Snow Days!

Hey Guys,

Due to the large amount of snow and ice, many of us are not able to make it in. Hopefully we should be back in track next week. Me and Dan need to make it in Monday for a rep meeting.
Keep working from home and posting on the blog. I'm going to spend some time on my model making it look pukka style!

[note to dan] mike said he would go through the funding in the meeting on monday.

Trouble painting weights

I dont know what it is but the rig is okay but when i bind it to the mesh and start to move around the body part, the legs are fine they move nice but its the shoulder area where it deforms quite bad lol. I know the problem and how to resolve it, it rest all apon the weighting that we apply to the mesh. I had a go at it isolved some areas but couldnt do the same for others. If you want next time im in, you guys can have a go at painting weights if you want

To Josh..

Would you be able to send me the low poly version of your ninja character with the eyes, its kinda hard painting weaight on 40k model, i though i could do it on your low k model then just give i to you to smooth? You have my email rite

Global Domination....

I mean Illumination ...
Ok more work needs to be done however I think I could fix the boo boos :p


Sam... The image above is the image below inverted. Sam Suggested like it should be inverted... unfortunately it didn't go too well :p. hehe. Just thought I'd post it up with the findings.



Ok the next image I think is a really good idea... we should make him go to a disco!.... Disco-Man-Hit....Disco-HitMAN? Hit-Disco-MAN? No....ok... anyway this was one of the MANY that went wrong lol




Incase you guys didn't realise I been working on lighting scenes recently as I reckon we might under estimate the importance of this - Lighting plays an important part within each scene and if we can't see the animation whats the point in doing it. I was thinking... It'll be a shame to have some classy animation and models when you can even see them... then I thought we always have good old occlusions. however as you guys know - indoor occlusions... they don't go too well....eg BLACK! So I did some digging and realised we may be able to get a similar effect with Global Illumination with Mental Ray. Been doing a fair bit of rendering and playing around but I'm thinking it could well be the way forward for the interiors if Occlusion won't work.
I only think that Occlusions won't work as it seems like a right hassle cutting off walls etc when we shouldn't need to. I've found the research I've been doing quite interesting (as well as a bit frustrating) however I know I should crack on with the modelling so back I go... lol Just thought I'd give a cheeky update though.
Ciao!

Ninja Rig complete

Yo, hows it going people. Just wanted to say that the rigging for the Ninja character is completed and i think wou guys will like its and it should be animation friendly. I would put a picture on the blog but i rather show u lot in person

Ninja Rig complete

Yo, hows it going people. Just wanted to say that the rigging for the Ninja character is completed and i think wou guys will like its and it should be animation friendly. I would put a picture on the blog but i rather show u lot in person

Quick Note:

Once the modelling of the environment is almost completed (inside and out) we can get some cameras in to get an idea of where shots are going to be framed. Knowing roughly where each shot is locked off we can refine the layout, composition and modelling of these areas.

More Modelling

Going to carry on with the gas station modelling on Wednesday evening after our timetabled meet up with mike smith. Gotta get some photographs photoshop'd tomorrow for my mums friend. Hopefully have the street finished by end of next week ish.

Ice cold

Yo just dropping a quick post for any Whack'd members that may be in college today. I just got back home after waiting on Sam for like 40 minutes. Turns out his car is frozen shut. Lol.

He literally cannot get the doors open, sooo unless he calls me real soon saying he blowtorched it open then I'm probably gonna work from home today. As will he I suspect. I should be pissed off really, I got up early and got my shizz together..but it's too funny.

he he, I'll treat it like a regular work day and hopefully get some stuff done, just working on the Target's shirt at the moment, the collar is a bitch.

Probly see y'all on...Wednesday I think?

Ciao.

Monday 4th

Hey guys, not sure if any of you will read this - but I think Sam and I will be in tomorrow morning at Rave. Hope you all had a very merry Xmas and lots of new years drinks :p
Cheers, Dan