Layout design research

The master plan is to build a layout in 3d, so what to choose...an office, a hallway.... nah seen it all before, a laboratory however with chemicals, scraps and plenty other things that fill the mind for any character chucked in that environment to interact with.
So what does a lab look like????

(what a lab appears like on a tv show)

(what a lab looks like in a cartoon, guys feel free to comment on their love for this show!!!))

(school lab....lets be honest it looks a bit dull)

(hospital lab....anyone else terrified lying in those chairs??)

So what did they all have in common???
What needs to be added to mine??
How awesome is this gonna be???

Well looking at these interior layouts i got a good idea what labs look like and a good idea on what ill be doing for my layout and i should be posting some images of the drafts online in a few days :)
wish me look and be sure to keep a look out for my progress :)

Day2-3
I have been looking at space, lighting colors and what labs look like in computer games cause I don't want to be too realistic with this layout.

(The technology in this game looks awesome)

(I like the use of lighting in this piece)

(Evil science man gotta take some thought in wat my character is gonna look like)

So with more research i have a greater idea on what i will be doing for my layout ill be sure to post something soon, but first i need my printer cables and what not so i scan it all in lol.
I have a great deal to think about but i reckon its all gonna come out pretty well and you gonna see how it looks in a couple of days.
day 4

gutted gutted gutted i thought i was being clever doing a lab since everyone all they seem to do for this exercise is offices and lounges i still keeping the lab theme but i am thinking of throwing in a gimmick in order to make it unique. Something will be different about this lab that makes it stand out from every other lab, maybe a mixture of a environmental twist such as tropical laboratory or a lab that is in a low powered area, ive got to give it a sense that there is a back story to it, still playing with ideas ill be sure to post on the developments when they happen.
On a brighter note home in leicester just for the printer cables i left when i moved back up to uni woops lol always forget something.....Ill most likely add some work on the Sunday this way ive the weekend to modify and tweak the designs, ill show the development as well when i post it.
Ill update again soon :)
day 5
inspired to make my lab look futuristic and amazing, but where did the inspiration come from???
ONE WORD!!!!! TRON!!!!!

The neon glowing lights would look amazing going up and down my lab giving it a sense of hi tech lab.
I said it once and ill say it  again the work will be posted online very shortly just applying a few of the touches to my drafts with everything that i believe will work and we will see what the final outcome looks like.

Sketches and designs

looking down the list you can see a range of initial rough looking drafts, till eventually we reach the bottom image and hopefully with time and patient it will be constructed in 3d.

As you can see i did rough designs of front and side views and of then drew a range of props to add to the 3-dimensional design and add more character to the final design. As you can see these are roughs and hopefully the design will develop as its being built :).





















Development!!!

So for my development i have decided to tweak a few items that i have been working such as the layout of a few items and the power generator. So like again you will see an updated version later during the week so keep watching.

 Redeveloped ideas
taking what i had learned previously on the first design i decided for the best interest of my design i should redesign it so that it had more of a unique feel and look towards it.

So i been working on the layout in maya for a while now so we have a near finished model made, i must say i have enjoyed making my scene. Its nearly done and i not really had that many problems with it although i never expected it to take as long as it has done. So ill chuck a few of the images of the work i have done so far.  But taking that in mind i still have texturing and lighting to add to this work so your bound to see a variety of images of my work as we go along.

So using the scene i have made on paper i have been able to start building in Maya making the props required for me to start building a final outcome.

 As we can see i have a few examples of the models i have built to have in the finished scene. To give the feel of a lot could happen in my scene its ideal to have a lot of props built.

Building a grand range of objects for the scene takes a huge amount of time.

But im hoping it all adds to the final scene which with any luck should look impressive.  

So what you lot think its coming together a bit now :)

 

Uv mapping was required in order to make my model have the textures to make it look epic. i will say however uv mapping more complicated and time consuming then i could ever image :).

 When all the texturing is done and over with i managed to get this so pleased it looks awesome.
(although i still have a few things left to texture)

                       

Lighting!!!!

oh how do i love lighting it completely changes a scene look and compare the 2 images and notice how they both give off a different feel so i gonna have a play around to see the overall effect you can achieve.









ANIMATION!!!!
i have not posted on here for a fair while so i thought i would chuck my animation on here its a work in progress still have plenty to be getting along with.