Minor: Displacement Test

I have been testing out using textures as way to distort my model. These tests were done on a cutaway piece of my characters leg with an aitoon shader, using noise and displacement.

I will continue to experiment with this, to get something that fits nicely with my character and the simple/cartoon nature of my film.

This isn't the exact shade of red I will use and I've also noticed that I want to change the blue I am using for shadow on the skin, as it is a bit too cold.

Minor: Flashing 2D Background Effects

For some parts of my film, more simple 2D effects in the background will be used. I have done some tests in Animate to see what sort of things could work. Some of these are more successful than others, and I've got a lot more things I want to try, but this is a promising start.

Minor: Audio Update

I have started over with my recording, in an effort to create something more authentic and conversational. With this new audio I will be better able to work on an animatic/pre-vis, something that has the dynamic ups and downs I am looking for. I will work to this audio as it is, making spaces for the animation to breathe as I am working.

Minor: Pre-vis - Part 1

This is opening of my pre-viz with parts of the audio I just posted - to give an idea of how I want it to fit together. These clips don't have any effects added to them yet, I will add these in 2D.

Minor: Audio Recording

Here is an update on my audio. I feel like these are the things I want to say and in the right order, I am planning to work more on saying them in the right way tomorrow.

Minor: Skinning Progress 2

 I have adjusted the blending on the torso and added pose space deformers.

Neutral Spine

Side Bend

Back Bend

Neutral Shoulder

Shoulder Up

Shoulder Down

Shoulder Forward

Shoulder Back

Shoulder Twist Forward

Shoulder Twist Back

Elbow Neutral

Elbow Bend

Hip Neutral

Hip Side

Hip Back

Hip Front

Knee Neutral

Knee Bend

Knee Bend

Year 3: Life Drawing 3

Life drawing from a few weeks ago.

1 minute poses - charcoal

5 minute pose - charcoal

5 minute pose - charcoal

charcoal

pencil and pen

pencil and pen

Minor: Skinning Progress

I have begun skinning my character. I have built a ribbon spine and a skeleton, and bound the mesh. I have completed the initial weight grouping and blended the upper body. I have included a video of my progress on the upper body. I am happy with it but plan to come back to it with fresh eyes and see if I need to do more blending.

As I have modelled individual toes, I have built a joint chain for them similar to the fingers. I decided to use one less joint for the toes than fingers, as this fits the amount of geometry in them and I won't need as much detailed movement in the feet as in the hands.

Toolkit 3: Speed Posing 7 + 8 + 9

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5 minute pose

Reference

Adjustments

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5 minute pose

Reference

9

5 minute pose

Reference

Adjustments