Ganimation

This is a short walk to run cycle with the Ganesh character model that I created during the Intro to Maya class that I attended this past spring. The Characters actions are a bit jerky, and need to be smoothed out a bit. But in the meantime I am remodeling the character in Z Brush and will plan to create a more refined animation with it.

I had some issues uploading this for some reason here, and i guess that is why the color is all wonky in the beginning..?????Either way it is a lot of fun to see two dimensional artwork come to life in a three dimensional space. Can't wait to begin to fine tune the techniques and build upon what I have learned with this. As for now here is my super simple animation..

Model sheets,Key Frames, and Character Designs

Monkey from Humanality Pencil Test

Climber Key Frames

Climber Turn Around

Saloon Character Key Frame

Saloon Character Key Frame

Guanteen model sheet

Here are some model sheets, character designs, and key frame drawings from various projects I have been working on recently. The top most monkey in this post, as well as the climber where drawings used in creating the Humanality pencil test in which I posted previously. The Saloon Character key frames are scans of actual frames from the Saloon character animation I posted earlier. The Last Guanteen model sheet is a refined character design of Guanteen the Monkey, a character in a 3d animation I am working on.

Z Brush Sculpts

Guanteen

Monkey Island

Over the past week or so I started to learn the program Z Brush. I have to say it is one of the most amazing tools I have ever used. I can also say that it is also one of the most confusing and frustrating as well..... At ant rate here are my first two sculptures I created using Z Brush. These are assets from the pencil test I posted earlier, but rendered in 3D. These will become the basis for a fully animated short. Versions of these will be simplified, brought into Maya, rigged,light , and later animated.

The monkey model will be recycled for both the Ganesh project, as well as the Humanality short.

Humanality

This little movie was created as my final project for my animation 688 class at the Academy of Art. This was one of the best classes I have ever attended . The instructor Tom Arndt was awesome, super helpful, informative, and not afraid to tell you like it is..

Thinking I would like to take this to a finished animation but in a 3d format. For now here is the pencil test...

Nesh and Guanteen

Nesh and Guanteen

This painting served as a way to test the colors and textures that were applied to my 3 D Ganesh Creature model.I plan to post my finished Ganesh model and animations as well over the next few weeks. For now here is the painting in progress.

Ganesh's Monkey Side Kick

Monkey Designs

Monkey Orthographic Sketch

In a previous post I included some drawings, as well as screen grabs for a model I am working on of a Ganesh inspired creature. My creature is going to have a sidekick which is a monkey and these are the preliminary drawings for what he will look like. These will be made into a 3D model as well with Maya , and animated along with Ganesh.

Gold Rush Character Pencil Test

A character in which I created for a previous illustration of an old western saloon was the basis for this pencil test. It was also done to fulfill the assignment given for my Anm 688 class at the Academy of Art in SF. For this one we were required to do a simple voiceover. It's rough but here it is: