Project 1 (Self-Critique)

First of all, this is the first time that i am trying to model a real life object. However, that should not be an excuse to use. In terms of the success of my model, i rate it as a good in terms of appearance. This is because i feel that it does not differ too much from the original. But, if you would look at the model from a professional MAYA user 's perspective, then this model is either just average or below average. This is because when you turn on the wireframe mode, you will notice that there are a few wires that are missing, however, they cannot be seen from either the camera angle or because the color of the model covered it.

This is my bottom view of my model. Notice that the cartridge part is uneven. This is because of some edges or vertices missing or misplaced. Also, you will notice that it does not look exactly like the original because of some missing parts like the stylus.

Because i am still new to texture, i did not manage to texture my model, hence it looks shabby. Also, there appears to be a bug to my red color cartridge part. Because the first render image i took has it painted red, but when i opened the maya file to take more screenshots, it became gray no matter what i do to it.

This is sort of a front view. I feel that it looks decent here, with the only downside is that the red cartridge is missing.

Here the cartridge is red, but, notice the missing speakers. This is a huge regret that i made, forgetting to put in the speakers.

Some extra render images i took.

To sum it up, i believe that i did a decent job in attempting to model this nintendo ds. However, there are definitely some areas i can improve on, like modelling the exact model, not leaving out parts like the stylus. Also, i could definitely learn how to texture my model, making it more realistic rather than it being so obviously a 3D model instead.
To be honest, i spent a lot of time in doing this. Because i did not take any breaks in between at all, i felt that i was even more focused in modelling this than gaming usually. But, when i rendered the model, i had a sense of accomplishment and felt awesome.