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Description
A render within MotionBuilder of the final Goutari model for 2010 CGI class. Tried to get to the pose I did on the color splash I did before the model was even completed: [link]
(No, I couldn't figure out how to render just an image within MoBu without the friggin grid.)

His shoulder-tails suffered the most from being so low poly. (Better than Alex did, but still. [link] ) I used an optical illusion for the eyes, they do not move on their own.

General things I would do better:
-Learn to make mouth
-Tracking eyes (Never got taught that...)
-Work more facial details into the model
-Find how to get bump/normal mapping to work properly

Specific changes for Earth/Fire:
-Rig fingers to be more claw-like (Got stuck with a finger-thumb combo that really didn't work well)
-More checks on bendability before animation

Things that went great:
-Texture/skin (Wonderful first experience with Mudbox
-Follow-me eyes worked just as planned
-Good learning experience with skin weights

Description
A render within MotionBuilder of the final Goutari model for 2010 CGI class. Tried to get to the pose I did on the color splash I did before the model was even completed: [link]
(No, I couldn't figure out how to render just an image within MoBu without the friggin grid.)

His shoulder-tails suffered the most from being so low poly. (Better than Alex did, but still. [link] ) I used an optical illusion for the eyes, they do not move on their own.

General things I would do better:
-Learn to make mouth
-Tracking eyes (Never got taught that...)
-Work more facial details into the model
-Find how to get bump/normal mapping to work properly

Specific changes for Earth/Fire:
-Rig fingers to be more claw-like (Got stuck with a finger-thumb combo that really didn't work well)
-More checks on bendability before animation

Things that went great:
-Texture/skin (Wonderful first experience with Mudbox
-Follow-me eyes worked just as planned
-Good learning experience with skin weights