Keeping on going

Oky so I am updating twice in one week. whooo this is probably a first for me. But I have amped up my work level again this week. I have decided because of the slow level of progression that I have to cram some more hours in on my portfolio work. Less sleep, but more work accomplished so all worth is. So here is the last couple of days work.

My interior/exterior concept has reach some more progression in the last few days. Its not completed, but I hope to have that done in the next couple of days. Here is what it is looking like for the moment.

Ignore the squiggly perspective lines. I am thinking on changing the perspective of the bridge though its really funky looking. maybe even changing the type of bridge.

Okay to the next thing as for my drawing studies I have only managed to finish half of one. It shows you a bit about how I sketch it out though. So here it is.

Do you love my squiggly blurs.

Next thing on my list is the most exciting thing in my news. I have done the last one of my blendshapes.
Here they stand all in a line/s.

 As I was doing them I started off really slow and clunky in the facial expressions. But I feel as though I have developed. I am starting to understand a lot more about the characterization of characters. How to get a expression and on top of that add the elements of a characters persona.

I did a lot of research on the way. I found the best thing to do is do research and find your reference. The next step for me is to finish off the rest of the rigging on my character, then start filming the reference footage and to start the blocking in the animation. most of my rigging has being completed, but I have to finish off some stuff on it and then to top that off to finish the skinning of the character.

On a last note I am half way through storyboarding my next short. You might remember me posting up some pics a few weeks back. I thought my last animation had a lot of shots. Well this one pretty much tops that one. To be posted soon once I finished it though.

over and out
Animator Nerd

Busy Bee

Another glorious week has pass and yet again more has being accomplished!!! Oh the flow of work never stops.

So I am still doing sketches to further develop my abilities. I feel as though doing these studies has helped me in developing and I have improved from the first time I started. At the moment I have started to work on group figures. I have quite enjoyed it. I am also getting a lot quicker at drawing them. Here is a couple of them.

Over the last week I have also got some more blend shapes done. I am almost through the whole list. I now introduce to you pouty and fierce. 

pouty needs some work still, but I shall finish her tonight. 

I am still in the process of working on my concept art for two other things. Wow I am a busy bee. 

over and out 

Animator nerd

Some more progression

So the past week has being crazy but I have managed to get some stuff done.

First I have an update on my interior concept I have narrowed down what I want to do for it. I have decided to go for a combination between the two. I am currently doing the line work for the concept now. Here is a little sneak peek of my concept

 I will show rest of the line work when finished.

On another note I have being doing some more figures in action. It has being a really good exercise to work on my drawings. I feel as though I am getting a little better bit by bit. Here is the last weeks work.

As for my Abagail short I am still doing blend shapes. I have got two more blend shapes done over the past week. I can't wait till the point that I can start doing some more of the animation side of things.

 I am nearly through the whole sheet. After I have finished the sheet I am going to finish off the rigging for my character and start recording the reference footage so I can start blocking in the animation. This should get me more on the road of completion of my short. 

I am still also working on the storyboard for my other short. I am getting closer to finishing it. I will upload the final one when done. After I finished I am going to work on some of the concept art and colour boards.

That was my busy week for now. 

over and out 

Animator Nerd    

New environment!!

So I am currently working on doing a new environment, but I haven't decided what I want to do. At the moment I am thinking of something either old and abandoned or something more natural. There is obvious limits within taking on each of the types. For example doing an natural environment will require a lot of organic objects, which can take more time to model. Especially with trees. something old and abandoned will require more work with texturing. I might even try to take something that is a little of both. Each one of the task will require me having to work with my strengths and weaknesses.

For my first part and to help make my decision about what I want to do I decided to do some research. So here is what I looked at a variation of colour, style and environments.

  

Though they are all different they all have the similar earthy feel. I am going to look into it a bit more before I make a decision. but I am leaning a bit towards the organic with the brighter foliage or maybe doing a combination. I like the idea of nature taking back its land. 

over and out animator nerd.