my skill using the program.
The feet were also an issue. The perspective of a foot in action was a concept I was unable to create, so I placed them flat. I wanted it to look like a wolf standing on its hind legs, but ended up placing a human head and feet flat on the floor for my final piece.
The tail was an issue as well. It would’ve taken hours to build and attach it to the model. I did not have the time I needed to create it for my final idea. My original idea was that the robotic exterior would detach exposing an animalistic creature. The final concept however ended up being more humanistic without any reference to the wolf-like creature I wanted.
Evaluative section on the final product. Did you meet your expectations? Does your outcome fulfill the project that you set and meet your FMP brief?
The outcome of my project did go the way I intended it to but I could have done more if covid wasn’t around. It came out well enough that I'm happy with the final outcome.
Evaluative section on the processes of evaluation, feedback and peer assessment. On reflection how could you have improved your project and what could you have done to support the improvements needed. What have you learnt and what do you need to make sure you do next time to improve your project?
My time management could have been better. I did not have Maya at home, so I was constrained to complete whatever I could while at college. I was also lacking in skills to use Maya, which delayed me further.
If I had known how easy Blender was to use (and that it was free), I would have changed the software package I was using to complete my FMP. I would have accomplished more by working at home.
I have decided to download Blender to my home computer and use all my extra time to learn it. I will also get help on how it works by people who currently use it.