Major Project - Sol Character Proportions

Workings on the proportions of Sol, though you wont see his body, is a fun way to work it out and a good base to place the space suit over. I initially went for five head heights, but have shrunk the body a little, to make him look less of a adult.

Major Project - Topology

                                                Zbrush                                                                    Maya 

I have busy trying to work out how you get a model out of Zbrush and into maya. After testing out a few different software packages, I found Topogun the easiest to use, however retopology has to be the hardest puzzle to figure out. The model is no way perfect, but I think I have put the problem areas in places you cant see. I plan to take this back into Zbrush and tidy around the eyes, lips and ears. then see how all the maps behave on the mesh. 

Material Test

Testing the Arnold materials from last weeks class to try and make some translucent plant pods that has some organic entity moving about inside. The shaders can do the job pretty well, though spheres have just been used at the moment for testing. However, I'm having problems with the shot cam, as its not rendering the composition I have chosen, and the DOF is just not working at all, Have tried all different distance settings and aperture, but no cigar.

Minor Project - Character exploration

storyboard for initial idea - will not be using

Displacement Map

Major Project- Concept Painting

I have got a little stuck on the narrative side of the project, so thought I would try a little concept for the main character to see if it sparks anything. I wanted to try and use Zbrush as a concepting tool, as its really quick and gets you thinking about the form thats needed.

Major Project - World Ideas

This is not a story board yet, I was just letting ideas flow today and see what shapes happened and try to  figure out the world I want to set this animation in. 

Basic Plot, spaceman (named 08) crashlands onto alien planet, has to drag his damaged space module to try and find a power source to get back off planet.

I quite like the idea of the rocky mountains actually being alien titans that have been turned to stone for a reason that you find out at the end of the animation, making walkways and bridges for the spaceman to walk across on his adventure for power.