Animation Blog
Author: Danielle ThompsonIn the morning class we discussed facial animations and lip sync animation. When it comes to animating faces it is best to block out the expressions and then fine tune them to match the audio clip. A good rule of thumb is to make the shapes of the mouth come 2 frames before the audioContinue reading Week 2 – Facial Animations
In the morning class Henry and Michael talked about this semester ahead. For this semester we will be working with the game development class to create a game. We were also split up into groups to research what was involved in the game development pipeline and what differs from the animation pipeline. I found that theContinue reading Week 1 – Module Introduction
Walk Animation Run Animation Body Mechanic Animation
Walk Animation References I started by gathering references of people walking and looked at still images of animated walks as this helped me figure out how the limbs swing as well as how the head dips. After I gathered my references, I decided to go for the teenage hooligan walk as I liked the motionContinue reading Assessment 2 – Animation
Bin – concept and model Sconces – concept and model Candle Holders – concept and model Candles – concept and model Ink pot and quill – concept and model Textured Props in SketchFab Observatory Room Props by Danielle_Thompson on Sketchfab Room Model – concept and model Textured Observatory Room in SketchFabContinue reading Assessment 1 – Portfolio
Concept phase For this assessment I was tasked with working in a group to create an observatory scene. I started by designing my room layout, I made some thumbnails to figure out the feeling I wanted to convey. I designed both grand rooms and smaller, cramped rooms. I preferred the look of the smaller roomContinue reading Assessment 1 – 3D Environment
This week we showed our presentations that showed our progress on the room models. Here is my presentation: This is the feedback that I received from Henry and Michael: Reduce the height map on the dirt on the moon candle holder Up the poly count on the models that look low poly Try toContinue reading Week 12 – Presentations / Module Feedback
CV Cover Email Showreel
Job roles Concept artist – a concept artist comes up with the initial designs and appearance for the project. Character designer – a character designer designs characters based on the initial sketches of the concept artist, personality and physical traits that are given to them by the director of the project. 2D animator – a 2D animator creates motion by drawing still images that are put into a sequence that create the look ofContinue reading Assessment 1
CV CV Research These are some CV that inspired me, I like the simplicity and contrast of Andrew Coyle’s CV. I like the colour pallet of Chloe Hughes’ CV. The way Glenn O’Neill has broken up the information makes it very easy to read. I like the colours and boxes around the titles on MartinaContinue reading Week 12 – Feedback Session – CV, Showreel, Cover Email