{"id":246,"date":"2021-12-13T09:53:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T14:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/spark\/?p=246"},"modified":"2021-12-13T09:53:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T14:53:16","slug":"meet-specialist-aiden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/spark\/2021\/12\/13\/meet-specialist-aiden\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Specialist Aiden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written By: A. Pacheco Spark Specialist UNT Junior Media Arts\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

My name is Aiden Pacheco. I am a Media Arts major, and I will most likely go beyond this major in the future, hopefully in the cinema or VFX area. A majority of my projects now and in the future are centered around the visual department. I love working with cameras and software such as Adobe Suite, Blender, or Cinema 4D. I am also extremely passionate about videography and photography. I am hoping I can have more projects that involve video or photo editing soon. Luckily, I found the makerspace here at UNT. Now, I can brainstorm projects with other makers and make cool stuff. I still have so much to learn, but I am beyond excited to learn from my peers. It is amazing having access to equipment I had never heard of before and being around people who are passionate about creating using said equipment. I feel like now I can properly branch out and grow creatively.<\/p>\n

Here recently, I have been most interested in Blender in creating models, texturing, and making virtual scenes. It first began with creating models through TinkerCAD. I created an R2D2 model entirely from scratch, no premade shapes or help.<\/p>\n

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Learning how to combine and manipulate shapes may sound simple, but it led me to more complex modeling. When I first began using Blender, I was immediately overwhelmed. I was lucky to have been introduced to TinkerCAD and Cinema 4D first and have implemented similar methods of modeling into my Blender projects. I have found that the modeling community is massive, so finding .obj models is not difficult.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been teaching myself how to texture these models accurately. It was more difficult than I anticipated, so I have been trying to expand my knowledge so I can further this project to the best of my ability. I am glad I have the help of my coworkers. This will hopefully become a virtual tour of our location at Discovery Park, with the help of my peer, Hanna.<\/p>\n

The Makerspace here at UNT has become a new home for me. I have never worked at a place where I have felt more comfortable to be myself and to share my ideas. I know I can always depend on my friends here to push me creatively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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