Using the lipsticks i modelled based off of my Mac lipsticks i decided to learn something about rigid body dynamics, Here is a rendered image of the lipsticks, as you can see i tried to make each of them have a different finish such as ‘glossy’ and ‘matte’.
I got this idea when walking past our local shopping centre ‘Castlecourt’ when walking past the ‘Debenhams’ shop window there was an advert for new ‘Clinique’ lip products, as you can see below…
Using digital tutors, i learnt how to apply gravity to an object and how to make sure the objects don’t travel through the ground. Here is the finished product…
Being given a deadline of the 22nd of April to have our showreels, Cv’s and Cover letters complete and prepared for a ‘fake interview’ process the following Friday, i knew i had a lot of work to do.
To begin with, i knew i wanted to have good quality work in my showreel so decided to create something new for it. As someone who really enjoys makeup i thought it would be a nice idea to model a feminine bedroom that i could uv unwrap and texture with well known items such as high end eyeshadow palettes and books.
I wanted to add some small nice details, for example the book on the table is ‘The animation survival kit’.
As you can see from the book shelf, i decided to add some details from my own bedroom like the ‘twister’, ‘monopoly’ and ‘scrabble’ board games. As well as the Poke-ball, Rubik’s cube and ‘Converse’ shoe box.
I also wanted to add some details that i don’t have in my room such as the mannequin and lamp.
Looking at the desk, you can see i added one my of my favourite beauty youtubers books ‘Fleur de Force- The Glam Guide’ as a nice touch. I also added my ‘electric palette’ by Urban Decay. If you notice, the lipsticks were modelled by referencing some of my Mac lipsticks and tried to give them different finishes with the shaders such as glossy finish and matte finish.
Using the rule of thirds helps with photography in a major way, for example here is two of my photos using the rule of thirds.
The rule of thirds divides a photo into 9 equal parts.
Photos that have something hitting them in the vertical or horizontal line normally looks better, example the building the photo i took below, the line on the right travels down were the building meets the sky. It gives a nice amount of building to space. Also the middle 3 segments are were the light comes through the arc of the building which also leads the eye to it.
With the sharpenings in the photo i took below the rule of thirds helps in a different way, thhere is about the same amount of white space on top and bottom of the photo leaving the centre of the photo to hold the part of the image that we want the eye to focus too.
The Golden Ratio
The golden ratio works in a different way, helps explain where the eye leads to in the photo and what we want the viewer to focus on.
As you can see below the curve of the shape leads your eye into the lipstick that is closest to the camera lense.
Perhaps its easier to understand with the photo below i took of a church/chapel, there is a strange burst of light through the cloudy sky which i thought may symbolise a heaven above the place of worship for those who are religious. The golden ratio leads your eye exactly to this colourful burst in the sky and also has a large empty space for the church to fill with its dark silhouette.
Emma C McCormick 