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Hanguk Drama Hawaii

2010-12-01T23:10:00.001-08:00

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For the people of the Hanguk Drama Hawaii Club.

stopmotion

2010-11-06T01:16:00.000-07:00

Old Animation tests

2010-11-02T12:27:00.000-07:00

added window light

2010-04-23T19:12:00.000-07:00

chef monkey

2010-04-02T12:17:00.001-07:00

background lighting

2010-04-01T14:48:00.000-07:00

so this is taking off the override. I don't like how the calendar gets really washed out but if I bring down the lights, it appears to get darker.

sushi bowl

2009-12-08T13:19:00.000-08:00

better?
Hey andrew, what do you think of my sushi pieces???

Title

2009-10-30T14:27:00.000-07:00

OOoOOOo better!!! but still a work in progress :)
It's coming along...but I want more of a "CANDY" type of look......

new POV shot

2009-09-22T12:56:00.001-07:00

Evil Scientist Lab

2009-09-21T23:41:00.000-07:00

question....I've been trying to play around with the light settings but any adjustments I make always takes away the colors from the rest of the objects. How come this is?

scene_06

2009-09-16T15:07:00.001-07:00

Hmmm. I actually like them both. I might want to animate them both. Is there a way to animte the transparency??? Oh, and I'm still trying to get the light linking to work on lenny. I have three point lights on him and they don't seem to be making a difference.

mOnKeY

2009-09-12T10:31:00.000-07:00

YES!!!!! Awesome andrew. LOVE it.
I was thinking of doing the facing ratio type of thing.

Spotting_BETTER!!!!

2009-09-10T15:55:00.001-07:00

Does lenny look too dead?

Tile floor. THANKS SO MUCH ANDREW!!!
The shadows are working better.

question

2009-09-09T20:48:00.000-07:00

Hey andrew, how do I apply the color to the grout of the ground again? OH! and I've been trying to do the render tests but it's giving me this weird AO layering effect. Any ideas?

sushi tests

2009-09-08T00:43:00.001-07:00

Trying to play with the bump, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything.

outdoor shot

2009-09-01T12:52:00.001-07:00

Added the point light and did some different roof shapes and wall shapes

BEAUTIFUL andrew!!! thank you so much!

more camera angles

2009-08-26T14:55:00.001-07:00

I kept trying to add in a light but it doesn't seem to be showing up in the scene.

arg arg arg arg!!! Still can't get the skin looking right...and gotta tweak the AO...

gotta still change the grout width....

just doing more camera angle tests

Monkey Bump

2009-08-25T14:40:00.000-07:00

Just testing the bump height and the amount of scale things.

opening text

2009-08-25T01:24:00.000-07:00

it's still a work in progress! I'll put up a more finished version tomorrow :)

YAY!!!!

2009-08-18T12:48:00.000-07:00

Here's how it started off. Hey Andrew, so actually it was the because the transparency file was a .jpg. Once I changed that to a targa it seems to be working! I'll be working on the photoshop texture and post up renders soon!!!!

camera angles

2009-08-10T16:44:00.001-07:00

Up close shot. Just need to add Lenny!
Much better on the bump....

Some lighting tests....
Hey Andrew, I think you're right because I've been trying to render this front view again with the glass and just the glass isn't fully rendering. I've been working the rendering the glass in small square pieces.

This is the outdoor shot. Although I still have yet to add in the flowers and sign on the wall is still a mockup.
Okay....again with the rendering issues....I've been trying to render with my characters in the scene....and it keeps just going half-way and then it stops...also, is just starts to render the AO pass again. So there's HALF of the scene and sometimes just half of the AO pass. I have NO idea what is going on. It only started when I brought my characters into the scene!!!!
This is just to test the flower vase and the outside picture.

QUESTION!!!!

2009-08-06T12:10:00.000-07:00

Hey andrew,
How do you apply the save UV's to another object?

test_rendering

2009-08-04T09:55:00.001-07:00

I think it's too flat looking, but I like the bump and would like to add this bump to my walls. Is if possible to just add a bump to just a face?
Hey andrew!!!! I think I figured out what my files were doing that AO thing. So far, I've been testing if I create new materials and not use the one's that are already in my scene...it seems to be rendering! I think apparently each time I save my scene, it doesn't keep an image source that is nessary. So when it renders the materials don't show up, just the AO. I'll be doing more render tests and camera angles....

Camera angle for the opening shot
This is the camera angle that I want to use for the main scene.

Test rendering the material for the doornob

QUESTION!!!!

2009-07-28T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hey Andrew,
So I've imported all the OBJ files again but the scene won't allow me to save it as an MA file. It saves it but only as MB files. Will this be a problem?
Also, I've tried playing around with a previous file but in MB format, and so far it seems to be working okay. After I tried to optimize the scene I noticed that the AO wasn't working anymore and there were a whole bunch more of errors. Could I continue with my previous file? I still can't save it as an MA file though....

