Vacuum Expressions : Happy

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    • In addition to changing 'facial' expressions of the vacuum cleaner, I also applied different colors to the floor lamp, which helped emphasize the emotion I was trying to convey.

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    • Oh vacuum cleaners.. They never sound calm, that's for sure.

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    • I'm actually pretty glad my vacuum cleaner isn't sad all the time. It'd be pretty hard to clean the house.

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    • Don't you wish your vacuum cleaner looked like this ALL THE TIME?! I think it'd clean the house by itself.

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    • Unsure.. or a mild stroke? You choose. It didn't turn out exactly how I envisioned in my head, just so you know.

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    • My geometry.. Pretty

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    • Beveling all edges are important when it comes to lighting. Without it, you often can't see an edge or bend in an object. The bevel provides an angled surface for the light to bounce off of, relative to the adjacent sides.

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    • I paid attention to other parts of the object first and never got around to developing the underside.

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    • I used a mixture of polygons and NURBS to complete this model.

May, 19 2009

My last 3D project... Days before my graduation. The task: model an inanimate object and give it six expressions using joints and bones.

I initially wanted to do a Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner, but I quickly realized the amount of work it would take and the time I didn't have with graduation approaching. So, I went with a 70s style cleaner and chose red because of the multiple emotions the color can evoke.

Using joints was surprisingly easy, however, you must be careful with the object's geometry. Vertices must line up if there are multiple objects you want to deform in the same direction—and do so smoothly.

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