Minor - Mika Head #2

The eye mesh isn't finished yet, and the cheek area needs more volume, but I think this is coming along well now. Since my model is drastically different to jetpack jones, I ran into a few problems around the chin and nose area, however with a bit of experimenting, looking at other tutorials, and at models meshes on station that are in a similar style to Mika, I figured things out. (Though they are far from perfect)

Minor - Mika Head #1

Here is the first work in progress of a Mika head test. I think for the rough blocking its looking okay, though I did run into issues in the mouth area due to my design being so stylised. I have made a note of this going forward.

Toolkit 2 - Pipeline 1: Head Modelling Part 7 & 8

Front

Side

Toolkit 2 - Fog (Legacy) & Atmosphere

aiFog

aiAtmosphere Volume

Toolkit 2 - Displacement

Displacement

Vector Displacement

Toolkit 2 - Pipeline 1: Head Modelling Part 6

 Front

 Side

Above

Toolkit 2 - Cleaned up Animation

Today Alan helped me refine and clean up my animation since I had missed the previous weeks lessons due to illness. I do still have a little catching up to do since he couldn't cover everything.

Toolkit 2 - Pipeline 1: Head Modelling Part 5

 Front

Side

Close Up

Toolkit 2 - Blocking + Force & Trajectory

Its not the best and there's a lot of cleaning up to do still, but I thought i'd upload what I've done.

Toolkit 2 - Depth of Field

Depth of Field

Toolkit 2 - Photometric Lights

Photometric Lights

Toolkit 2 - Pipeline 1: Head Modelling Part 4

There are a few issues with the mesh which i'm going to try to fix before I go onto the eye tutorial, but for now this is looking kind of okay.

Toolkit 2 - Ambient Occlusion

Beauty Pass

Ambient Occlusion

Final Composite

Toolkit 2 - Pipeline 1: Head Modelling Part 1 - 3

 Part 1 - 2

Part 3

Toolkit 2 - Mesh Lights

Mesh Lights

Toolkit 2 - Physical Sky Light

Mid Day

Sun Rise

Toolkit 2 - Dramatic Arcs

Reference

Sit 1

Sit 2

Sit 3

Looking at Hands

Sit 4

Toolkit 2 - Poses & Arcs in Motion

Stepped Weightlifting Animation

Toolkit 2 - Action Arcs

Original Reference

Volleyball 1

Volleyball 2

Huh?

Running

 Ballet

Toolkit 1 - Maya Tutorial Submission + Reflective Statement 2017/2018

Intro To Autodesk Maya

1. Modelling in 3D Software

2. Block Modelling

3. Materials & Textures

4. Common Shaders

5. UV Layout

6. Animating in 3D Software

7. Animation Part 1 - Using Rigs

8. Animation Part 2 - Using Motion Paths

9. Animation Part 3 - Using MEL

10. Animation Part 4 - Dynamics

Modelling 1: Digital Sets

1. Part 1: Modelling

2. Part 2: UV Layout & Texture Preperation

3. Part 3: Lighting

4. Part 4: Texturing

5. Part 5: Bump & Specular Maps

Modelling 2: HS & Organic

1. Hard Surface Modelling

2. Organic Modelling Part 1

3. Organic Modelling Part 2

4. Organic Modelling Part 3

5. Organic Modelling Part 4

6. Organic Modelling Part 5

Lighting and Rendering 1

1. Sampling and Noise Reduction

2. Ray Depth

3. Maya Lights

4. Light Filters

5. Stylised Exteriors

6. Standard Surface

3D Animation Principles

1. Key Frames & Curves

2. Travel & Rotation

3. Settle & Rest

4. Secondary Animation

5. Squash and Stretch

6. Anticipation & Follow-Through

7. Walk Cycle

8. Pose to Pose

Intro to Pre-Viz

1. Pan, Roll and Pitch Shots

2. Dolly and Crane Shot

3. Tracking and Coverage Shots

4. Camera Shake and Contra Zoom

Rigging and Skinning

1. Biped Rigging Part 1: Feet & Legs

2. Biped Rigging Part 2: Spine

3. Biped Rigging Part 3: Arms

4. Biped Rigging Part 4: Head, Neck and Final Grouping

5. Skinning Method 1: Interactive Weighting, Component Editor, & Paint Weights

Visual Effects 1: Deformers

1. Non-Linear Deformers

Reflective Statement

I came into this unit with a little bit of 3D experience under my belt. I worked with 3DS Max back in college, so I knew the terms and general modeling skills already. However, I didn't know Maya and learning the program and what it has to offer has been a great experience. I've enjoyed learning how to model and found it the most enjoyable aspect of the learning curve. I also enjoyed texturing, rigging and skinning (though they are all something I have to get better at). One thing I couldn't wrap my head around was animation, and it is something I will aim to get better at next year.