well its finished...

No not my actual work, but my little minion... a few hour gone and I finished him, well kinda, the top ones have hair and buttons while the bottom ones dont have any, you choose which you like most!

Hope you enjoy

Well more of a different relaxing side!

Since I had a huge rest today I just wanted to do something for a laugh, so here is my first test of a minion out of despicable me! not finished, as you can see but hope you like!

Well, since it is STILLL rendering

Well as I said, rendering takes so long, i've had to give it to my tutor to render off on his magnificent PC!
So Before I gave it to him, I quickly changed a few textures and gave it more of a old dingy look, so hopefully the whole scene will be looking realistic.

My Ticket! and the Machine!!

Well since i had the ticket machine and the subway I needed the ticket its self! so here it is and the ticket machine!

Skill set! what I need and What I have

CG Modeller

Essential skills

            􏰀  ability to follow design reference accurately and work in a range of styles;

            􏰀  ability to create moderate to complex and organic models;

􏰀  ability to model characters, props and environments, working to a good level of finish, if required;

􏰀  good drawing skills including use of light and shadow and a good understanding of anatomy; ­

            􏰀  good understanding of modeling with either Polygons or NURBS;

            􏰀  ability to do UV mapping;                                                                            􏰀  ability to problem solve;

            􏰀  ability to communicate with colleagues and work as part of a team;

            􏰀  ability to take direction and willingness to address comments and make changes;

􏰀  ability to work with a minimum of supervision and capacity to function as team leader, if required;

􏰀  ability to deliver on schedule, working under pressure if required;

􏰀  respect for the procedures and requirements of a particular studio, production or pipeline;

􏰀  knowledge of the requirements of the relevant Health and Safety legislation and procedures

Skills Optained

Able to work with a different style.

Complex models are okay to be made organic is more difficult

Able to model an environment

Drawing skills not at best but on way of becoming better

Understanding Nurbs and polygons, difference between the two and what is different between poly counts

UV mapping slight part

Problem solving on different models iv made

Critics always open to them

Work well on my own

Scheduled/keeping to it

Keeping to a direction     

Why

Doing/learning all of this will help me get further with CG designing, even though I have many of the skills, they all need to be changed and updated/upgraded, just so that I am always on top of the ball.

I have made many Models changing how they look and making them better over time, many changes are due to them since I don’t think they are ready to be completed yet!
Compositor CG

Essential Skills

Key Skills include:

􏰀  extensive knowledge of current compositing software such as Shake and After Effects;

            􏰀  knowledge of various other programmes including Photoshop;                􏰀  understanding of 3D animation process, particularly Lighting;

            􏰀  a good eye for composition, colour, light and shadow;

            􏰀  good knowledge of keying process;

            􏰀  methodical and thorough approach to work, and attention to detail; 


            􏰀  ability to communicate with colleagues and work as part of a team;

􏰀  ability to take direction and willingness to address comments and make changes;

            􏰀  ability to work with a minimum of supervision;

            􏰀  ability to deliver on schedule, working under pressure if required;

􏰀  respect for the procedures and requirements of a particular studio, production or pipeline;

􏰀  Knowledge of the requirements of the relevant Health and Safety legislation and procedures

Skills Obtained

Compositing software, is a learning curve, image based and slight video manipulation

Gained Knowledge of Photo Shop, illustrator, After Effects.

Known lighting skills, different types shadow types and ways to improve the conditions.

Keen on compositing, ways to improve it/attention to detail

Able to work well in team and communicating well with direction

Critics always open to them

Work well on my own

Scheduled/keeping to it

Keeping to a direction     

Why

This job is more of the after works, which is also a type of animation I would like to be apart of, since it is something that brings the animation/real footage together, many of the skills I have on Compositing is Beginner level but then again practise is all that it takes.

I have done slight jobs in working with compositing like MTV and E4, changing the real world from an image to 3D inside the image backdrop.
Junior animator

Key Skills include:

􏰀  good understanding of the principles of animation;

􏰀  good movement and timing skills;

􏰀  good observational and acting skills for character animation;

􏰀  ability to think in 3D;

􏰀  ability to concentrate and focus on the work                       

􏰀  good communication and team skills including an understanding of the work of other departments;

􏰀  ability to take direction and address comments willingly;

􏰀  ability to be flexible and adaptable;

􏰀  ability to deliver on schedule, working under pressure if required;

􏰀  respect for the procedures and requirements of a particular production or pipeline;

􏰀  knowledge of the requirements of the relevant Health and Safety legislation and procedures

Skills obtained

The principles of animation can always be stretched but only to a limit.

Timing skills with my 3D is getting there, working on getting it all perfect.

Acting skills for the actual animation, watching other people and interpreting them is how I learn.

Think 3D, is what I do on a regular basis

Focus on the work is key

Critics always open to them

Work well on my own

Scheduled/keeping to it

Keeping to a direction     

Working as a trainee is the way to get to the top, even though its not the best spot, you might be able to shadow an animator or be a helping hand in making some key things, even though this role is not always the best It can become the best!

