Set Up

Yesterday I drew up how I imagine the set up of the room to be. I will colour it as well, but for now, here is the line woooooork. I put the window next to the vanity unit as the light shining in from, say a street lamp, would slightly shine on the husband. This would make him pop out a bit as the background would

Vanity Unit Modelling Progression

Rather than having lots of posts of the progress of modelling the vanity unit, I'll have it all here in this one post. I'm aiming to finish it in one sitting anyway. These are mainly screenshots of added pieces to the final. Hopefully the group like it! I'll ask them to comment feedback.

Vanity Unit Modelling Progress

I'm going pretty slowly with the vanity unit because I want it to turn out really nice! It is what connects the husband and wife after all!!
I'm trying to think of the simplest ways to extrude parts also without making it look to complicated. Taylor doesn't want as much detail like the having straight legs for the unit and no fancy designs around the mirror.

Vanity Unit Items

Over the last 2 days I've been modelling small items that will be on the vanity unit. Even though the husband 'moved'the vanity unit out to the lounge, he could've put all the items in the drawers. But showing these items could help show the audience what she liked -doing her make up, brushing her hair. These small details could show that Elizabeth was a real person, not just an animated character that will be shown in the mirror. These items tie her to the real world.
I've began modelling the vanity unit and will post progress pictures in the next post. I hope it turns out nice!

References for perfume bottle
https://nz.pinterest.com/taggieccccc/lovely-puff/
http://www.amazon.com/Refillable-Perfume-Bottle-Atomizer-Ounces/dp/B0038ESI40

Modelling Brush + Hand MIrror

It was quick and easy to model the hand mirror based off the hair brush. Seeing as they are a set, duplicating the brush and making small changes gave me the mirror. Taaaadaaaaaa

Modelling items

I've done what I can for now in terms of modelling the big furniture. I'm having a bit of trouble trying to round the vase as the bottom and top get all distorted and weird. So instead of using all my time to try make it work (and probably using the hardest methods) I'll start modelling the smaller things.

Starting with the hair brush. It'd make sense to have a 'brush set' match, shape wise, with the shape of the mirror. Not many people, or not many people that I know of, own a vanity unit these days, but having matched sets are hard to come by, so it would be ok if we had unmatching items in the scene upon the unit. But seeing as the furniture as a whole doesn't match, the vanity unit would be the exception. The woman would've cherished the vanity set, so she would've had matching things to compliment the vanity unit. Seen in the reference pictures below, these a set of a mirror, brush and comb. SO YEAH, I'll model this set to be pre similar. And yeah I should've looked at more brushes, but this is what I had in mind plus it matches the vanity mirror. win win.
Whooooa I'm thinking to much.

References:
http://creativemuggle.tumblr.com/
https://www.etsy.com/listing/232858671/vintage-hairbrush-set-of-2-vanity?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share

Start of 3D Modelling

I'm going pretty slow with 3D modelling at the moment. Haven't used maya since last year so I had to try to remember things as I went. Plus I'm not that good with maya, but modelling can be fun when I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING which hasn't really been the case -.- I've given up on the bookshelf for now 'cos well yeah, I don't really know what to do, so I'll ask Taylor for help next week at course. For the vase, Taylor said that the vase could stay this rectangular shape, but I'll duplicate it and round it off so we'll have more options. As for the coffee table, Taylor recommended making it tall and with shelves - might need to make a more square and less rectangular. I had a better idea of what I was doing with this rather than the book shelf. I might try different draw handles though later on.
All these objects/ furniture will have to look run down as well, so ...I don't know how to go about that. *Runs to the 3D Queen known as Director Taylor.

3D Modelling Process

Some screen shots of my process so far with my character.
I've had tons of help from Ethan, Taylor & Keat because 3D is still quite difficult for me to grasp, but I'm getting there!!

3D Modelling Props

PROPS! A knife and a spoon.
The knife for multiple knives that will be thrown at the Fat Chef. The Fat Chef will be holding a spoon at the beginning of the sequence and a few spoons may be thrown at the character as well .