Starting to Model

I started modeling thos week. I decided to start with trev.

I want to give Zbrush a go for modeling. So i have decided to model the bodys in maya then modeling the head in zbrush. This way i can get the higher detail i need in the face. Once thr model ia full modelled and sculpted i will import it into Zbrush to do some final detailing and get my norm maps out. From here thw model will go for a final retopology to bring my poly count down. From here the model  will go to zbrush for texturing. In the case of Kenny the Kea not Sure yet as he has fur i havent learnt if i need to place a base texture inder the fur.
Time will tell.

Fixing Timing

After the Exhibition we reviewed our  exhibition material and My Animatic. People Like the Design of my characters and the story premis was understandable I was Told to fix up my Timing.

Comedic Timing: 
This was a Cool Journal Post on the Art of Comedic Timing.
https://www.thecut.com/2017/05/the-art-and-science-of-comedic-timing.html
I will look for a proper theoretical text to help build a better research reasoning to my use of satire and physical comedy .

Basics of Zbrush.

Masking is the Ctrl button.


Dynamesh tool.

Out of Time

Running Out Of Time 

I have Run Out OF Time to get this animation in on time i needed to completely cut out the colour and rough out the panels. 

i am happy with the final flow of the boards and they are all readable.

Boards For Exibition

I have Put Together these Boards to Show The Basic Concept Design For My Three Characters at this Point Showing Some Experimentation For Kenny, Wills Design (I am Very Happy With How it looks)

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Trevs entire Breakdown as my Main character i focused on Him.

My Absolute Favorite Scence.

I Just Wanted to Post This 

This Is The Progress I am Making With My Storyboards.

I have been Simplifying the Boards as i am getting closer to the deadline and still have a way to go.

But i just finished my Favorite scence in the animation. It shows off a key natural aspect of a tuatara ina comedic sense i found very amusing, playing on the whole meditation concept of the third eye seeing through the wold or something like that. 

Trevs Super Power like all tuatara is a third Eye.  Giving Him Head sensory Vision.

nCloth on Rigs

Learning Ncloth on people.

Key Note:
Do all animation first then add the cloth.

Continue Working On Storyboards and animation Break Down

To Get Some Idea of the movement in some Scences i am Starting to show the animation.

I Noticed a few Days ago. So i am starting to think this story board is gonna end up being an animatic.

Which i am okay with it puts pressure on the deadline but will allow me to better convey the ideas and story elements i am trying to do. 

Kennys Hands. I still cant settle on How I am going to do kennys hands while i draw him as a 2D character my Mind constantly jumps to how will this ever work in 3D . 

Custom Rigs are gonna be so important to my final product.

The Problem With Assests

So Assest are cool and can work Wonders but. 

I have been having constant crashes and long scence  loading times due to all the grass assets. 

But i am managing to Get my Storyboards done. 

I am Running out of time Need to speed Up. 

Storyboards Assests.

To Help speed along My Process as with these storyboards I have Been Drawing every Part of the Background on a different layer as saving them as assets so i can easily reuse them to fill in the background.

The Fauna i have Drawn Were all Researched and are actually based off real New Zealand Plants. 

I even Found out what type of Flower weta love the most.

kaka Beak Flowers 

The Layer System.

Assets. One issuse i found Was my assets folder was saved outside my Project. so when i went home to work on this The  Assests were Gone.

Final Result

Not To Brag But it Looks Good.