Saturday, October 23, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Monster Champs and Greenscreens
So here's what I've been up to the past couple days.
I've been trying to figure out how to model and rig a simple character in maya. I needed some little
pokemon looking monsters for this upcoming MonsterChamps thing we're working on so this fits perfectly.
The thing I was trying to learn with this is modeling something off of reference and making it actually look the same.
Here are a couple screenshots of the reference and the 3d model.
They're all really simple characters but that was kind of what I was going for.
Also, yesterday was spent taking apart an old loft and setting up a big ol' green screen in my bedroom. Should be exciting.
I've been trying to figure out how to model and rig a simple character in maya. I needed some little
pokemon looking monsters for this upcoming MonsterChamps thing we're working on so this fits perfectly.
The thing I was trying to learn with this is modeling something off of reference and making it actually look the same.
Here are a couple screenshots of the reference and the 3d model.
They're all really simple characters but that was kind of what I was going for.
Also, yesterday was spent taking apart an old loft and setting up a big ol' green screen in my bedroom. Should be exciting.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
A couple new things.
So a couple new things. I bought a new HD camera the other day and have had a little success with it. Heres the firs thing I did with it.
I'd like to redo this and make it better there are some little things that make me cringe when I watch it.
and on another note, heres something I've been working on lately. Its just a 2 second clip but if it gets finished it could be pretty cool.
great things are yet to come!
I'd like to redo this and make it better there are some little things that make me cringe when I watch it.
and on another note, heres something I've been working on lately. Its just a 2 second clip but if it gets finished it could be pretty cool.
great things are yet to come!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A couple new things
Here are some Photoshop paintings I did about a week ago. The one was for my demo reel and the other is of my girlfriend Emilee.
I must have some kind of subconscious "blue" theme going on hah!
-Dann
I must have some kind of subconscious "blue" theme going on hah!
-Dann
New Demo Reel!
New Demo reel!
couple new things, some 2d stuff and a shot I did in the body mechanics class I took.
An even newer one is coming sometime once the project I've been working on gets released. Should be a month or so.
couple new things, some 2d stuff and a shot I did in the body mechanics class I took.
An even newer one is coming sometime once the project I've been working on gets released. Should be a month or so.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Shot Update
Heres the updated shot from the last post.
Couple more passes, and I might be happy with it.
Its really floaty right now, but hey, I only worked on it 2 days.
any critiques would be very appreciated!
Couple more passes, and I might be happy with it.
Its really floaty right now, but hey, I only worked on it 2 days.
any critiques would be very appreciated!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
YOU CUT OUT HIS BRAIN YOU BLOODY BABOON!!
woo!
All day animation day hooray hooray hooray!
(cough cough that rhymed.)
I spent most of the day working on this shot. The thing is, its not actually for anything other than that sick workaholic animation problem that I've acquired over the last couple years. Instead of a real hobby I like to torture myself with curves and spacing and graph editors.
I'm about half way done with the first half of myspline pass. I should probably get some feedback on it before i move on. Actually what I should do is finish my actual assignment for my refresher course I'm taking and then get feedback on this piece... baaahhh priorities....
Planet of the Apes,
best movie ever.
-dann
All day animation day hooray hooray hooray!
(cough cough that rhymed.)
I spent most of the day working on this shot. The thing is, its not actually for anything other than that sick workaholic animation problem that I've acquired over the last couple years. Instead of a real hobby I like to torture myself with curves and spacing and graph editors.
I'm about half way done with the first half of myspline pass. I should probably get some feedback on it before i move on. Actually what I should do is finish my actual assignment for my refresher course I'm taking and then get feedback on this piece... baaahhh priorities....
Planet of the Apes,
best movie ever.
-dann
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
old guy
I think this guy is going to end up on my demo reel somewhere, probably on the title screen or something.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Why is this taking so long...
I've spent all day working on my monster first shot for my short.
heres a quick playblast
heres a quick playblast
Sunday, January 3, 2010
I forgot I had a blog.
I really need to blog more... but hey! I'm graduated! and now looking for a job! ...cough
this one is from Class 5
this one is from Class 5
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Growing Chairs...?
Wow! I found this site this morning and I just kept going back to it all day. Its so interesting!
http://www.arborsmith.com/index.html
I guess I always assumed it was possible, but never actually thought of it.
http://www.arborsmith.com/index.html
I guess I always assumed it was possible, but never actually thought of it.
Is this not the coolest thing you've ever seen?
They also make chairs and fences as well as sculptures like this one.
wow.
hats off to you arborsmith studios
I'm totally going to try doing this.
-dann
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Half thought
Heres a little thing i did today.
took about half an hour to actually draw, then about 15 minutes playing with it in photoshop
Its so weird to think something like this would have taken so much more time not 25 years ago. Photoshop has made artists so much more lazy.
I just had a thought, but then i lost it.
oh well.
-dann
took about half an hour to actually draw, then about 15 minutes playing with it in photoshop
Its so weird to think something like this would have taken so much more time not 25 years ago. Photoshop has made artists so much more lazy.
I just had a thought, but then i lost it.
oh well.
-dann
Friday, August 8, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
"I'M COVERED IN DEMONIC CAT PEE!"
mmmhhh TenNapel's Creature Tech.
The most delicious graphic novel I've ever eaten, or read for that matter.
heres a little drawing I did of Dr.Ong
-dann
The most delicious graphic novel I've ever eaten, or read for that matter.
heres a little drawing I did of Dr.Ong
-dann
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Day of Drawing.
Well I spent the entire day drawing yesterday, probably 10 hours of drawing straight, and boy does my thumb hurt! Heres some stuff that came of it.
I suppose I had forgotten how much fun it was to just draw. I'll probably end up going to Fort Wayne tomorrow to pick up some better water color paints. I've just been using these old Crayola ones, I'm sure i could find better.
self portrait.
self portrait again.
-dann
I suppose I had forgotten how much fun it was to just draw. I'll probably end up going to Fort Wayne tomorrow to pick up some better water color paints. I've just been using these old Crayola ones, I'm sure i could find better.
self portrait.
self portrait again.
-dann
Monday, July 14, 2008
New Beginnings.
So Animation Mentor is so exceptionally great! My first assignment was to go out and watch the movie Wall-E, how awesome is that! My assignment for last week was to go out and sketch some people in a public place. Then pick the best one and pose Stu (the character they gave me) the best I could. I went to the mall in Fort Wayne and Borders. Heres the results.
-dann
-dann
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