Below are the best 3d models created by the students in IMY 211 in 2020 using 3ds Max (in no particular order).
Please note, these models are untextured.
Tinotenda Chifamba
Lungisani Mthethwa
Trey Breytenbach
IMY 211 – Best 3d models
Tag: animation
Adobe Illustrator characters 2019 (IMY 120)
The first years in IMY 120 have been taught how to use Adobe Illustrator to create artwork. As a part of a larger semester project, they are required to create a character in Illustrator. The best characters are shown below in alphabetical order.
Andrea Blignaut
Trey Breytenbach
Tinotenda Chifamba
Claudia Hemus
Amirah Kaprie
Buhle Mkhwanazi
Jody Vos
3ds Max animation
For their final 3d assignment, the second years in IMY 211 had to animate a walk cycle with their robot. Check out the best ones below:
Third place: Duncan Oosthuizen
Second place: Werner Graaff
First place: Jaedon Heger
3ds Max – Modelling, texturing and rendering assignments
The practical component of IMY 211 provides students with an overview of 3ds Max. The first two assignments were concerned with modelling a robot and then texturing, lighting and rendering it. The best assignments are shown below in no particular order.
Best model – Alexander Millar
Best texturing and rendering – Ashlyn Campbell
Best texturing and rendering – Jaedon Heger
Best texturing and rendering – Jonathan Bertram
Notable mention: texturing and rendering – Joshua Sherwood
Notable mention: texturing and rendering – Nicole Lou
Adobe Illustrator characters (IMY 120)
Starting in 2018, the first years in IMY 120 have been taught how to use Adobe Illustrator to create artwork. As a part of a larger semester project, they are required to create a character in Illustrator. The best characters are shown below (in no particular order).
Created by Bryony Asrie
Created by Lap Ren Zhang
Created by Cadon Gernandt
Created by Ivan Oosthuizen
Created by Jonathan Bertram
IMY 211 – Best 3ds Max animation assignments
For the practical component of IMY 211, the students are given an introduction to the workflow of 3ds Max. This culminates in a short animation of a robotic character which they have modelled, textured, rigged, lit and animated themselves.
These are the best animations in various categories:
Best-looking robot
By: Andrew Howard
Best textures and camera movement
By: Bevan Holborn
Best overall animation – runner-up
By: Doreen Davies
Best overall animation – runner-up
By: Llewellyn de Vries
Best overall animation
By: Alexander Millar