Thursday, 16 June 2011

Overall Reflection

Working on leap of faith was a turning point for me. This is because whilst working on this project i have realised that i have a lot of potential when it comes to 3D Modeling. My confidence has improved significantly and i have tryed to put in 100 percent into everything. I have had support from Daniel Dali who gave me encouragement, as well as recieving support from Depa. I have tried out new techniques when it came to modeling. Modeling the owl was very difficult at times because i had to take typology into consideration. I was paranoid i would have a model that will not be able to be rigged. To avoid this i sent snap shots to Clym who would be rigging it. Clym was happy with what i had done, and how i communicated with him often. It was a real pleasure working with everyone in the group. Working with people who i think are more skilled than me, helped me to realise my potential. I have worked very hard this term and i have never been in a comfort zone. I finished most of my tasks on time, which made me able to focus on other things.

During this whole year I have scheduled myself in order to complete various tasks on time. By having a schedule I can see when tasks have to be completed. There are also a lot of dependencies when doing tasks. For example the Owl that I am modelling has to be completed on time. This is because Clym is rigging the character. If I don’t model it on time it will mean that Clym will be delayed. And if Clym doesn’t rig the character on time it will mean that Alex will be delayed from animating. This is why I took this schedule very seriously; I approached it in a very professional manner. All of the deadlines for modelling were given to me by my director Depa. She was generally very pleased with the way I approached each task, and with the quality.

Thursday, 9 June 2011

Final dove animation



I am happy with what i have done so far. I have used one of the 12 principles slow in and slow out. It has helped me significantly because i have now got the motion. This did take me a very long time, but my patience has been what helped. I have also used another principle time. I have kept certain bits fast and certain bits slow, in order to get the motion of a bird.

animation test2

Dove animation test



This is my first test so far. I am happy with what i have done so far i did not think i would get the motion so quick. It did take me some time, but i am determined to do a good quality animation.

Wave Principle



This is a section from the preston blair book that i am referencing. It has broken everything down for me in order to get a good motion for the wings.