BeAuTiFuL!!

2009-07-28T08:38:00.001-07:00

New materials on the handles and...a much better looking sky light!!!!

MoRe 2 rOoM and bLeNdShApEs!!

2009-07-21T08:32:00.001-07:00

Oh yes!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH ANDREW!!!! You're AMAZING. I have yet to change the cabinet handles and play around with more of the colors. Oh, and after adding in the celing window....to me it looks like a barn. Hmmm....

So I've model a tons more things for the room and Lenny and his blendshapes. There are some weird looking ones, but when I've attached them, they look okay....hmmm...Andrew, could I show it to you in class?
I remodeled the room because I thought that the older table and chair didn't match the scene anymore. I feel this has a more cohesive feel. I want to re-texture everything now so that they all fit together. It's sadly...still a work in progress! But it's getting there :D OoOOOh and I want to FINALIZE the lighting...at long last....

room lighting

2009-06-16T13:11:00.000-07:00

SPOT LIGHT!!!! OoOO I gotta change the lighting outside.

It's coming along....goes the sloth....

I've been doing some lighting tests too.

This is about the early afternoon. Maybe about 1 pm

This is later in the afternoon....maybe about 5pm.

TeSt_ReNdErS

2009-06-09T11:56:00.001-07:00

I've been working on the monkey rig as well as testing the bump map to my UV's. DiSgUsTiNg!!!! It still needs so much more work.

Add In a LeNnY

2009-06-02T14:41:00.001-07:00

Here's chucke!!!! I don't know why but his eyes just changed colors and he lost his shoes along the transition.....

Couple more render tests for room

2009-05-26T16:56:00.000-07:00

OooO, check out the vase! I don't know if it fits in with the rest though....

I think I like the blue better.

Here are some render tests with a different color background. More on the lighter side.

lenny UV unwrapping test 1

2009-05-26T11:44:00.000-07:00

Andrew's test for Lenny's skin

And so, let the UV unwrapping begin!!!! I know that there are still pieces I need to work on. I've changed the pants and got rid of the folds for now.

mAtErIaLs TeSt

2009-05-19T13:20:00.001-07:00

Materials that maybe I'm more leaning towards.

aDDiNg AgE to LeNnY

2009-05-18T17:02:00.001-07:00

Lenny is getting older. Irene suggested just getting rid of the fold in the pants. Any preference?

oOoOoo....it's the Marshmellow Man!!!!

2009-05-11T14:47:00.001-07:00

OH GOSH!!!! I think he became anorexic and lost too much weight....If only in life it was this easy...

Much better...

mOnKeY

2009-05-07T21:43:00.001-07:00

First Issue: Val suggested that my Lenny character should change because it would be really difficult to animate his big feet and that he possibly looks too young. Now, I'm considering altering him once again. Although I like his "cuteness"... but then again I'm thinking of keeping him the same. Any ideas?
Okay for some reason, the side view wouldn't let me change the background color....But I'm still working on the monkey...I was wondering if the back is working out. The hunch-ed ness?

Yay! Irene introduced me to the full body IK, which I'm going to use for Lenny when the chopsticks are controlling him!!!

OoOOO table

2009-04-30T19:31:00.000-07:00

I actually had to redo all of my blendshapes over again!!! Thanks Papi for noticing and letting me know before I actually did all of my blend shapes!!!!! But I'm thinking that I should be exaggerating his facial expressions so I'm still going to be working on that.

Does this look right?

EwWwwwWw!!!! Now THIS is SCARY!!!!!! Eyeball test...still gotta put in the eyelids.

This chair...is causing me to much headaches!!!!

Here are some different tests. Thanks Andrea!!!!

OooO I'm thinking of doing this to my monkey (^.^)

Temporary Clothing

2009-04-22T17:27:00.001-07:00

Yes! Lenny has an ear (^.^)

Here's some temporary clothing until I start UVing

Week 3 Assest List

2009-04-21T14:16:00.001-07:00

oPiNiOnS!?!?!

2009-04-17T13:15:00.001-07:00

Any opinions?

LeNnY

2009-04-17T11:54:00.001-07:00

Would it be easier for me to animate my character if I actually seperate the clothing from the body?

StiLL a WoRk iN pRoGrEsS...

2009-04-16T23:00:00.000-07:00

I'm not so sure if that slit in the pants is working....but I'm still having a SLOW process with the head. How does the body look?

RoOm

2009-04-15T19:35:00.001-07:00

I'm working on my room also, but I'm not sure if the table is matching with the rest? I'm still going to smoothin everything out. But I thought I'd ask before I do.

