Explosions and the Future(istic)

Been working on the Special Topics Animation class,and I am the one in charge of all the explosions in the film (YES!). I am doing everything in Houdini, and we are going for a toon/2d looking explosion. Here is a sneak peak of what it is looking like so far. Tons more work needs to be done on it though!

Also doing a character for my Computer Animation 2 class. I am going for a futuristic warrior that is badly damage. Here is a base mesh for proportions and placement and things like that. Still a lot of work yet to do on it.

Rotunda Update

Coming at you with the latest version of my Rotunda for Computer Animation 1. Things are going really well, but I still have a lot to do. I have just begun the texturing phase, and thankfully it is going pretty well. I am not a huge fan of unwrapping objects in Maya, but with a combination of a couple other programs, I am able to do a good enough job.

 

What is still left to do is: finish the elephant and his habitat, add in some more detail to a few of the walls, and insert a bunch of miscellaneous objects to make the scene look a little busier than it does right now. The elephant will be a challenge, since it will be my first time modeling and exporting something in Zbrush. I might also have to creatively change what he is standing on, because I do not have enough time to make a photoreal desert environment, like what is in the reference.

 

The project is due in a week, so stay tuned!

 

3D Environment Update

I have been working a lot of the Rotunda for my 3D environment, and thought it was about time to show my progress.

There are a couple parts near the top of the dome that I am not liking, but if I have some extra time, I can go back and fix those later. The desks on the ground floor of the Rotunda also look a bit weird, but thankfully that is just due to the fish-eye effect I am using so that you can see the entire scene in one image.

The next things that I am going to be working on is 1) finally getting that elephant made, 2) working on the rest of the objects on the ground floor, and 3) begin texturing. I feel like the project is going well so far, I just have tp push it into high-gear so that I can get the project fully done before the deadline at the beginning of April!

 

3D Environment Scene Update

For my environment for Computer Animation 1, I am modeling the rotunda of the National History Museum in Washington D.C..



 

So far, here is my progress on this scene. Keep tuned for more!

 

New Cell Phone Model

After a long break, I thought it was about time to post again on this blog. So, without further ado, here is my first project in Computer Animation 1: my cell phone!

 

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And here is the wireframe for the phone

Design For Media City Final

The time has come, and here is the final render of my city that I have been working on for the past four and a half weeks. I finished the lighting and did a lot of post-processing to add those final touches. Couldn't have done it with the help of my teachers and classmates! Without further ado, here it is!

 



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I want to continue this project on my own, making more details and fixing issues. But I think that this is a good stopping point for this project now that we are at the end of the semester!

Near-Final CityScape

2 days before the big deadline, and things are shaping up! Only a few things left to add, a final render to process, and some finishing touches until it is fully complete. I have finished the texturing of all the building and misc. objects, and I have also completely the lighting for the scene. I have decided to go for a dramatic sunrise lighting setup. I would have liked to add a lot more detail to the entire scene, and I still might in the future, but for now I am pleased with how it is coming along. So without further words, here is my result so far!