3D Modelling - Candle

This is the candle that I have created for my project. 

This is the beginning of the candle, I used the soft selection tool to make the top of the candle look melted

I then created the wick of the candle and added the flame in the next photo.

I then added a colour to the wax of the candle and also to the flame.

This is the final rendered version of my candle. I think that the body of the candle needs to be a bit lighter. But with the colour it makes it look old and dusty which is what you would find in a old dusty castle like Hogwarts.

Planning and Sketches

3D Modelling - Great Hall - progress

This is my progress so far on the designing of my 3D modelling. As you can see I have designed the room, but I think that the colour/material that I have used for the walls is a little bit too dark, it looking too much like a prison cell.

The above image is it in the editing mode, and the image beneath is it the rendered version.

3D Modelling - Goblet

To model this goblet, I drew it without tracing it off and image underneath it. This way I could can any shape I wanted. I used the B-Spline tool to create the shape, as I think that it is easier to design things with than the Bezier tool with the handles on.

This what the goblet looked like after I had Lathed the Spline.

After I had changed from front view to perspective, this is what it looked like, and I'm very pleased with it as it was exactly the shape I was looking for. 

I then added a floor to it, so I could see what it looked like against the wood effect which is what I am going to be making my table out of.

This is what it looks like rendered, with a material added. I tried out a few different materials, but I wanted it to look a bit battered/distressed, and I thought that this one looked the best out of the few that I tried.

After I had rendered my image and looked around for any imperfections, I saw that there was a hole in the bottom, this is due to the way that I have drawn the spline at the beginning. I will have to go back and amend this so there is no hole in the bottom.

As you can see I have gone back and amended the problem with having the hole in the bottom, I rearranged the points in the spline so it would connect and then there wouldn't be a hole in the bottom.

3D Modelling Proposal

Title
Harry Potter Great Hall.

Applications
These models will be used for architectural/film props. I will hopefully be recreating The Great Hall from the Harry Potter films including decorations, windows, the student tables and benches and also the teachers table.

Target audience
The target audience for my project will be people that like Harry Potter so I'd say the age range for this specific group of people would age from 11-28, which is a pretty big age gap, but people have been fans since the first book was released in 1997. 

Objects to be modelled
The objects I intend to model are: The Great Hall itself, windows, decorations (maybe the candles which floated), the student tables and benches. 

Visual style
The style of my objects are going to be very earthy and matte coloured. Its not going to be all that vivid in the colour scheme as its going to be a hall which is constructed of stone. But I will try and make sure that the resolution of all my objects is high, as I don't want them to look all pixelated. 

Legal and ethical issues
With creating objects for a film/franchise, I would have to be mindful with what objects I create and also the age range it is aimed at. With an age rating of PG to 12 on the BBFC website, the Harry Potter films, contain some frightening, dark and violent scenes throughout all 8 films.

3D Modelling research

This is what I am taking inspiration from. And this is what I intend to recreate, even though this is a photograph and everything in it is a physical object, I am going to try and make them look as real as possible.

Research into Models