My group chose a stuffed bull, memorabilia of Carleton College, to create a 3d scan of. The bull is blue and yellow with a “CC” on the front to represent the college, but other than the physical description there is no known information about the bull.
I never really noticed how easy it was to create a 3D model. In seeing past students’ projects with 3D models, I thought I had signed myself up for a stress inducing class. Though, after making a model of the stuffed bull, I realized it’s not too bad. The process is quite tedious, I had to go over the same area multiple times to get the app to recognize the details. Additionally, the underside of the bull was never quite captured correctly. Both the poor lighting and the angle of the underside made it difficult to get the phone to represent the bull correctly. Our group ended up with two models of the bull, one that looks like it is melting and one that is missing an underside. If it were possible to edit two model files together (to attach the underside of the bull to the rest of it), our group would’ve been able to get a good overall model. Sadly, however, the apps did not seem to like that idea.
Attempting to model an object, I find, is much more rewarding than simply viewing one in an exhibit. It forces you to notice all of the details within a piece: the stitching, subtle damage, etc, and appreciate the work that goes into creating art pieces. The process of creating a model is tedious, you have to be sure to get as many detailed photos as possible while keeping the model and light in place. I believe this process reveals the details much more adequately as I would’ve simply ignored them before.
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The fact that you attempted to create 2 models instead of one and then mix them together is super cool! My team and I also had problems with our model since the hair on Steve’s head was shiny but I recognise there was one model in which it was almost perfect, I am sure there are tools that allow you to mix models into one, but it would be interesting to learn more about which tools they are and how hard it might be to use them.