Reply To: COLLAB2021 – Red Hot Chili Peppers – House Accessories Team
HOMEWORK FEEDBACK for Wooden Canopy
I’m going to try something new: Grading all contributors of a certain asset at the same time instead of individually. This should save me precious time and also ensure cohesive feedback.
Excellent work from @svetimas and @fancypigeon! Both of you earned full points from me for week 1 👍
@svetimas You built your canopy like an engineer. Meaning it’s built the same way it would in the real world, including proper joints and nails. Technically this means there will be some surfaces that are never seen (arguably a slight waste of resources) but I don’t think it’s significant enough to change. So I say keep it the way you have it. Nice work!
My only note is to double check the size of the horseshoe. It strikes me as kind a small…but I’m also not sure. Fun detail addition though!
@fancypigeon Your blockout is perfectly adequate for week 1. It appears to match the art very well, which is priority #1. However now that I’m studying the art closer there’s some pretty evident structural issues with its design. Namely that there’s no horizontal support holding the boards together:
It would really bother me for this model to make so little structural sense. I recommend adding at least a horizontal board to each end of the vertical boards. I know this breaks art authenticity a little, but it’s worth it imo.
Advice for week 2
I recommend both of you consider how you can intelligently duplicate a minimal number of pieces to achieve a complete canopy:
Each letter represents the same piece duplicated and moved in a random sequence. But they can also be rotated in addition to being moved for added variety. To build it this way means you only have to model + sculpt + texture 4 pieces instead of 11 (in this example).
It’s the same principle I taught in the Treasure Chest course.