King David's Bedroom
3 still shots
So here they are (click the image for bigger version):
My Goal
The concept behind this "triptych" of King David was to portray King David's "kingliness" whilst also showing that he has an intimate, personal side. Perhaps the first shot (i.e. "Outside the King's Room") does the best job at adequately expressing this juxtaposition of characteristics.
How I did it
I used Autodesk Maya 2010 for the modeling/texturing/lighting. Photoshop CS5 was used to tweak or create some of the textures. Many of textures (including the design for the Kinnor) were adapted from various sources on the internet, so I certainly cannot take credit for all of those. For instance, the Kinnor design I adapted can be found on this page: House of Harrari. And the very faint doorframe corner design for "Outside the King's Room" was adapted from Pewter7's "Ornate Flourish Corner set".
What is that weird writing??
Um, so I tried to actually depict the writing style that King David would have used. Namely, I tried to use "Paleo Hebrew" writing for the writing on the scroll hanging above the doorway, and on the writing on the scroll on the desk. So for the scroll above the doorway, the text is supposed to say what the first part of Psalm 106:48, which says: "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Israel." So what I did was I found the Hebrew for that from a few different places like Blue Letter Bible and Bible Study Tools. (Needless to say, that was hassle in and of itself b/c the Hebrew text on Bible Study Tools is incorrectly formatted! But i needed to use it b/c I can copy/paste it to Microsoft Word AND edit the text using Bible Study Tools' "BSTHebrew" font) Anyway, then I got a Paleo Hebrew font from Kris J. Udd and did my best to verify its similarity to my (non Paleo) "BSTHebrew" font using FontForge. I also referenced a Paleo Hebrew guide I found on http://hashemartworks.net. The Paleo font seemed good to match up pretty good with BSTHebrew, so i pretty much copied some Hebrew text into Microsoft Word, highlighted it and changed the font to the Paleo font, and bam! there ya go. I went through the same kinda process for the text on the scroll that's on the table. That text is Psalm 5 by the way.
Below is a pic of (what I hope is) the Hebrew and Paleo Hebrew for "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Israel":
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Conclusion
So it's been grand adventure learning how to do 3D modeling, and I was happy to be able to do something like King David's room. Props to my professor for giving us the freedom to choose something we'd enjoy. Even now, I know how I could make these stills better, but alas, I'm going to move on to new things for now. 'Til next time!
**Be sure to check out my Schoolwork page for a few more animations!**
| Outside the King's Room |  |
| David's Harp (Kinnor) | .jpg) |
| David's Desk |  |
My Goal
The concept behind this "triptych" of King David was to portray King David's "kingliness" whilst also showing that he has an intimate, personal side. Perhaps the first shot (i.e. "Outside the King's Room") does the best job at adequately expressing this juxtaposition of characteristics.
How I did it
I used Autodesk Maya 2010 for the modeling/texturing/lighting. Photoshop CS5 was used to tweak or create some of the textures. Many of textures (including the design for the Kinnor) were adapted from various sources on the internet, so I certainly cannot take credit for all of those. For instance, the Kinnor design I adapted can be found on this page: House of Harrari. And the very faint doorframe corner design for "Outside the King's Room" was adapted from Pewter7's "Ornate Flourish Corner set".
What is that weird writing??
Um, so I tried to actually depict the writing style that King David would have used. Namely, I tried to use "Paleo Hebrew" writing for the writing on the scroll hanging above the doorway, and on the writing on the scroll on the desk. So for the scroll above the doorway, the text is supposed to say what the first part of Psalm 106:48, which says: "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Israel." So what I did was I found the Hebrew for that from a few different places like Blue Letter Bible and Bible Study Tools. (Needless to say, that was hassle in and of itself b/c the Hebrew text on Bible Study Tools is incorrectly formatted! But i needed to use it b/c I can copy/paste it to Microsoft Word AND edit the text using Bible Study Tools' "BSTHebrew" font) Anyway, then I got a Paleo Hebrew font from Kris J. Udd and did my best to verify its similarity to my (non Paleo) "BSTHebrew" font using FontForge. I also referenced a Paleo Hebrew guide I found on http://hashemartworks.net. The Paleo font seemed good to match up pretty good with BSTHebrew, so i pretty much copied some Hebrew text into Microsoft Word, highlighted it and changed the font to the Paleo font, and bam! there ya go. I went through the same kinda process for the text on the scroll that's on the table. That text is Psalm 5 by the way.
Below is a pic of (what I hope is) the Hebrew and Paleo Hebrew for "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Israel":
Conclusion
So it's been grand adventure learning how to do 3D modeling, and I was happy to be able to do something like King David's room. Props to my professor for giving us the freedom to choose something we'd enjoy. Even now, I know how I could make these stills better, but alas, I'm going to move on to new things for now. 'Til next time!
**Be sure to check out my Schoolwork page for a few more animations!**
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