3D Modeling / Exercise 2

 

3D MODELLING - EXERCISE 2    

3D CHESS DESIGN 

Title and Project Description

         Title                                         :    3D Chess Design & Chess Pieces

         Project Description            :   This exercise makes the student to create and explore the design language of a classical object, the chess set, and reimagine the forms of the six standard pieces based on a unique theme / creative style. The student has to use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze, re-design, and model the full set of chess pieces in 3D. 

The student has to create a chess set with a unique design theme or style (e.g. Steampunk, Fantasy, Minimalism, Animals, Sci-Fi, Modern Art, Nature, etc.) and ensure all pieces feel like they belong to the same set.

 

 

Moodboard and References 

For the theme and design of the chess set that I will be modeling, I was thinking of conjuring up a chess set design that looks like jewelries and gives off a very posh impression to the people that sees it. The references that I've gathered up for the chess pieces cemented my idea to give the chess pieces gold engravings that will contrast nicely with black and white. The Chess board is a recreation of the reference I've found below. The reasoning for me to design the chess board after said reference is due to my want of having the chess board look like a jewelry box.

• Chess Pieces

   

•  Chess Board

   

 

Wireframes and Final Render

•  Wireframe
  
  
  
  

•  Final Render
  
  
  

Reflection

This Exercise also gave me a bit of a trouble when I first started on it, the trouble related more with the design of the chess board. The process of designing the chess pieces was quite easy as I only mainly had to focus on the texturing and some design quirks to make my chess pieces and set unique than others, however I had a struggle with designing the chess board due to me wanting a clean topology. This issue stemmed from the fact that I used the multi-cut tool too much. It took me multiple retries and failed attempt to finally settle with the final chess board and using polygons separated from the base polygon. This Exercise taught me a lot on topology and to be more confident in using more polygons.