=P
finished my little guy.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
thing wip
decided to go back to my thing design, i think it has more promise than my fantasy creatures. here's what i have so far, not concerning myself to much with details at this stage. any feedback would be cool, thanks
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Simon's Creature
Here is my creature from class on the weekend.
Ill make some changes to it from Jerad's suggestions for this weeks class!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Naomi Creature Paintover & Notes
Hi Naomi,
Here is a paintover from Jerad and some notes I gathered for your design.
Two of the thing to always keep in mind as you design is:
1) The main perspective & scale that the viewers are going to see you design (know what POV you are designing for)
2) How can you design your character for the animation to read well.
For movement, research for things that moves in a way that creeps you out. The form always follows function and will be greatly effected by it.
Research will give you some great ideas for shapes and how nature solves the movement problems :)
"The Thing" is a shape shifter and a chameleon. It tries to blend in and when caught it is always in mid transformation at its most aggressive or vulnerable state.
In the original film, the design is a mixture of dog, insects (crab), human and Venus fly trap (flower shapes). During the transformation there is always a key ingredient that dominate the design so it is recognizable.
This helps the viewers to relate to the design and to know what to expect.
Hope these tips will help!!
Here is a larger version of the Hermit Crab anatomy ref. You can use a mixture of multiple animals to create an unique mix. (EX: 60% Hermit Crab, 30% Snail, 10% Human, etc.)
Carlo has some great examples from his blog site. There is a nice variety of texture from hard to soft surface and a very nice staging of simple versus complex to create a clear read for and animation movement. There is also a strong shape for focal point to help lock your eye into the design.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG58uTUMllInNaprj93QK6VxIxeJ8QfLHCKX9vYqWUlM767oB97CguYzMEgO_tk45f6fh-DFjQGzhpbwpkW3KaMOEu4ZnD4lPbF80lci-QRsTVR4bAgcgIvJf9qqsQqO5Zs2XfTZ3S4YIy/s1600-h/parasite-12.jpg
Here is a paintover from Jerad and some notes I gathered for your design.
Two of the thing to always keep in mind as you design is:
1) The main perspective & scale that the viewers are going to see you design (know what POV you are designing for)
2) How can you design your character for the animation to read well.
For movement, research for things that moves in a way that creeps you out. The form always follows function and will be greatly effected by it.
Research will give you some great ideas for shapes and how nature solves the movement problems :)
"The Thing" is a shape shifter and a chameleon. It tries to blend in and when caught it is always in mid transformation at its most aggressive or vulnerable state.
In the original film, the design is a mixture of dog, insects (crab), human and Venus fly trap (flower shapes). During the transformation there is always a key ingredient that dominate the design so it is recognizable.
This helps the viewers to relate to the design and to know what to expect.
Hope these tips will help!!
Here is a larger version of the Hermit Crab anatomy ref. You can use a mixture of multiple animals to create an unique mix. (EX: 60% Hermit Crab, 30% Snail, 10% Human, etc.)
Carlo has some great examples from his blog site. There is a nice variety of texture from hard to soft surface and a very nice staging of simple versus complex to create a clear read for and animation movement. There is also a strong shape for focal point to help lock your eye into the design.https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG58uTUMllInNaprj93QK6VxIxeJ8QfLHCKX9vYqWUlM767oB97CguYzMEgO_tk45f6fh-DFjQGzhpbwpkW3KaMOEu4ZnD4lPbF80lci-QRsTVR4bAgcgIvJf9qqsQqO5Zs2XfTZ3S4YIy/s1600-h/parasite-12.jpg
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