Dramatic Arcs - Five MooM Acting Poses

In last Thursday's class, we were asked to create five more MooM poses, but this time we had to choose 'Action Poses'. I actually found this rather difficult, but I think this was because I was looking for full body acting poses, and surprisingly a lot of shows/ films will not show the actor's full body in a shot unless it is a heavy action scene (Or at least that was the issue I had), These are the poses I chose to do, but I may re-do a couple as the poses didn't really translate very well through the MooM model due to his rather odd proportions and I feel like these poses aren't dramatic enough.

Confident, Sensual Pose

Confident, Tough Pose

Happy, Friendly Pose

Frightened Pose

Happy, Laughing Pose

Character Design - Week 1 - Research

For week 1 of our character design class, we were given a random number that came with a few prompts for a character design. These are the prompts I received:

- Person/Animal: An Aristocrat

-Conceit/Trait: Art Noveau/Romantic, Dead (A ghost)

-World/Time: 1920s Paris

-Filmic Scene: "We will always have the Eiffel Tower."

-Animation Action: Longing looks.

We were asked to research our given prompts, so, for now, I have been researching 1920s Paris, and the Art Noveau Style.

"Art Nouveau, ornamental style of art that flourished between about 1890 and 1910 throughout Europe and the United States. Art Nouveau is characterized by its use of a long, sinuous, organic line and was employed most often in architecture, interior design, jewelry and glass design, posters, and illustration. It was a deliberate attempt to create a new style, free of the imitative historicism that dominated much of the 19th-century art and design. The term Art Nouveau was coined by a gallery in Paris that exhibited much of this work." - Encyclopedia Britannica

1920s Paris Influence Map:

Art Nouveau Influence Map:

Action Arcs - Five Moom Action Poses

In Today's class we learned all about Animation Posing, and how important the 'Line of Action' can be when posing a 3D Model. We were asked to find 5 action poses to re-create using the MooM model. These are the 5 poses that I chose to do:

The Sprinter

The Basket Ball Player

The Pole Vaulter

The Ice Skater

The Singer 

Premise - Character Concepts

Sculpting Process

Week One - Creating the Base

Week Two - Blocking Out the Face

Week Three - Constructing the Face

Week Three - Adding the Eyes

Week Four - Adding Details

Week Five - Smoothing the Model

Week Six - Finishing Touches

Final Sculpt

Life Drawing Master Post

Life Drawing Year Two by Noah Greenhalgh on Scribd

I'm aware that anything I submit after the toolkit 2 deadline will not be counted towards my grade, however, I wanted to upload this instead of keeping it hidden forever. This year has been pretty awful but I'm trying to get on top of things slowly but surely.

Light Filters

These are my experiments in using light filters, I used the Gobo, Barn door and Light Decay filters to create a blind like pattern across a Maya spotlight. This is a great way to cast shadows without having to model components that you don't necessarily need. I tried using the light blocker but it wasn't making a difference when I rendered the image and I 'm not sure where I went wrong, however, I had no trouble using the other filters other than trying to put the spotlight in the right place.