Trials of Blender 3D

 This blog post is a step by step walkthrough through my process of creating an animated character, detailing the techniques I used to create a coherent mesh and character animation. Fig.1 Screenshot of female human reference The poly modelling begins with a cube, using a reference photo in orthographic view to achieve proper proportions. I extruded along the body, scaling on a single axis to precisely control how every face appears. Where there was a need for more surface detail, I used Edge Loop to subdivide the faces. Fig.2 screenshot of the arms and head mid-development in  wireframe  mode. The limbs required a more intuitive approach to modelling as the arms/legs have more twisting, concave shapes. The model was inspected and adjusted in 3D at every transform. Fig.3 Wireframe and smooth shaded model of basic female character mesh After creating the basic mesh, I set about creating the specific character for the scene. Using my own concept art and a social media influ...

In Cineamatography, a classic way to analyse film is the Mise en Scene (Studiobinder, 2026). A french term, literally translating to "setting the scene" it refers to giving everything inside the camera frame placement. That means: The Set Lighting Costumes Props Mise en scene is important to extracting the meaning behind art form and it is a useful visual language for analysing and constructing video with purpose and meaning (Studiobinder, n.d.). Fig.1 The mood board curated by themes of urban decay, and ambitious plans of the post-war era. From the mood board, I sketched concept art to establish a clear picture of the style & theme of the animated scene. Using perspective lines, the concept art uses props and sight lines to communicate the "streets in the sky" 1970s vision. the ornaments and architectural styles from different continents convey the international new vision, representing the built environment of multicultural cities. Fig. A scan of my sketched c...

When creating a 3D scene, planning is as important as implementation. In this blog, I will go through the process from the initial idea to pre-modelling stage. Starting with the requirement of creating a 3D environment, I found a direction of where I wanted to go. I started with urban decay of post-war housing estates in the UK, specifically London. Real-life Inspiration   Fig.1 Photography of Milford Towers, Catford & The Ferrier Estate in Kidbrooke. Streets in the sky vision of utopia, also architecture non apologetic use to deep red, and other saturated colours. Fig.2 The layout of robin hood gardens in blackwall, east london .windy corridor layout.   Fig.3 Overall layout of the buildings, and ground level view. Overgrown wildlife in-between concrete structures, with bushes and trees on the sides occluding the view of residents.   Fig.4. The Facade from inside, left and outside the brixton barrier block. Brixton Barrier block. Tiny, unconventional w...