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17 Jan 2008Hello everyone! I am in the process of switching to 3D Studio Max. Below are some pictures. The big guy is a character I'm modeling for a new short. I had to stop working on my old short film "Toki" because it was just too ambitious. The second model is just a test model created to get the hang of Max's modeling tools. I started the big character in Blender, then moved it over to Max where I gradually let myself get used to it's modeling tools. The cat-like head is all Max. I admit the ears are very rushed.
Crits highly invited!
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Jonathan 480 posts18 Jan 2008LOL, interesting character.
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18 Jan 2008give him a monocle, a cane and a top hat imo.
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04 Feb 2008Thanks guys, tonight I made the story reel using the storyboard drawings. I timed each shot by playing the scene in my head. If a shot was too short, I made it longer, if it was too long I shortened it. This was done to get an idea of how long the short would be - and to be a placeholder for the real animation. The short is going to be around 40 seconds long - which was the intent. I didn't want to make it too long because this is going to be my very first completed short film.
Right now, I am furious with myself. I wasted a lot of time so far (about 20 days) on a character not designed for the story. I have learned - the hard way - that the character should be designed after the story, possibly even after the storyboards. I feel like I could have gotten so much further than I am now... but at the same time, I feel like there is little that can stop me from filling this placeholder story reel with content. It's weird being both happy and mad at the same time.
"Well, where is it?" Heh, 35 seconds is easy to ruin for people, so I'm keeping the reel private for now. -
04 Feb 2008Don't be so hard on yourself,everything so far looks great.
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06 Feb 2008Here is a work in progress model of the flying saucer in my short. It's a different take on what's usually smooth featureless disk.
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Pierre 61 posts18 Feb 2008 -
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23 Feb 2008Work continues...
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24 Feb 2008animation link ends in error @_@ those pants sure do look good though
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24 Feb 2008Heh, sorry. Fixed it.
Thanks about the pants. I wasn't sure about it myself. -
24 Feb 2008a tear in the pants here and there would be cool. maybe make a big torn hole around where his tail comes out
it'll all look alot better textured, esp. the pants. this is all still in maya right? -
25 Feb 2008Thanks for the suggestion.
I'm using Max. -
25 Feb 2008maya, max whatever
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26 Feb 2008Quite interesting "cat-pig-fat something" looking like creature
Are you going to animate it using Bipeds or Bones? Just an curiousity
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26 Feb 2008manbearpig!
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Wiz 36 posts27 Feb 2008this guy looks so fun.. such a good character to him, and could be very fun
to animate this type of massive character.. can't wait to see more. -
27 Feb 2008I know how it is when character is modeled and you want it start to be moving, running and so on. AAaaeeehh, but patience must come since rigging isn't quickly done task
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Pierre 61 posts28 Feb 2008Shouldn't it be green? lol
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28 Feb 2008Heh heh, I am tempted to make it green, or at least texture the skin the same way I did . At the moment I'm not sure. The idea was that he is covered in short fur, but my computer is a bit slow so rendering realistic fur is out of the question. I'm really not sure about this texture. I think it's a bit plain, but I don't know how exactly I should go about painting good looking toon fur.
I'll keep working on it until I'm satisfied though. That might take forever... but I really want to do it right. *update* I will be using a set of lion photos to help me. He isn't exactly a lion, but has similar fur and color. Oh, Kashak, I will be using bones. -
28 Feb 2008the skin seems to be coming alnog but oen thing i noticed in this latest render was his belly-button. it looks too perfect, maybe give it some asymmetrical qualities? his upper arm seems to be lacking a bit of density as well, seeing as how he's such a big character. a great way you could rig the ears is with a jiggle deformer where they move dynamically as the head moves, little bounces and such.
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29 Feb 2008There is a modifier called Flex that does that. I don't want to do anything to the arms, but I'll see about making the belly button look better.
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