Major Project - Substance test

Making a better attempt at the bodysuit, takes some layers to get the grunge

Major Project - Texture Test

Working out the textures I want, I did see a worn leather look, but looking at this, not to sure now?

major Project - Eye Rig Complete

Eye rig completed, time for eye lashes.

Major Project - Fracture

Got a bit sidetracked, but wanted to learn about alembic files and what is the best way to move files around from different programmes.

Major Project - Logo Test

Major Project - Eye Rig Test

Test from todays eye rig workings, still away to go yet, but I want to go to the pub now.

Major Project - Eye Follow Rig Complete

If there was a monster

Major Project - Final Eyebrow Rig

Final eyebrow Rig, not really too happy with the result, as something is off. But will have to do at the moment. If I get the time, I would like to have another go at this, as I think the eyebrows are a important thing for facial emotions.

Major Project - Eye Brow Test

Test to see if the eyebrow system works, need to tweak the shape of the eyebrow and skin the brow proper, but it works, so happy

Major Project - Brow Base Shapes

Have made all the shapes needed for the brows, there is a few correctives that need to made, but want to makes sure I can attach the brow first.

Major Project - Eyebrow Workings

Test from todays blendshape sculpts, not quite there, so will have another go tomorrow. He wont really be too angry in the animation but wanted to get this to work incase.

Major Project - Hangry

Major Project - Eye Brow Test

Spent yesterday researching the method I will try and use for rigging the brows. I think I have found a way, but a lot of refinement is needed. I'm thinking I will make the ctrls first and all the blendshapes, see how they react so I can see what correctives are needed. I think this is going to be trickier than the mouth as there is alot of fiddly parts.

Major Project - Mouth Rig Complete

Mouth rig is now complete, there are some slipping issues in the extreme poses, but I dont think these will be used much in animation.

Major Project - Big Smile

Starting to get the bigger shapes that I want - I wanted to achieve Megaminds crazy smile, not quite there, but will do. He also has a Bubba Shrimp bottom lip from certain angles which is a bit disappointing, but still pleased.

Major Project - Mouth Down

All major shapes have been modelled, ready to make correctives for all shapes and hopefully the mouth will be done.

Major Project - Smile Progress

Todays smile workings, this is a tuff process, but finding my way through slowly. I did want to get a nice crease line from the nose to the corner of the mouth, but proving difficult for me to do.

Major Project - Smile workings

Test to see if the four main blendshapes worked for the mouth. Correctives still need to be made, but needed to see if the character held. the bottom lip is a bit LIPPY but think it will be OK to carry on.

Major Project - R.I.P

Might have to start again, as all hell has broke lose in my file lol

Major Project - Working on Ideas

I wanted to make a assault course for Sol to try and navigate through, failing at everything. Taking inspiration from Ninja Warrior, I would like to make some scenarios in a similar style. This is just working out ideas of whats good and bad, and finding out scale, this one is a little too big atm.

Major Project - Terrain look Development

Another test for the look of my landscape, these are more of the colours I am thinking to use, and better attempt at the rocks I want.

Major Project - Minefield Terrain Test

Experiments for the minefield terrain, have made the Craters, but will not be able to get the Displacement maps out of this file. But ready to make the final landscape.

Major Project - Landscape Test

Experimenting with landscapes, I don't really like this but I do like the effect of the sand dunes on the floor. Which I want to work on some more.

Major Project - Failure

I wanted to try a model a massive mouth, but think I pushed it too far and really does not work.
I think I will have to tone down how wide I make this, and as normal, try, try again.

Major Project - Ribbon Lip Results

Results from ribbon spine, the skinning was hard and not entirely blended, but I think it will be OK

Major Project - Lip Rig Progress

Starting to get somewhere, I think the makeshift ribbon has worked.

Major Project - Test Ribbon for Mouth

My geometry on my head model was having a hard time orienting the joints to the hair system, I'm thinking that my geometry is to skinny to handle. So I have made a test ribbon to see if I can place and then use these joints to rig the mouth. This is a test and unsure about if it will work, but giving it a try.

Major Project - Lips

Major Project - Blendshape Test

I have hooked up some blendshapes to see how accurate you need to be, and I think abit of time will be needed to get these to look correct as they lose alot of form. These are the most extreme of the positions, but could be better I think.

Major Project - First Blend Shape

Test to see if the mouth squash blendshape worked correctly and scaled with the rig. All seems to be OK and deforms with the muzzle control aswell.

Major Project - Head Skinning

Head Weighting begins

major Project - Skinning Test

The rig seems to be working correctly. Fun trying to work out how it works.

Will be moving on to corrective shapes soon.

major Project - Skinning

Still along way off, but just testing skinning so far