I found some time this week to attempt a walk cycle animation. I wanted to make a plain and simple walk cycle, before trying bigger and more ambitious things with Moom.
The mail room clip I planned out two posts ago got very boring, very quickly. I need to sort out my concepts and not use scenes that don't interest me past the drawing stage. Walk cycles are quick and fun, usually taking about a day to finish, with rendering and post work done the following day.
Anyway, heres the link. Click me!
Still a couple of tweaks to be made, I think his contact 'jolt' is a bit too violent. Also his arms still don't look natural to me.
3 weeks left at work. Hopefully starting new job right after working with pals Mikey and Dane. Also, tractor is rigged, fat kid is abandoned (poor design on my behalf). Only small projects in the works at the moment, meaning I actually finish them. :>
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
I hate winter.
I'm in town at work, right? I get inspired, loads of ideas, characters and colours flying around my head, I get excited about leaving work and racing home to splash these ideas into Photoshop! Arriving home, I remember my bedroom is a FREEZER. It's WARMER OUTSIDE most of the time, completely destroying any and all previous inspiration. I hate winter, I can't wait for Summer to come back so I can draw in my room again, with out having to wear gloves.
Tonight I forced myself to try and sit in front of Photoshop and draw, this is what I ended up with. I'd really like to enter the HCM challenge over at CGTalk, hopefully I can get some more work done and then I can actually give it a decent go.
Apologies for the excessive use of noise. I don't like it either, but it's late. I'll fix it another day.
Also; job is great, learning lots and really enjoying this 'eating when I'm hungry because I CAN AFFORD IT NOW. YES. AWESOME.'
Until next update (unless my hands haven't frozen and snapped off in the mean time).
Tonight I forced myself to try and sit in front of Photoshop and draw, this is what I ended up with. I'd really like to enter the HCM challenge over at CGTalk, hopefully I can get some more work done and then I can actually give it a decent go.
Apologies for the excessive use of noise. I don't like it either, but it's late. I'll fix it another day.
Also; job is great, learning lots and really enjoying this 'eating when I'm hungry because I CAN AFFORD IT NOW. YES. AWESOME.'
Until next update (unless my hands haven't frozen and snapped off in the mean time).
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Some time off.
This past week I've had some time off from class, so thought I'd try make some stuff.
First up, new character time. Aiming for just a head for now, rigged with curves and points of influence, rather than having blend shapes. Well, I'll try mix the two, but I'd like to learn more about a different type of facial setup as I already know the basics of blend shapes.
He's a bit red, probably because I'm a bit noob with using misss_fast_skin_maya shader and it's many options. Anyway, he's very fresh, with lots of optimising and character waiting to be sculpted into him.
My tractor has also had a revamp, now with (almost) working suspension and stretchy bits and pieces. Check it out here.
Also my animation using Moom (re: previous post) is keyed out, I'll be moving through animation passes with I find the time. I'm trying to stay busy with multiple projects so as not to lose interest in individual pieces.
First up, new character time. Aiming for just a head for now, rigged with curves and points of influence, rather than having blend shapes. Well, I'll try mix the two, but I'd like to learn more about a different type of facial setup as I already know the basics of blend shapes.
He's a bit red, probably because I'm a bit noob with using misss_fast_skin_maya shader and it's many options. Anyway, he's very fresh, with lots of optimising and character waiting to be sculpted into him.
My tractor has also had a revamp, now with (almost) working suspension and stretchy bits and pieces. Check it out here.
Also my animation using Moom (re: previous post) is keyed out, I'll be moving through animation passes with I find the time. I'm trying to stay busy with multiple projects so as not to lose interest in individual pieces.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Progress!
Awesome week is awesome.
I substituted the Gnomon DVD with a DVD by Jeremy Birn on lighting and shadows, definitely a good watch. Only about 1/4 through the lessons, will be watching the rest of them this weekend.
Also have been planning out a new scene to animate using Moom. I drew up a concept of a scene, then a few doodles of some of the action that will take place.
Blocked out the scene in Maya.
Also, I start work at my new job on Tuesday! Woohoo! I'll be working as a tutor assistant at the university I just finished from. It's only part time, but it's a start. Gonna be great! :D
I substituted the Gnomon DVD with a DVD by Jeremy Birn on lighting and shadows, definitely a good watch. Only about 1/4 through the lessons, will be watching the rest of them this weekend.
Also have been planning out a new scene to animate using Moom. I drew up a concept of a scene, then a few doodles of some of the action that will take place.
Blocked out the scene in Maya.
Also, I start work at my new job on Tuesday! Woohoo! I'll be working as a tutor assistant at the university I just finished from. It's only part time, but it's a start. Gonna be great! :D
Monday, May 25, 2009
Woop.
My previous blog had to be wiped because of me being stupid. I remembered I had this Blogger account from years ago and decided to use it instead! Check out the post below, it's from like, 2007 when I was playing around in Anime Studio Pro. That program is pretty cool, but I lost interest in it too quickly to get anywhere.
I posted some fan art I did of Go Girls on my old blog, so have added them again to this one.
Goals for this week:
* Work on Burger Fuel prospectus drawings.
* Watch the Gnomon outdoor lighting DVD.
* Plan out a new scene to animate in 3D for demo reel.
I've also finished watching a DVD on learning the Fundamentals of Mental Ray. There is so much I want to do with it. For now, a beginners render using Moom will have to do.
I posted some fan art I did of Go Girls on my old blog, so have added them again to this one.
Goals for this week:
* Work on Burger Fuel prospectus drawings.
* Watch the Gnomon outdoor lighting DVD.
* Plan out a new scene to animate in 3D for demo reel.
I've also finished watching a DVD on learning the Fundamentals of Mental Ray. There is so much I want to do with it. For now, a beginners render using Moom will have to do.
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