Background
The Earth graphic was a catalyst for even more artistic activity. Not only did I design the unsaturated.com logo around it, I decided to take it into three dimensions. But where does an artist find an affordable 3D editor? Bundled on a CD with his video card, that’s where. And what kind of quality should you expect from such an application? Not much.
After hours of adjusting primitive objects I had a new appreciation for 3D model editing. The 3D logo shaped up very nicely. With frequent file saves I lost little ground. Every aspect came together except for the gradient color shading. The 3D logo only has solid colors. Applying an image to the surface may have solved the problem. Instead, I changed directions and decided to animate it. What you see is the vision of my unsaturated.com studio trailer.
What Works?
The speed of rotation comes to a nice halt while the unsaturated.com text fades into the last frames. The scaling of the logo matches the original. However, this 3D model is more accurate than the original 2D version; the lines are sharper.
What Failed?
The gradient of the 3D model doesn’t match the original. The text was used on my web site in the past but now seems dated. There may be symmetry issues because I can’t recall any rulers on the editor that allowed me to space objects evenly.
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