Leveraging on the power of Blender the opensource 3D solution. the training covers techniques for 3D modeling and rendering. No previous experience in any other 3D software is required. The training does not cover just tools and commands. Instead it focuses on methods and techniques for creating 3D artworks.

The training comes with an accompanying printed teaching material (shown above) that is structured in a systematic manner. This teaching material is designed solely for this training and is not available elsewhere.

Lessons covered include:

1.  Interface

This section introduces one to the Blender 3D interface.

2. Modelling – Part 1

This section talks about basic modelling workflow. It covers various techniques of modelling including those that allow one to built objects from scratch, in addition to those that involves the modification of existing objects. Solutions for fixing problematic mesh objects are also presented here.

3. Modelling – Part 2

This section focuses on more advanced modeling methods for building objects with organic free forms as well as those with symmetry.

4. Material & Shaders

This sections shows how objects can be given materials to make them more realistic.

5. Surface Texturing

This section show you how to bring material creation to a new level of realism using procedural and image map texturing.

6. Lighting Basics

This section show how lights can be used to simulate indoor and outdoor environments.

7. Rendering Basics

This section show how the 3D model and file can be rendered into a realistic 2D images and how the image can be saved as a popular file format.

8. World Setting

How to assign world and environmental setting for added realism will be described in this section

9. Tips

This sections contains tips for streamlining the 3D art making process.

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Well, I am no expert in Project Wonderland. Nevertheless, I thought that some of the things that Open Systems Innovations does using Project Wonderland are interesting.

Below is a Wonderland-based Project that Open Systems Innovation is working on.

Yishun Junior College Workshop

On 20th May, I gave an introductory presentation about Blender and 3D animation basics in Yishun Junior College. The audience were students and staffs from the College’s Media Club. I conducted the two-hour plus workshop through the invitation of the Club’s Teacher-in-charge Mdm Ho.

Below are two images from this particular workshop.

Me in Yishun Junior …. . College Students fiddling with Blender

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Workshop

On 23th May, together with the other passionate members of the Singapore Blender User Group, I give a joint presentation in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. As of this writing the group is small, comprising of 5 members, namely Victor Yap, Daniel Yam, Soh WeeLian, Sacha Goedegebure and me.

Victor who is a solution architect, is also the main organiser, gave an opening introduction. Weelian, who is a lecturer with Ngee Ann Polytechnic gave an interesting demonstration of 3D modelling using Blender.

Victor presenting…. Weelian modelling a MIG 17 in minutes

Sacha, who was the Director of Big Buck Bunny gave an engaging overview of many cool features of Blender. Of particular interest was a demonstration of the Game Engine. Daniel, who is Creative Director for the Creative Room shared his experience with Blender.

Sacha showing the Game Engine….. Daniel sharing his Blender experience

As for me, I give a presentation on Rendering. As I am Industrial Design-trained, my presentation was geared towards using Blender as a rendering, visualisation and animation platform for presenting Design Concepts.

Me talking about Product Visualisation …… Sacha connecting with the audience

After the presentations ended, many from the audience stayed behind to mingle with one another. As for me, the presentations and exchanges were enriching. It opened my eyes to other possibilities, potentials and ways of using Blender.

As it was essentially a CAID modelling course, the students were taught and used Autodesk Alias Studio CAID software for the 3D modelling work. The initial Alias Studio files were in NURBS surface format and were imported into Blender as polygonal models.

When inside Blender, the models were set smoothed, assigned materials and texture-mapped. Scene backdrops and lightings were set up for the final rendering.

Communication Device by Chua Kai Ren

Panaphone by Chow Pei Huan

Both works were rendered using Blender’s internal renderer.

Over the years, I have been intensively involved in the coaching of students as well as in the shaping of certain aspects of the course curriculum. The area that I have been most heavily involved was in the field of Computer Aided Industrial Design (CAID). This often involved revamping the curriculum and lesson plans. I had also proposed and overseen the acquisition and integration of new CAID technologies pertaining to the course. This included acquiring software, hardwares and arranging for the relevant trainings pertaining to their usage.

The responsibilities of a design lecturer were varied and wide-ranging. Sometimes, we were also called upon to bring students for overseas design study trips. Together with one of my colleagues, I have brought students for study trips to Europe as well as Japan.

Such trips not only enriched and exposed the students to other cultures and design practices, they also enriched my experiences as well.

Beside the usual teaching-related matters, I was also regularly involved in ‘extra-curriculum’ activities pertaining to the career. For example, I was heavily involved with ‘Greater than 60′ which was a school initiative towards designing for the aged. See pictures below.

Involvements for the initiative included attending relevant seminars, coaching students, liasing with journalists and press, preparation of exhibition collaterals as well as presentation to VIPs (including minister).

In all, the years in Temasek Polytechnic presented me with a varied range of responsibilities and experiences.

Note: 

Occasionally, I will recieve emails and comments pertaining to academic matters. Sometimes, I will also recieve comments that are less-than-constructive that relate the content of this site to my past experience as a lecturer.

I will like to state that I am no longer working with Temasek Polytechnic.  Additionally, this is my personal blog and is thus not reflective of my past works as a lecturer. Instead, the materials on this website reflect my personal interests in the area of 3D graphics and design.