Melanie Barrington

The Cathedral is a rendering done for the SkillsUSA Job Exhibit in the 3D animation category. For this piece I wanted to create something elegant and grand while providing the viewer with a sense of having really been in the space. Over the course of several months I modeled and surfaced every asset in the scene before rendering it. Texture maps were created in Photoshop. This piece received a perfect score at the district level and achieved a Blue Superior ribbon at State.

The scene was constructed of a long hallway with a curved roof. Four pillars lined each wall with a long carpet leading up the stairs to the throne. Swords rest next to the staircases and on the back wall. Four flames made with dynamic fluids light the back.