Making Art with Computers

July 9, 2002

Our first class got off to a late start, and handouts are about a week behind. We'll have to re-arrange things a bit, but we'll get back on track.

Important Information

• Syllabus
• Software Setup

Class Sessions

1. (July 9) Introduction, Basic Painting
   • Notes are coming soon.
   • Practice problems
2. (July 11) Doctoring Photographs
   • Notes are coming soon.
   • Example #1: Giant Bird ( Image #1, Image #2, Composite )
   • Example #1: Jack in the Pot ( Image #1, Image #2, Composite )
3. (July 16) Patterns and Levels
   • Notes are coming soon.
   • Example: Stone Wall ( Original, Pattern, Wall with Pattern )
   • Extra: Pattern done with reflection (Coming soon)
4. (July 18) Introduction to Ray Tracing
   • Notes on Basic POV-Ray Scenes
   • Notes on POV-Ray (taken from POV-Ray Help).
     1. POV-Ray Program Description
     2. What is Ray-Tracing?
     3. Beginning Tutorial
   • Getting POV-Ray: See Software Setup
   • Example: First Image ( Scene File, Image )
5. (July 23) POV-Ray on UNIX
   • UNIX Notes
   • Practice Problems (handout, scene file)
6. (July 25) Lighting and Materials
   • Notes on Lighting and Materials
   • Materials Cheat Sheet
   • Examples (lights, materials)
7. (July 30) Constructive Solid Geometry
   • Notes on Constructive Solid Geometry
   • Examples (declarations, csg)
8. (August 2) Complex Objects
   • Notes on Complex Objects
   • Examples (lathe lab scene, lathe scene, height field scene, height field image, text)
9. (August 6) Cameras and Macros
   • Notes on Macros and Cameras
   • Examples (camera/macro examples)
10. (August 8) Making Movies
    • Notes on Animation
    • Animation Utilities: See Software Setup
    • POV-Ray configuration file for animation: animate.ini
    • Example #1 ( Scene File)
    • Example #2 ( Scene File, Final Movie )