Fuzzi000000

Yo Ferhan just a little reminder, still waiting on you to send over the ninja that you used to do the rig or are using to do the rig so I can make sure I can UV the correct version.

cheers.

Polished offs Blog Had this...

Yeh totally stolen but I want to make sure everyone sees it.  Was a really good watch actually.  Its about the process of animation for people who don't understand it.
Also please note - UV - RIG - TEXTURE.

Sam Please

Hello...can I speak to Sam please.... Hi... can you please send me your Motel (moDOWN) file as well as the sky texture - I'll have a wee crack at lighting it for you.  If you want to continue with textures and stuff and then you can import the lights that I put in - if you likey like them... I'm sure tweaks will need to be made for the lights for various shots though but yeh.

don't worry if you do this half way through the day.  There's no rush.  I just spent a lil time with Rockwell sitting down... hes going ok... but it seems to take me a LONG time to do anything with him lol
d.w.shufflebotham@rave.ac.uk

BYE!

Skins and maps

Some screenies of what I've been up to today, just mosey on over to my blog for a few details since I can't be bothered to re-type it all over.

If your too lazy to do that then heres the short and sweet for ya:

-top screenie= test of maya default skin, works okay, has potential since you can toy with specular, colour etc... also blinn on the shades looks pretty sweet

-Bottom screenie= botched UV's on the Hitman, had some trouble, gonna try the ninja first because its a simpler mesh. When I got a feel for it I'll give the Hitman another pop.

In regards to your post Sam, I figured this was the sort of thing your going for but until the UV's are sorted there won't be any colour added. Unless someone wants to start adding colour after I UV one then move on to another or if I texture while someone else is UV'ing. Either way I'm pretty sure everyone else has enough on their plate right now so I'll get there myself, but one step at a time.

Character Textures

Josh, when you have a crack at adding colour and texture to the hitman, have a look at this model and notice how limited it is in terms of actual texture. Mainly blocked colour and reflective on parts such as the boots etc.

Oh can you send me the updated hitman model to my ravemail so i can render some shots for the animatic, cheers.

Ninja

Time for a return request, Ferhan which Ninja did you use to paint weights in the end? Can you send that back over to me so I know which one to try and sort out the UV's because I have like 4 versions of it and I can't remember which one your using.

I think it was a low poly unsmoothed one but whatever ust send over whatcha got and I'll handle the rest on my end.

Cheers.

JC.

Hitman

Yo Josh, if you made any changes to the hitman, could you send him over please, if not then ill continue to rig the one you gave me

Peace out

Jareds Request

Ok
guys - well done on the dissertation shame to disappoint you but we
gotta get cracking with our film next week/asap. Sure enjoy the weekend
:) I know I will. Jared has already said he wants files from us in the
next few days and this is an opportunity we cannot miss. Having a mini
model at the degreeshow would be AWESOME - and for ourselves obviously
to take home. So lets jump on that band Wagon. I believe he asked us
for a character (or all of them :P) on a plinth in a pretty gd pose
(not just T pose) means rigged unfortunately. File should be an .stl I
believe. Shall check this in maya when I have 5mins 2mr.

SO
hitman with a gun wouldnt be too shabby... ninja with a sword again
might be cool... Target bricking himself. I was also thinking of on the
plinth engrave WHACK'D on it... so that they make a lil ingraving on
it. (I know how to do that I THINK)... anyway.... again...well done on
the Diss guys!!! I'm sure you all did well :P

so in brief... character in a reasonable pose that can support its own weight

.stl (i think thats what he said) file type exported from maya.

plinth for it to stand on... with no gaps between the character and it

sweet.

catch ya laters

Guys

Don't forget the Progress Map.  Its an easy 5% if you do it right!
Dan

Not that you didn't know

The dissertation deadline is coming up guys! Oooooh... I'm not finished yet.  Don't forget 4 copies in total! 2 on different cds and 2 printed and bound... all in a cheeky plastic wallet if you got one!
Hope yours is all going well lads
... guessing you guys figured that we won't be meeting up on Wednesday this week and probably not Thursday either... if anyone has finished feel free to have a day or 2 off... relax! you deserve it :p
Catch y'all on the flip side
Dan