This is a model I recently built in Maya. As I’m fairly new to Maya it took a couple of weeks (part time). Modelling Lego is very satisfying, and a good place to learn modelling techniques, it helps when you can use their instructions for reference… MUCH FUN!

For a project in the pipeline I needed to create a map of the UK in a 3D, which included a realistic elevation data. I thought this would be pretty easy, just search in google for UK displacement map… well nothing much came up, not the greyscale kind of image I was after. After much research I stumbled across what I needed Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data. There are a few website out there that supply this data there are a few links on terrainmap.com, however it very difficult to extract and you need to assemble patches.

After much deliberation I managed to get a pretty good map (see image) with a resulting render. Its not perfect but it’s ok.

Render

Displacement Map

I’ve decided I it would be nice to use it Paper Vision 3D in my porfolio. The thing is it needs to be used in a effective useful manner as you tend to see a lot of sites just using it for the heck! So just for the heck, I’ve created a 3D business card… I’ve got a lot to learn, but it’s fun!

Click and Drag to spin.

Modeled and rendered in Maya, this was my first attempt at product visualisation. I know a phone is pretty boring although I think it’s a good base to start from. I estimate it took around 5 days to model and render… the final tweaks taking most of the time.

Nokia 6300