Blend shapes and Abgail

So the past week has being a busy week for me but I have managed to cram some more work in. I haven't being able to work on any drawings throughout this week  but I have managed to do some more blend shapes. They are starting to pick up a bit more now so here is some of them.

 The first angry face turned out really bad. The mesh was warping too much. So I had to re-do it.
This is just a little bit of progress but I am still working. I want to have a good section of my short done. It is taking longer than expected but I am working hard at getting it all together.

over and out
Animator nerd

Moving forward

Hello people.

So the past week has being a busy one for me. I have got a little bit done in between working and saving. I did a few more drawings this week. I am going to start working on body shapes next. So check them out. 

On top of doing drawings I have even managed to work on another facial expression for Abagail. 

I have being looking more into how each muscles works when a face is made to get better characterization out of her. When I was in the development process of my character I was working on an expression sheet and to better my skills I have decided to apply that to my 3D character. 

On a last note as you know I have being writing again. I have now begun the development process of a new script for a new 3d animation. I have started to write the script at the moment, but over the next weekend I hope to have the script finalized and some concept work done. 

Phew being a busy bee I have. I am hoping to move quicker with my work over the next week though. Since I got a little dragged behind because of work. Wish me luck.  

Over and out 

Animator Nerd 

Hello world

Hay all I have being away for a while, but today is the day I get back into the blogosphere.

So I went on holidays which was a big celebration of my completion of studies, it was amazing and I loved holidays. I have being back for the last 2 weeks and as a part of my new motivation scheme I have set multiple tasks on the journey of getting a job in the wide world of film.

I have dissected my work and pick on multiple things that I can improve on each day I work on tasks that revolve around the things that I need to improve. The current task for me has being working on my drawing skills and working on my rigging. Here is my current work progress.

With my drawing the thing that I find the most difficult is people, getting details and proportions correct always blow over my head.  so bit by bit using references and tuts I have being working on some sketches and writing notes. Here are the sketches.  

Oh yes and I worked on some animal sketches and some of the finer details are lost. One of my aims is perhaps if I understand the structure of the human form that I will carry on the knowledge to my 3D work and it will make it easier to work out correct topology and model quicker. I also want to understand texture a bit more so I can carry it onto my work. 

The next task that I have being working on this past week has being my short. At the end of last year I had rigged the body and face, but I have decided that the facial expression needs to work with blend shapes. So the task I am currently working on is blend shapes, I have started with very basic facial expressions, to test my abilities.

so far I have managed to get one completed and am starting on the second one today. so excuse the creepyness of her non textured face.

I am working on covering all the expressions that I need to animate my short, but I know that is going to take a while. 

My last thing that I have to announce is that I am writing again. I use to write all the time when I was a kid and I just gave up because of the lack of time. It use to create a large amount of inspiration for me.  Now after reading one of my old stories I have just begun to take it up.It is really helping my create juices flow once again with excitement and anticipation.  Lots of self motivation here. This is the first time in 17yrs that I have not being in school so I have a chance to work on my stuff. 

Oh here is my most up to showreel. This is the one that I used for my expo and what I need to extend on. 

My aim by the end of this all is to get a job. I haven't started to look as of yet, because I want to work on some of my skills more and due to the fact I want to save up some money just in case I have to look outside of Perth. But all these projects are essential to developing my skills and perhaps end up landing a job. I need to put some sweat in tears now to extend my work outside of what I have done at tafe and this is the primal time to do it. I have to stay away from using anything in my current portfolio because its too student like and optimally I should have more outside work. So this is what I am aiming for. Wish me luck people. 

keeping up the motivation and inspiration. 

over and out 

Animator Nerd