UV Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Myself

UV's for the head of my character.

It's been a long journey to get to this stage, but feeling confident! Bring on the UV's!

Reflective Statement: Minor Project

This has been a challenging hand in indeed. At the very beginning of this minor project, I feel like I have come leaps and bounds with my work physically and mentally. This project has changed a huge amount over the last several months, some for the right reasons, some not so much. At the very start, I had planned to use a completely different style that I was very focused on trying to use. it also included a voice over where my Grandad talked about his work and his rocking horses. This had to shift dramatically first of all my Grandad has never been one to speak a lot and has always been a quiet man. I struggled trying to get a voice over that worked with him and it didn't give me a lot to work on animation wise. sadly due to my Grandads failing health I was never able to finish getting the recordings from him. I changed my plan and created a voiceover from what my Grandad means to me instead. I was doing well, however, I needed to escape the style I was in so I was encouraged to go all out and really think outside the box, finally, I had something to match my feelings. Over Christmas my Grandads failing health worsened hugely and working on my project only reminded me of that pain. I visited him and my Grandma who has been separated from him numerous times in the hospital and decided that this project was going to be completely dedicated to him whom I love so much. This project has been very hard for me and I still have got to finish modelling my Grandad, which at the time I really struggled to even look at. I shall continue putting my best foot forward for this project and my determination will try to keep me on track.   

The Cherry Red Shed: Minor Hand in

pre vis 2 from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

full turnaround from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Grandad

Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Grandad

Beginning the modeling of my Grandad for my project. This model should take a shorter amount of time to create compared to the model of myself.

Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Myself

Turnaround - myself with wireframe from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Myself

Thank you for the Eye file Alan, it seems to have done the job perfectly! I changed the light samples up to three to tidy up the shadows as well to prevent that graininess from occurring. I did downsize the pupil just slightly so the lighter grey can be seen. The new eyes really have given my character much more believability and less of that dead eye stare it was giving originally. Thank you!