For this project, I created a 3D model of the Miami University Sundial in Autodesk Maya. The goal was to model a real world object as accurately as possible, using the physical object as a reference. Careful attention was given to the sundial's interconnect, stylized rings. I was able to make the zodiac symbols around the outer ring by taking pictures of the real world symbols, editing out the backgrounds and creating Alpha Maps for transparency in Adobe Photoshop, and attaching the images and Alpha Maps to planes placed around the Sundial.
The model uses textures from the following sources: