Is That What I Think It Is?

If you were thinking of the Lnyx Penguin and that toy from the 80's, Robie The Robot Banker, then you are correct sir!

Some modeling projects to get the year going. I hated the penguin the first time around, I hated it even more the second time. Robie not so bad the second time around. But I found out this year that I want to model for a career. 

In Russia penguin model you! 

  

Watch the penguin go round and round.

Give him quarters and he'll eat you out of house and home. Well, out of laundry money, that's for sure. 

 

I thought I would be edgy and put the camera off to the thirds instead of the center. Turns out that was a ten point deduction. Oops.

Until next project!

I Told The Witch Doctor I Was In Love With You!

And the witch doctor he told me what to do! He said Go animate a walk, jump, and a turn, walla walla bing bang!

...That, um, that didn't rhyme as well as I thought it would. Well it's a good thing I'm not a song writer. Anyway, here is the last project we had to do for the first semester. Design a simple biped polygon  character. I was inspired by African masks that I saw and deiced to make my little guy just that; an African mask with legs! I love him  very much and I named him Kuluha. Thanks much to my gal pal Brittany who helped me come up with the design of the mask and colors. I had all these ideas in my head, and they just didn't LOOK right when I actually saw it on him. She helped me simplify it. Which is funny cause the project is a SIMPLE poly. Hmm...

                                            

                                            

And as always, here's the concept sketch of what I wanted him to look like. He lost the grass skirt cause I wanted to show off his butt. =) 

                                                  

Until next project!

Primitive Theater Update!

Well now! It's winter break and that means free time. So I'll be updating a bit more with things and jazz. Woo.

Here's the second project we did this semester- Primitive Theater. Where we had to design and come up with simple characters and simple story in less than 15 seconds or so. Took about...two months or so with the set staging and lighting and animation.

My idea was a little shrimp sushi fighting for his life against a pair of chop sticks. I love to see how different the story board first starts out and then going through the different changes. I think I had to change my story ten of fifteen times. So here's the final product:

And here was the initial storyboard: What a difference!  I do not envy storyboarders...

My next project is dedicated to the Blob back home, and my buddies who joined me in our ALL YOU CAN EAT sushi nights. In which after we always swore we wouldn't do it again, and then did it the next weekend anyways! Primative Theater is next and I'm already on a good start with all the models. I love Mr. Shrimp.

I thought maybe my first post should be something computer animated, and here we are! First project of the year. A simple little ball bounce. I'm very happy with how it turned out. Compared to last year, it's like oreos and oranges. Here's to a good year! Cheers!


Oh, and here's something fun. The original storyboard! And what's even more funny, this was the third idea that I came up with on the spot and drew up in like ten seconds. My other two ideas I spent months thinking over the summer. Odd how sometimes the simplest idea is always best.