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Final Project for School

by HaagNDaaz
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

This is where I will be posting progress on my final project in the Digital Media course at NAIT in Canada. For my project I am creating 3 characters, one female, one male, and one robot, as well as creating an enviroment to go along with them.

 

After modeling and rigging all characters I will be animating them as well in the like of a game cinematic. If time permits I will be implementing the assets into Unreal Tournament to create a short demo.

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Looks like a good start. Will you be texturing these assets or leaving them plain?

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thanks and yes, I am modeling them fully first then texturing them. Should be done the male in a day or so and I'll post it then.

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Definitely looks good.  My only criticism at the moment is that the breasts don't seem to fall naturally for some reason.  Perhaps they should be weighted down a bit more?

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hmm good point, I will adjust them

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What if the breats are plastic? :p

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Ha the beauty of modern day plastic surgery!

The room seems to be shaping up nicely.  I would advise the couch cushions be pushed a little closer together, they look like you might sink in-between the cracks!

Keep it coming!

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Nicely done on the most recent image.  I assume you added the detail in Zbrush or Mudbox, is that image the lower poly model with normals?

My only crit currently would be that the body/jeans meet too subtly for my liking.  If you could make them sharper that would be nice.

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Thanks! added in zbrush and the render is of the low poly model in maya with the normals.


Didnt make the jeans more detached cuz the shirt will cover it up

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Good stuff and thanks for the knowledge.  Could you give us a shot of the highpoly in Zbrush or of the normals?  Just interested

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better yet I have a short video of a blendshape test for facial animation I tested today making me say 'I love elephant shoes'..timing is still a bit off but its only practice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUGEja1F8A0

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Great stuff mate.  It's hard to tell much about the blendshapes just because we have no audio, but I'll trust what you've done ;)

As for the rigging it looks nice!  It looks like you might have some IK chains?  A fun vid to see would be a quick youtube video showing off the rig if at all possible!  Great stuff though, you're doing well.

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http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/video/video.php?v=343291922025

This is a video on my facebook page of my walk cycle so far with the male character

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today i got bored and tired of animating the main project and decided to take a break and make a short animation of the robot character hoppin off a building.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYtoJsBrWjc

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Great stuff!  I'm loving your work and dedication.  Truly wonderful

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okay, so I have been tirelessly animating this project like a boss and am currently half done with 5 days left on the clock till this project is due.

Here is a link to the video of what i have so far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1rXExHpRv4

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Lol....wow. 

VERY impressive so far!  I can't wait to see the thing finished!

Might I suggest creating a new Video WIP?  Put your YouTube link in for a source, and it'll show up embedded here on CGN.

Does the finished product need to be fully rendered for submission?

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thankfully it doesnt have to be rendered cuz its like 1000 frames..i would definitely run out of time rendering on my laptop haha

I'll post a Video WIP later...i have to go play hackey sac now..

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woah, this is sweet. Real respect for your animating skills dude.

 

*thumbs up*

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thanks man, and now all i have to do is render a decent copy of the animation and a few turntables of models and i'll be done my project!

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you must be proud that is some good work there :) , Im liking the texturing on them now very nice

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Would you mind getting back with us on that final render of the animation once you're done - we can use it to kick of CG-Nation TV in the coming week!  Your piece is probably the best character animation currently on this website.

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yea for sure Producer. I also am going to be doing a short little lightsaber animation before the week is done to add to my demo reel.

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Excellent!  Can't wait to see it!