Quiz No. 3

Quiz No. 3 :

Date: 7-27-2013

Time Limit: 1 hour to be received in email.  Any late submittals will result in a grade reduction (the later it is, the greater the reduction).

Instructions

1: File - Save as - [Last Name][First Name]_ARC4058_Quiz_3_[image type, ie. Superstudio Objects, Musee d'Orsay Front Perspective, etc.]  Be certain the JPEG file is saved with this format!

2: Photoshop: New File - 11" x 17" - Resolution at 200 pixels/inch - Color Mode at RGB Color - Margins as per the Layout Sample

3: Groups: TBD.   Be certain to work on the Quiz version that is assigned to you!  Working on the incorrect version will result in a lower grade.  The groups will be announce on the day of the exam.

4: Assignment: Create + Render a Rhino model based on the image(s) posted for Quiz 3

• Build the image assigned to you in Rhino with the appropriate layers. Create 3 rendered views (front elevation, side elevation, perspective) of said image(s). Save them as PNG's so that the background does not show when brought into Photoshop (assuming you have it set as such in Vray for Rhino).  
• Rhino Output: try to have all the viewport renders similar, if not equal, in size / scale (especially the side / front views).  To give you an idea of the resolution you should have, an 11" x 17" Sheet in Photoshop (at 200 dpi) has a resolution of 3400 pixels x 2200 pixels.  Use this as a base to guarantee great image quality.  
• Materials for your model: 
• wood_1: dark brown wood with natural grain
• wood_2: light brown wood (think plywood)
• glass_1: blue-grey glass with 30% opacity (70% transparent)
• glass_2: green-grey glass with 30% opacity (70% transparent)
• aluminum_1: light grey aluminum
• aluminum_2: dark grey aluminum
• plastic_1: light blue plastic
• plastic_2: light red-orange plastic
• concrete
• The images may further be tweaked in Photoshop. 
• The 3 views should be spaced evenly within the Photoshop file. 
• Each view shall have a dog / dogs interacting with the rendered object.  They shall be scaled appropriately, shadows placed where necessary, and be relevant to the viewport rendered.
• Grading will be based on both completeness + quality.

5: Save to JPEG - Quality = 8 (if you do not know what this means, try creating a jpeg from Photoshop.  You will be prompted to select the output quality.  Bring it down to 8)

6: Submittal: JPEG file shall be submitted to ecalil@fiu.edu before the hour's end

* Note: if you cannot make it to the day of a Quiz, you may make it up the week after.  A more difficult drawing will replace the one of the original date and the same time limit will be given during class time.  If you know that you cannot make it to class on any particular day, please comment below with the date(s) you will be absent and I will do my best to not have a Quiz on that particular date.  Once the date of the Quiz is posted online, it will not change.

My Recommendations:

• use the Quiz No 3 Sample Image as a reference for what you may be doing on the Quiz
• have a Rhino + Photoshop file ready for it with the layouts ready to start
• have a materials library with the listed varied set of materials ready for use, seeing as how you will not know what materials you will be using on the Quiz
• have your Layers in Rhino to already have the desired materials set to them, as that step will save you some time
• do NOT wait until the Quiz to do these things as it is not the time to figure these things out or worry about setting these things up.  They should be ready at your disposal beforehand so that your main preoccupation is building the model
• Read the instructions on the Quiz beforehand as well so that you know exactly what you need to do!
• I also recommend practicing with the posted Sample Image or with your Assignment 4 + 6 model interiors / fixtures to better prepare for the Quiz

Good Luck!