Pflow Test

I created this yesterday while learning about particle flow, with the effects of wind and drag too. This was created from a tutorial by Chandan Kumar. It was really helpful. I still need to play around a lot more, but I have realised that it is the wind that really determines the whole thing. Anyway this weekend I'll be drawing, keeping on top of and improving my skills. Will upload the sketches I do as soon as I can promise.

Morning Play

Just been playing around with a tutorial by Andrew Kramer, it taught me about subtle ligthing and shadows.Still in the playing stage of the producion logo. Mini projects keep me learning new things. Especially the shadows I can use within a scene. Anyway I might do another. Will keep you updated

A helpful bit of Visualization of Hagatha

Just did a quick video of Hagatha, just to help me visualise her better. There are some flaws, but I'm going to leave her alone this week, before I start over workign her and lose interest. Bad I know, but I have to move and progress otherwise it gets stale quick. Anyway I'm currently working on a mini project for myself using 3ds Max. Its going to be my production logo, Kvasir Productions. Anyway its going ok modelling wise I'm about to start animating.

here is the title....

Hagatha has Colour

So here is Hagatha finally painted, she's not as detailed as I like..BUT I have to hold back as much as I can and keep her quite simple otherwise she'll look od in her surroundings. I do feel I might have over done the detail and lost that Looney Tune simplicity but she is my design and in my image, I don't want to copy.

Below is a close up of her face, warts and all I'm keeping her bald, witch's should be creepy.

UVW map

This is the UVW map, i spent all yesterday un wrapping. I had to do each fcae section seperate, there are some flaws in the way I did. Yet for this being the first one I didnt do too bad, and I'm now painting (after plenty of false starts) in Mudbox. Today is an extremely slow day, I'm struggling to get my head into it. I don't think I will be staying late tonight, will go home in a few hours, least I've started painting the base. Also want to share the amazing book I've been reading by Richard Williams, really appreciate the work Disney and Warner Bros did, so much so I've been watching all the old Disney films like Snow White Jungle Book etc. I have a whole new respect for the films, like Bagera in Jungle Book, the way he moves, and shifts his weight, its so believable (the key to a good animation). Awesome book, I think I need to limit my reading to one book at a time though, currently have 3 on the go. starting to forget sections of each.