The Day In The Life Of A Student Animator
Career Direction and Research I have chosen Concept Artist, Environment Artist, 3D modeler as the roles I wanted to research. Concept Artist The most basic skill set for a Concept Artist is as follows; Knowledge of the software MAYA, Graphic design, Photoshop, Design concepts, Game designs, Character design, Visual development, Communication skills, ZBrush, 3D modelling,Continue reading Creative Futures – Blog
Game Build; Tasks involved staring the build of the game using unreal engine, to ensure all the assets, sound files models and animations were all functioning in the unreal project. I created a new project on unreal called ChronoMech and set up folders for each section blueprints, assets etc. After this imported all the relevantContinue reading Major Project, Week 31 – 36
Rigging my Models; Rigging was the building of the skeleton of the 3d model so I could animate the joints and direct movement taking them from an inanimate object to animated. The rigging process was new to me, for two weeks research was heavily conducted to determine how to rig models, I found a tutorialContinue reading Major Project, Week 27- 30
Artists Research; Background research: Transformers are a popular franchise that originated from a line of toys created by Hasbro. These toys can transform from vehicles, such as cars or planes, into humanoid robots. The concept of Transformers has expanded into various forms of media, including animated TV shows, movies, and comic books. The Transformers areContinue reading Major Project, Week 14 – 26
Reflective Process I had a full discussion and completed a presentation with tutors where they decided I had a better understanding of the 3D game than 2d animation. They felt it would be too ambitious to do a game unless I followed my idea of doing a gameplay trailer instead. As I was working independentlyContinue reading Major Project, Week 13
Original Final Idea; While others had started the modelling process, I was anxious as this week was devoted to idea generation. I came up with several new ideas such as 1) bong 2) dream/nightmare sequence 3) anime fight scene 4) guitar hero scene. These were originally envisioned to be a mini-series but felt it wouldContinue reading Major Project; Week 5-12
Ideas Generation: I began brainstorming ideas independently, I came up with several ideas such as vaporwave, transformers, fight scene, teddy bears etc. To do this I used influences from online media and research sketches to determine possibilities for my project. By doing this I learned that several of my ideas would be beyond my competencyContinue reading Major Project; Week 1 – 4
Process and Progression: Character Modelling, Rigging, Skin Weighting, Animating, Sequencing and sound design! https://youtu.be/UPVl6pB_Hz0?si=AFktHeB_oc3FDgCb This is my FMP for animation, the project was to large to build and export, so I recorded the gameplay and animations within it instead. Because of the size of the task I gave myself with little to no knowledge ofContinue reading Major Project Portfolio – ChronoMech: Rise of Icarous