Modelling & Method Research

Made a fishing rod (images on uni comp doy!) didn't like it at first but after looking at it again its not that bad. Hopefully will be rigging it on monday.

Had group meeting where we showed off all our parts we've been making. Looking good so far :D We're struggling abit with charatcer creations but the learning process in making one is going well. I've been looking at 2D creating in xsi tutorial.

Though it went wrong, the method in creating one I think has been handy in creating better rotoscoping guides/methods for 3D cartoon eyes etc.
The Tutorial: http://www.joncrow.com/tutorials/xsi_tuts/toon_modeling/toon_model_tut.htm


I've posted it to the group dunno if they'll go for this method.

Used my classmates Sketch of the farmer character for rotoscoping

In the mean time, i should get back to creating that wheelchair and maybe few odd farm animals etc.



Curve CV over sketch


Build or adjust sphere within wireframe Leave xray mode on and headlight


Open/Close Curve and curve to Polygon Mesh (adjust extrude slider settings)


For 3D faces, place objects over shape correctly etc

Modelling Try Outs

I've done a number of re edits and touch ups on the pilot i-dent since last posting (all using After effects) might put it online at some point but still stuff i could play around with.

Doing my Final Film for university and it's another CG animation, this time in a group. So far it has been fun to work someone else's plot/story and just throw in questions about the character/plot etc just to help create solid piece as a group :D (sitting around debating about our character motivations is great fun)

We're doing a story about a old wheelchair bound man in the countryside, who struggles to reach the top of a hill where a persistent phone rings (theres elements of road runner devices in the film)

going to blog the process again to help me track mi work for production pack.

So far I've taken up chair and fishing rod duty (sure they'll be more to do)
Did a rough chair from memory (thinking about the shapes and not using any reference pictures)



At one point as reminder XSI day. made a old man face, we're not going to use it but i just like how it looks like cross between Mr.Magoo and pacman.