BA2 - BETTER

Just some blabber

Using Sculptress is good and i do enjoy it alot.  But because most people are using Mudbox and that has a base head to work from, everyone seems to be ahead of me  and im finding it really hard to create something that looks exactly like Aubs (the person im basing my sculpture on).  In 6 hours i have created and plotted out most features and just tidying the nose and face shape up. Whilst my friend has done the face, hair and nose and just needs to work on the eyes and mouth aswell as cleaning up and altering parts.  But from a round blob to create a head with no base im quite happy with myself.  I will work hard to try and get the sculpture looking okay.  Well i guess we will see! :) Also, check out my other blog elieharrisonart.blogspot.com which has other bits of art there of mine :)

BA2 - 6 HOURS

yeahh did this at 2am then decided to quit.  Not because my laptop was crying but rather my body was.  Too many late nights and waking up eary is not a good thing. So far its okay.   I messed up the nose now and the lump on his head is going to be his hair.  Face shape is better i think.

BA2 - PRACTICE

Here is worm boy, my first unfinished play/creation using Sculptress. i like him.

BA2 - 5 HOURS

5 hours in total of work :)! its getting there! the face shape is okay and i think i have the nose down. the mouth is a NIGHTMARE.  currently working on the eyes. the lump on his head is where his hair will be.  Nothing is finished yet need to add detail, clean up etc.

Projcet 3 - YEAH getting there.

Because i have been unable to download Mudbox to my laptop, i have downloaded Sculptris and thats going okay! It's not as good as mudbox and it hasnt got a head base but thats fine! My poor laptop is barely coping! here is about 3 hours worth of work so far ( i know alot needs working on but i have got the head shape and nose about right).  Im having fun although its challenging and my laptop is crying and being slow haha!

Our task is to create either a celebrity or one of our peers as a digital bust.  I chose to do my friend Aubs!

Projcet 3 - TROUBLE

So far I'm having trouble using Maya and Mubdox.  I'm finding Maya hard to use and frustrating to work with; animation really isn't  what I'm made for.  The first time i used it i hade a rage quit as it wouldnt key frame everything that I did.  Whilst with Mudbox my laptop cant support it and it's frustrating as I love to work late at night and the only time I can work on it is in uni hours.  Although, Mudbox is allot easier to work with and I got the hang of it in 10 minutes.  Although, for the life of me I can not remember how to find the mirror tool!

My bouncy ball animation is not amazing but I guess it will do.  I think I need to show more of the squash and stretch principle when the ball falls down to hit the ground by stretching it out a bit.  But I have already forgotten how to do most things on Maya. Heaven knows how I'm going to finish the walk, run and jump cycles.
My first test piece for Mudbox is okay, but the nose and mouth i found very hard to do.  I found it fun to play about and experiment with different forms and shapes of the head and what was possible to create.

Still getting used to technology and I really don't like it but I'm giving it a shot.  I don't think I'll do as well as last term and then I only did okay.  I hope next term it wont be as heavy technology based!