Environment - Fridge

Below are some screenshots of the fridge I created in Maya 2012. It is currently untextured, and will be featured towards the end of the animation, where the mouse will obtain the cheese.

Part 1

This image shows the first steps I taken into created a fridge. I firstly used my own fridge as a reference, taking many pictures at different angles, and modelling the fridge while sitting near it. Here I simply created a cube, smoothed the edges and extruded the front face inwards, to create room for the shelves later on. The door was made from another cube, smoothed.

Part 2

I then procedeed to create some shelves for the fridge, in step 2. I created and edge smoothed a cube, flattened it out to depicitate a shelf. I then created a new cube, with a long, thin design. I then extruded the front face of the cube inwards, and duplicated. This cube was created as the 'shelf holder' or 'grabber', so the shelves do not look fixated to the edges of the fridge, or hovering inside it.

Part 3

This screenshot shows a close up of a shelf, and its holder. Here, I lined up the shelf to fit into the holder perfectly, with the holder pressed up against the wall of the fridge. I then duplicated this holder multiple times, to include two for each shelf.

Part 4

This screenshot shows Part 4. Here, I decided to create a little design for the bottom shelf, by adding more edges for cvs, then manipulating them to create an effect. This will eventually include a glass panel.

Part 5

This screenshot shows Part 5. Here, I have included a panel at the bottom, which will be textured as a glass panel later on. I have also created a little design, and placed it at the back of the fridge, near the top. It will display a light of some sort; it was created by using extrusions and manipulating cvs. The object on the roof of the fridge will produce the main light.

Part 6

This image shows Part 6, which is where I added detail to the inside of the fridge door. Following the design of my own fridge, I included some shelving in the form of 'buckets' on the inside of the door, which will eventually hold the likes of milk and drinks.

Part 7

This is the final stage of my untextured fridge, as it currently stands. I will eventually include some more detail via textures, and objects such as milk, butter, and of course, cheese.