Tuesday 29 July 2014

Maya Animation Tests





Here are some rough animation tests I have done to try and get back into animating. All Models obtained for free from the internet.

Rig Tests







In December 2013 and January 2014 I attempted to model and rig some of my own characters for the purpose of animating for my showreel. It didn't wok out very well. Turns out I'm not brilliant at it. However I decided to show you to show what I have been up too.

Characters are copyright to me.

Monday 28 July 2014

Mickey Super Smash Bros Intro Screen


I liked those intro title screens that Smash Bros have been using to introduce their characters. I wanted to try and fake a full 3D rendered model look. My plan was to colour the image flatly in photoshop and then place a lit 3D Maya model shadow on a multiply layer. So I imported the image into Maya and model a simple version of the Mickey image. 

Unfortunately the image was imported onto the Maya plane at a different proportional ratio which meant it didn't match up to the original photoshop image. So I ended up having to cut up the Maya image and move bits around. So it didn't wok out as well as I hoped.

Dan Povenmire & Swampy Marsh's New Hope is that they get to make more 'Phineas & Ferb Star Wars' specials for the Disney Channel

Dan Povenmire & Swampy Marsh's New Hope is that they get to make more 'Phineas & Ferb Star Wars' specials for the Disney Channel

FULL Phineas and Ferb panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2014

FULL Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon panel at San Diego Comic-C...