The 4 Seasons

Our assignment is to produce 3 still pictures on 3D Studio Max. Each one has to represent a different season.

Months

Spring-March, April, May

- Bloom/Flowers/Leaves- Green- Easter- New Born- Tranquility- Buzzing with life- Fresh- Temperate Weather

Summer-June, July, August

-Warmth, sun, brightness, sunsets, bright colours, haze, insects

Autumn-September, October, November

-Orange/Brown/Red-Naked Trees-Harvest-Windy-Relaxing-Rain

Winter-December, January, February

Christmas/Valentines-White Snow-Cold Outside/Warm Inside-New Year-EarlyNights

Reflection & Metallic

Here is my Torus Knot, I have placed an image of Houston city in the reflection map.
I have then tweaked the Anistrophy and the Specular levels to give it a refelective and metallic finish.

Material Editor

By converting the teapot to an editable poly, I was able to select each face individually and assign them all a different colour and texture.

1st Fruit Bowl Attempt

So today I made my 1st ever fruit bowl complete with fruit, and made it sit nicely on the finest quality silk table cloth!
I'm pretty chuffed with it to be honest. Considering I had never even opened 3D Studio Max until today, I feel I have done well! What I didn't realise is just how much of a big part the lighting plays in helping with the realism.

Plenty more completed tutorials to come!

Close Up Fruit Bowl

Fruit Bowl