Finding Your Dreams

Case Study by Austin Hayes

This is a project I did in the fall of 2023. "Finding Your Dream" tells the story of a little robot who has lived a dreamless and dull life without any creativity or charm and discovered the joy of dreams for the first time. In this piece, I focused on showing the wonder, awe, and curiosity in his eyes as he discovered a dream for the first time.

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The first step is to 3D model everything. I started with the robot, and then I rigged him so I could pose him in my scene. After that, I blocked out my scene and slowly added detail to all of the elements.

The next step I took in making the scene was to make all of the textures needed and apply them to all of the objects. After applying the textures, I added in lights and figured out how to light my scene.

The last and final step I took in making this scene was to render the image and take it to Adobe Photoshop. There, I made adjustments to the image and added some details, like the shine in the robot's eyes.