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Yellow Twin Cups
Maya, Arnold, Nuke
Project Description
The goal is to match my CG yellow cup to that in a photo. In seeing the complexity of lighting by matching a CG object to the real world. I can make Yellow Twin Cups!
Prepare
5 Inch Grey Ball : Captures Light Position and Color
4 Inch Wood Cube : Captures Perspective and Light Position
6 Inch Chrome Ball : Captures Reflection and object position
Workflow
1. Select a Photo
2. Take Photo with Grey Ball, Wood Cube and Chrome Ball
3. Calculate the Focal Length and Set up Maya
Set the correct resolution in the render settings. Create the Perspective Camera (RenderCam) with calculated focal length. Create the Image plane in the RenderCam and load the cube photo. In image Plane "Fit to Resolution Gate" and when in RenderCam "Set Resolution Gate"
4. Create a cube and reposition the pivot point to the front corner and Create the Ground Plane
5. Cup Modeling
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