Waiting... Waiting

Well waiting for a test to finish rendering I figured I like disney so how do you make the lamp! its so cute and its something new, plus I haven't really been using Joints in things besides my Mechanical claw but hen again that was a while back!
so yes its only a primitive image so far, but soon I will upload a video of the file, might take a while though.

In the middle of rigging the lamp to move, but it just looks too wrong.. so here comes the attempts!

Working progress

Since working on my main project many thing have opened up to me, different ways t make textures, using the alpha more, changing my scene to make it better and easier for me to move around in, making the timing and lighting just right! 

below are some images of the work I have done since the start of the week.

This is the opening scene walking down the stairs, seeing graffiti on the wall, and making do as it says!

When you get to the bottom of the stays, you see the platform. rubbish littered everywhere and a train gushing past!

And the same for the other side of the platform.

 See the big clock and sign just above the screen saying North.

 The ticket machine, bright orange just so you know where this is going!

 TADA where are we going now!!!

Cant believe im still here

Well its been a week or so, but this is just an update on my first scene... yup my first scene still on that. but its getting there, soon hopefully!

The arrow is the opening scene as you walk down the stairs.

And this is the down stairs, how the platform looks. few old cans and cups lying around, mucky walls and big posters on the walls. the ticket machine is just to the left in the bright orange textures.
Hope you like

well something added!

So since i've been home this weekend, as per I got bored.. again, so I made a lizard and it even has a texture and tongue! still working on it, in the middle of rigging it so it will most likely be finished after this big project im doing. but this is it so far!
the first image is with out a texture or back drop... obviously, the others are a work in progress, the textures are made due to a tutorial on C4D cafe

something odd

Well i've made the pistol an now some ballistic knives, simple render though.. all thanks to the PSN being down, I miss black ops 2 already. so here is a small tribute.

eve in 3D/2D

So after a while of rendering off and having a play around, ive finally done it A fly cycle of eve in 3D, view on youtube in 3D or 2D at 720p/HD enjoy

Time to Start the magic!

Making my scene in cinema 4d, well starting to anyway... my first scene is a subway.. where the ticket enters the machine. so ive made my self a subway station... no not the food,  an actual subway/metro!
so far no textures or anything, 4 hours just getting designs and things. Ive even got a metro/train.

WALL.E interpretation

This is my interpretation of WALL.E the sounds off and motion as well but it is a work in progress!

Wall.e and Friends

Well since I did the Wall.e model ive made EVE and M.O the little cleaner bot!

For the cleaner Bot it is all 3D even the eyes!

but for eve I made the face in Photoshop, using glow and gradient for the eyes.

the space light for EVE is just a spot light in cinema 4d and tubes with a cloner object making it smaller as the linear route goes on.

WALL'E

Since i've been modelling Wall'e, I seriously need to watch the movie again, might end up modelling eve soon
but this is what it looks like prototype textures on him!

All textures except the body are cinema 4d made, the body texture is a preset from google! I will be interacting and making one for my own.

WALLE sleep deprivation

Well me and sleep once again does not get on, so  instead of trying, I watched some movies, ironically not one of them related to this!
the tracks aren't staying, but I found a brilliant way to rotate them with out using xpresso... the simple use of offset! never thought and I wouldn't have thought of it unless I was half asleep but yeh, all in symmetry so far. and then to texture him!

dragon update

So after a few hours doing written work, I thought I needed a break, soo I got my old dragon model and did a few tweaks!
and so far so good!
I gave him wings instead of arms/stumps and some lovely sharp teeth!
just need to rig it! ohhhhh the joy

car coaster

Grey scale gorilla influence, they have videos of a car going round a roller coaster, so this is my interpretation of it! with a simple car and Cube as the roller coaster.

Intro Trial!

Well after a long day, keeping my head busy... I came up with this, influenced by greyscale gorrial, its not the finished one but this is a early trial to get me started!

new name LOGO

Since i've thought of a new name I think I should have made a new Intro or something, so here one is, the video will be up soon, and soon a Logo will be up also! 

Okay something new!

Everything in my life has changed recently due to the loss of my dearest nana! always in my heart! but she has given will!
Instinct and Impulse
the instinct of human mind to carry on at any means necessary and impulse to dow hat feels right, today has inspired me... a new name

IVI (Instinct vs Impulse) 2 halves making a whole!

Back to work!

Since i've been away doing other work and not being focused on the project work as much, I've just realised that the character for the background, isn't that good, so i've changed him a bit, gave him bigger legs and a taller body, making it  change.

new model...

Just thinking of what i should do before I go back to UNI... hmm ill make a robotic 6 legged thing... dont know what to call it really, but here is what I've come up with so far!

The Solar System!

So this has to be the easiest one I have done in ages!
All it needs is a big enough texture from google! copy wright free of course.  and then a bunch of spheres, so good and looks great!

And for the earth I just got separate layers, clouds, earth and alpha! and of course these are copy wright free!