In Polish VFX specialist Krzesimir Drachal’s level three 3D modeling learning lab, our TUMOians discovered and practiced how animated pictures are actually made. They got savvy with the Houdini software that’s used for visual effects and 3D animations. With their newly acquired concepts of power effects, dynamics, cloth simulations, rigid bodies, and pyrotechnic effects, they added some commendable animated models to their portfolios.

In this AltJuly learning lab called “The Next Station Is…,” led by 3D modeling expert Meruzh Ghudratyan at TUMO Gyumri, students used Blender to design and animate original metro stations, born entirely from their imaginations.

TUMOians in Bagrat Ohanjanyan’s “Creature Design” lab learned how to design their creatures using PureRef and apply principles of creature design to connect the animalistic to human anatomy. Recently, Bagrat took the wildest creatures from their Reference Boards and 3D printed them.

In Rafał Mierzejewski’s Art and 3D Modeling learning lab, 18 TUMOians designed, materialized, and gave color to three-dimensional objects using the software Cinema4D. After, they used Adobe Aero to place their 3D compositions in augmented reality (AR) and brought in guests (users) to the alternative reality to meet their creations through QR codes.

The TUMOian way of preserving historic spaces? 3D scanning labs! In Hambardzum Vardanyan’s lab, students scanned Aghjots Vank and placed the model in Unreal Engine 5 to create a 3D environment of the 13th-century monastery.

Music by our own TUMO band, Zrangi.

In Alexis Baydoun’s learning lab, students got their characters and scenes ready for motion. Check out some of the rigged 3D models TUMOians created with Cinema 4D and animated with the Rokoko SmartSuit.

In a level two 3D Modeling workshop led by Yekaterina Mkhitaryan, students from our box in Gavar and center in Dilijan used 3D-Coat to add textures to everything from milk cartons to futuristic scooters.

Gurgen Adamyan 14
TUMO Dilijan

Hayk Ghazaryan 15
TUMO Gavar

Vladimir Shirkhanyan 14
TUMO Dilijan

Elen Badoyan 18
TUMO Gavar

Vardan Hakobyan 13
TUMO Gavar

Looking to design a product or a home interior? LEGO blocks and 3D models can help! In the 1st level of our 3D modeling workshop, Yerevan TUMOians produced 3D models for objects of their choice using MagicaVoxel, SculptGL, and Maya.

Building blocks isn’t all fun and games! In a 3D modeling learning lab with illustrator and animator Guillaume Kurkdjian, TUMOians not only created 3D models of vehicles, but also animated them with Cinema4D.

Students from TUMO Gyumri, Yerevan and Stepanakert joined forces with innovative photographer Jay Perez to scan some of Armenia’s historical and cultural sites. They got acquainted with FARO scanners, learned how to use Pix4D Mapper software, and finally, created VR environments of Zvartnots, Yereruyk Temple, Saghmosavank and other notable sights.

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