First Render Test

I thought I'd better back up those lofty claims I made today about how easy it will be to work with 3D characters and 2.5D backgrounds. Here's an experiment with my emotional walk cycle from last year and a roughly chopped up version of Brad's story beat thing:

Click here to see it @ Vimeo.

His feet slip a little, and the picture will have to be planned better for the shadows to work properly, but I remain confident. Not a bad first shot at all.

GAZE INTO THE LENS FLARE!!

Thinking style

So I saw Neil's (as always) brilliant work, and I was reminded of an animation style I was inspired by. Storm Hawks, I have both seasons if anyone wants to watch.

Meanwhile, have a gander at these screens next to Neil's arty stuff.





Note painted textures, especially the extreme example on the broom. Good artsy textures save time, space, renders and can still look good. Also see the semi-furry creature in the last image.

Thoughts?

Oh, and on an unrelated note, I've started a storyboard attempt.

Rabbit Concept Work

Big Band version

I was a little uninspired to try anything truely drastic with the music, so I thought I'd try a big band arrangement. I also thought I'd try Vimeo.

Let's see if this works...

Click here to see it on Vimeo.

Quickly, before my bed eats my soul.

A quick one before bed. Trying to rationalise why there's 2 rabbits fighting alone. It made sense to me that there may be a guard tower. It also made sense that it should look like a rabbit.

... I mean, how many human guard posts are shaped like the freakin' Easter Island Heads? Really? More sketches to come soon.

Explosm.

A perfect opportunity to fiddle with colours and work towards a look. Speaking of colours, that was probably the most difficult part of this picture. Making a nice blend of colours while not standing out too much and not fuzzing all together.

Thoughts?

Strawberry Jammin'

Image via Wikipedia

Another music post. I was feeling to hot and melted today to do anything more physical than wiggle my fingers, so I wiggled them over a keyboard for a while.

This was the result, let me know if there's anything about it you think may contribute to our film. This is just on piano, but I could re-do it in a swing band style if I put my mind to it. Damn drum fills.