Unit 10: Minor Project - Skeleton Turnarounds (Anatomical Frames)

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Here is a sample extract from my latest contribution (30/12/13) direct from Polydoodle Pictures Studio Blog. The image below shows the framework for my final turnarounds for Benjamin Badgersworth. I have knocked these up to act as a rough blocking guide for my final turnarounds. This image is 1 of the 4 characters I have to model for our project.

 

EXTRACT

"The image above shows the skeleton forms worked out from Sammy's original head sketches and my early proportion/skeleton tests. I have defined the joints as that is where distortion lies if it were not for these we would be blobs. I have a top arm separate for modelling the hand and the muscles of the arm. The side is where one notices the S curve from the central line. The chest sticks out leading into the pelvis Benjamin's body is like a bean which I know from the earlier form tests we conducted... He looks a little older then we had considered but this is just the earlier test."

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Unit 10: Minor Project - Phil... I mean Bernard Expression Sheets

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Here is a sample extract from my latest contribution (30/12/13) direct from Polydoodle Pictures Studio Blog. The image below shows a sample of my Bernard Expression sheets, these samples are D, E & F - (3 of a selected 12). This is actually the villain of our story and will be the last of our 4 final 3D character models.

 

EXTRACT

"I kept most of Bernard's expressions to the darker tones but I did break free from it which gave me time to explore some of his other facial activities. "Annoyed" and "Angry" were directly what Chrissie and Sammy saw so I indulged my "Thinking" expression. I actually think this one goes across all of the characters. After you do the basic emotions its hard to knock down more, I wanted to fulfil the 12 expression quota. Of course Alan and many like you will probably call me crazy and this is unnecessary but I liked to do it... If anything it made the others more explorative."

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Unit 10: Minor Project - Young Barnabas Expression Sheets

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Here is a sample extract from my latest contribution (24/12/13) direct from Polydoodle Pictures Studio Blog. The video below shows my creative process for 2D expression sheets. The video concludes with a time lapse construction of the expressions for "Young Barnabas". The completed sheets are on the Polydoodle Blog.


EXTRACT

"The expressions above are where I started, I actually took a little time to align all of these models to be somewhat related to each other. Following Benjamin and Barnabas's expressions I didn't like how incorrect some of them are. It also bugged me how some of them didn't look necessarily like the same character. I corrected this for Young Barnabas but I probably should have spent more of this time on the main 2 characters expressions. Alas I cant use much more time on this 2D work, I have more models to make and we are graded on the CG aspect not pre-production."

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Unit 10: Minor Project - Benjamin Expression Sheets

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Here is a sample extract from my latest contribution (05/12/13) direct from Polydoodle Pictures Studio Blog. The image below shows a sample of my Benjamin Expression sheets, these samples are A, B & C - (3 of 12). This is actually the second of 4 character expression sheet posts. Please enjoy!

EXTRACT

"I started the first 3 expressions by doing what Justin told us not to do and what Sammy wanted me to do. I knocked up a facial expression which isn't ideal for the character (that being "Annoyed"). The kid is kind of a happy chappy so I did this mainly to appease me curiosity for "Angry Pooh Bears" (ask Sammy she will fill you in on what I mean there). I knocked up the "happy" expression trying to recreate what Sammy and Chrissie had originally decided on. Even though it went against my inner darker demon. The "shocked" face was directly from Sammy's front turnaround for reference."

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Unit 10: Minor Project - Barnabas Expression Sheets

Hello Everyone,

Here is a sample extract from my latest contribution (02/12/13) direct from Polydoodle Pictures Studio Blog. The image below shows a sample of my Barnabas Expression sheets, these samples are G, H & I - (3 of 12). This is actually the first of 4 character expression sheet posts. Please enjoy!

 

EXTRACT

"These are the first 3 expressions I knocked up, Chrissie and Sammy know about my fascination with all things sad (emo eyes anyone?). I never begin with "Happy" I do better with a kind of sadness. Of these 3 I love bored the most, there is something wrong with the shocked expression... I probably should have extended the nose a little more. It's like I said though I kind of have to move on from these pretty sharpish so I am posting up what I can now. This week is based on getting all of this pre-production stuff finalized on my end so I can get to modelling..."

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