I was able to get a base mesh out for my project. I think I need to change him up a little bit to dehumanize him.

The last couple of days I worked on some more concept drawings and working on a design. I also started working on the base mesh for this character as well. I hope to have the base mesh done by tomorrow and then finish up with him by this upcoming weekend. Next weekend I think will be the video shoot for the movie trailer. That is all I have for now.

I have been working on some character concepts for
the new project. I am going to start modeling the character tomorrow. I would like to get most of the cg assets done within the next couple of weeks so I will have plenty of time to work on filming, visual effects, music/fx, and the composite.

Concept thoughts

I have been racking my brain and searching for some good ideas for inspiration towards my new project. I think I have settled on a direction. One of my favorite movies as a kid was "The Gate" and I thought I would use that movie mixed with some elements of "Ghoulies", "Army of Darkness", and "Gremlins" for the style. I'm starting on drawings and storyboards today and throughout this weekend.

More Concepts

Concepts before changing directions

Base Mesh

Here are some images of a real basic base mesh. There are a couple of spots that need to be fixed.

Project Change

At the start of the semester I was planning on doing a VFX project involving mech exo suits but this past Monday this plan has changed. CGSociety is doing a contest where I can still do VFX but will have a different theme. I am currently back into story development for this new project and should wrap this up by this weekend. The new theme involves the "B-movie" theme, so it should be interesting, especially if I was to win the competition.

DAGD 375 - Character

Yesterday the semester began and now it is time to begin the final project at Ferris. I will be doing another VFX project that will expand on what I learned last semester and then some. In addition, I signed up for FXPhd to study Nuke in depth. My plan is to become an advanced user of Nuke.