yay for kleenex, beds and good films

a brief update really. I've been ill since Sunday and so work rate has slowed down somewhat.
However, while i was bed ridden i did watch many a dvd. Some of which are relevent and can be used as research:
Sweeny Todd
Bridge to Terabithia
Big Fish
and maybe stardust.

Basically Sweeny Todd is a story and play written around the Victorian period and so i can reference costume, environment, personalities, Crimes and etiquette.

BtT is a film based on a childrens novel. I think this can be used to show gender equality. I love the vibe of this film and would like to bring the companionship elements to my game project.

Big Fish is a Tim Burton film (as is ST) and Burton is someone i said i'd research in my learning agreement. I love the strange balance of realism and fairytale in this film. Overall Big Fish is ridiculously charming and the characters really stand out.

Stardust is a nice concept. maybe i could look at some dickens stories and mix them up like stardust does to traditional fairytale. costumes are also nice. They have modernised the outfits in a similar way i planned to do with victorian fashion in my game.

currently downloading victorians uncovered documantary so more on that later

Go ape woooooo

yeah, i did this while playing with a few new brushes in photoshop. I've been working in 3D for a while and needed to break out a little. Been working on a gothic lolita girl in PS too.......after realising that i suck at digital colouring i downloaded a digital tutorial by Drew at digitalart tutorials in which im half way through. He seems to rely on channels rather alot but has a solid no frills way of doing things.

pesky kids

I have spent the last 4 hours (approx) catching up on this texture. Some electrician turned off the power while i was working and corrupted a few of my files. amusingly, all the files affected were progress points of this UV map, which means i had to start from scratch.

i had fun re-doing this actually, next time i'll lay out my uv's better so i can texture without stretching.

zzzzzzzzzzz -_-

listening: Incubus, light grenades

Boogiepoop

Here are two layouts for research on the boogiepop 'light' novel series and The Umbrella Acadamy short comic series. Both are really entertaining and i'm glad they are a part of my research cos i'd be reading them anyway.

Deathnote, Heroes and Supernatural are next in line

Listening: Biffy Clyro Blackened Sky

oh...3D UPDATE: my low poly model has been weighted so i can now start to animate come Monday. Texture is probably 1/4 complete. depends on how much detail is worth doing on so few poly's

unlikely to be favored renewable resource boy

Here is the template for the Steamboy research pages mentioned previously. Photoshop brushes kindly donated by iron. This may well end up being the layout for most of my research, because continuity is fun.

Today, I was taught in the morning how to construct a skeleton using the joint tool and how 'parenting' works. In the afternoon iron (my saviour) taught me how to use Locators, IK Handles, IK Splines... he also told me about the birds and the bee's.

With this newfound knowledge i am rigging a low poly model.
I may well post a whole production cycle when finished. Including, modelling, UV's, rigging and animation.

My Learning Agreement has to be revised after said parchment met MC's red pen. boo

just jump in

I have just ordered three books singled out for my dissertation. I now have to work tomorrow to pay for these books.

Monday was spent on a low poly model which will hopefully have a texture by the end of the week. I also watched Steamboy while taking notes for research.

Today was spent working, grr. I also made graphics from Steamboy stills to present with the Steamboy research notes.
I will do something similar with Heroes and some books i read recently.

Byeeee :)



Reading: Deathnote The L.A BB Murders

SB and SSBB

well here is a new SB. The powers that be told me i was not allowed to use eye dropper, smudge, dodge or burn. This is the result.....i hope that female model never see's what i have done to her lovely face :S

may use painter next time.




Playing : SSBB and losing, poor link.
Listening: Pretty Girls Make Graves