AsSeT LiSt

2009-04-15T16:49:00.000-07:00

2009-04-15T10:41:00.000-07:00

Yay!!! My monkey is evolving once again!

AsSeSt LiSt

2009-04-14T12:27:00.000-07:00

QUESTION: Andrea, how do you get your characters so shinny in your renders? Are you just using a blinn in Maya? Do you add passes or different lights?

After discussing our story ideas with Jeff Paul and discussing our assest lists with Andrew I've decided to take their expert advice and discard the beginning scene of the exterior street. Although....after another group discussion about our stories I really like Andrea's idea about having the image of Japan and a flight trail flying over to the US and that's how the package arrives. I need to do those sketches now. I'm still working on my monkey character but plan to finish him by week 4.

Main characters:
Lenny
Monkey

Room:
Refridgerator
Table
Chair
Trash Can
Bowl of food....(I'm debating how to design this. By texture? or by actually modeling?)
chopsticks box (I have to finish with my monkey character before I can finish my inlay of the chopsticks box. Or I was thinking....should I just have a simple box? The box will glow as an effect later. Hmmmm....)

Week 2:
Finish modeling my Lenny character and begin the rigging process on him. While I'm rigging him I'll be modeling my monkey character and playing with some materials. I'm thinking that I'll do the watercolor effect in photoshop and probably play around with many passes in After Effects.

Week 3:
Model my monkey character and work on the rig to Lenny.

Week 4:
Start rigging my monkey character

Week 5: RIGGING and modeling the rooms parts. Play around with the openning scene and how I want to animate the dotted lines going from Japan to its destination.

Week 6: Play around with the lighting and what type of watercolor effect I want to achieve.

Week 7: BLEND SHPAES

Week 8: Have both character at least 90% done.

Week 9: RENDER PASSES

Week 10: Play around with render passes to finalize what type of effect and style I want.

Week 11: Have my characters finished and decide on my texturing and layouts.

LeNnY ChArAcTeR

2009-04-14T12:04:00.000-07:00

I still need to work on the head but I'm thinking about how to created the pants fold. But I want to maintain this cartoony look.

Starting my Lenny Character

CoNcEpT SkEtChEs

2009-04-14T11:37:00.001-07:00

I've changed my monkey character design and thought it matched more with the background and my main character.

When I first started modeling my Lenny Character, I came across an issue with importing the image where I could only adjust the opacity in one view. So what I did was I imported an image plane into the front and side views. There I could adjust the Alpha Gain, then in the perspective window I created an image plane and attached my drawing sketches as a material and that way I could adjust the opacity on the plane. Man, that took me a few days to figure out.

Facial Studies
Room Sketches

ToOn ShAdEr

2009-03-09T12:21:00.001-07:00

I'm playing around with the toon shader effect and I'm likeing the look that I can achieve. I do want to create my short with this type of feel. I added an outline to my room but I'm still having one problem...It's adjusting the outline width on my cups. Is it because they are nurbs?

Monkey Chopstick Case

2009-02-26T00:09:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure if you can tell the difference but I've added the LOD effect on to two objects. So when it's farther away you can see the object with less detail and the closer object with more detail. I still have to add in the engraving and still play around with the bump mapping but hopefully you can't tell the difference!

monkey case

2009-02-23T09:20:00.001-08:00

This first image is to show what Andrew taught me of how to make the texture appear from far and then disppapear as the camera gets closer.

I've tried to add in my own three-point lighting but for some reason I can't get the bottom one to work. I also need to work on the bump mapping for the case on the right. I want the monkey to look engraved into the box.

Monkey Character

2009-02-22T20:43:00.000-08:00

So, for the past two weeks I've been working on my monkey character and I'm actually liking how it's turning out. I really need to get a hang of the texturing so I can make it look even better. I'm not sure on the typology of the back, does it look too flat?

character will be done by this week!!!

2009-02-16T13:20:00.001-08:00

I will be done with my model by this week and get started on my UV ing. But I'm liking how my hand is turning out. I just have to look at the details in the body.

Human Character...chuging along!

2009-02-09T11:48:00.000-08:00

DANG IT!!! It's slowly coming along. I liked the previous body better but the head and hands are coming along better.

Body in progress.....

2009-02-02T13:25:00.000-08:00

This is my body model in progress. It's slowly coming along.

What I would like to accomplish

2009-01-29T18:18:00.000-08:00

This is the type of look and effect that I would like to accomplish for the ending scene.

And this is the type of effect that I would like to achieve for the opening scene.

2009-01-26T09:39:00.000-08:00

Here is the start to our first head model.

I would like to improve it by making it smoother and focusing more on the details, such as the ears, eyes and mouth.

Future Goals for Winter 2009

2009-01-12T13:50:00.000-08:00

Improve on modeling skills
Work with Toon Shader
Create two new characters