Assignment 2 has been a fantastic challenge for me. With a limited knowledge of modelling, it felt like the perfect next step for me to take towards understanding Blender and the world of 3D modelling. Where previously I felt much more comfortable creating objects, I now feel that I began understanding the process of taking […]
Having not interacted with Substance 3D Painter since the last assignment, I was definitely quite rusty. I took the time to look back at the video content from week 5 (Intro to 3D Substance Painter) before diving into the painting process for my character. Within a few hours of work and watching videos, I was […]
The retopology process was extremely lengthy. The whole process took me about a week, averaging roughly 8 hours per day spent doing this. I took a break at one point to complete my animation before returning and completing this. Following a similar pattern as with the elephant (class exercise), I was off to a good […]
Continuing where I left off the previous week, I made the final necessary drawing (T-pose) and brought everything into Blender. The next step was to begin blocking out the character. Here I was able to use a neat trick I picked up from Mike in the last assignment. When making the tail, I used Bezier […]
Between Week 7 and 8 I took the time to try out a whole bunch of designs for Heishi, my trickster dragon character. I’ve collected a good range of references, though one which played a vital part was Mushu from Mulan. His impact is apparent in pretty much every stage of my design process. Here […]
This week’s task was to research Genndy Tartakovsky and his work as an animator. I’ve gathered a lot of useful information and finished the research with my own ideas for a character. Here are the insights I have gathered: Genndy Tartakovsky’s works are often associated with a precise visualization of motifs and a major focus […]
Throughout this module I have faced and overcome many challenges. A lot of those challenges consisted of first-time experiences for me as an artist and I could not be more thankful for the opportunity. The knowledge I gained will stay with me and aid me consistently as I journey towards meeting new challenges and sharpening […]
This week we looked into animatics, with Alec going through their definition and importance, as well as taking us through a final year students’ animatic. It was interesting to see how much of the story can be told via the animatic, without the need for immensely detailed drawings. With most scenes consisting of quick and […]
This week we have explored the topic of character design. Having joined as a foundation year student, I was already aware of some of the basics taught to us by Aodhan back then. The main focus was on shape and how altering aspects of a character can help reinforce their roles in the story. I […]
Inspired by the lecture, I took what I learned and tried to apply it to my groupwork. Jack the lumberjack, my character, was re-visited with the hopes of developing my understanding of how changing the shape of a character can affect its overall appearance. Here are my concepts and ideas, which I tried to keep […]