Waterfall Progress

so this is where i am....

Waterfall First Run

here is the first particle test for my waterfall.

Waterfall Start

Ok!... I have the base model that I would to use the dynamic fluid effects on.

New Project New Ideas

Idea 1: Waterfall

I like the idea of figuring out how exactly to make water flow... and then fall as a waterfall would using dynamics. I would also use layers as well as lighting to try and create a more realistic effect.

http://www.forestwander.com/images/Waterfall_hills_Creek.JPG
http://www.forestwaterfalls.com/images/waterfall-23.JPG
http://www.hikinglasvegas.com/images/Red%20Rock/First_Creek_waterfall.JPG

Some CG examples to shoot for:

http://screensaver.qweas.com/3d/screen/animated_forest_waterfall_11.jpg
http://www.filetransit.com/images/screen/8eeeccce840c1630cac59a06ad2e72c7_3D_Waterfall_Screensaver.jpg


Idea 2:

I am also extremely interested in some sort of lighting project. Either dealing with night lighting, or some very strong light source (man made light source). I would prefer to light an environment, but an object would work as well if it where interesting. Perhaps an object IN an environment!

Minor Revisions

These are some very minor revisions based on some of the comments i received... I plan to work more toward actually completing something worth while.

Second Take on Sword

This is the Second take on just the lifting part for the sword.




I made some minor Adjustments based on a few of the comments. Will work more on this in the future.

Keyframes for Project 2 Sword Swing

Idea 2 Hero Poses

And now the stills

Ideas For Project 2

The first idea i had was pitching a basball. I could add a little story, maybe a batter hitting the ball either over his head or into the pitcher. I think the mechanics would be fun to work with.

referance video found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZPaNHwLUtQ


The second idea i had was directly affected by a story i am workins on in which a character has a large sword. This would present a good opportunity to play around with weighting a large heavy sword and messing around with the orient to point options.

For reference think of Cloud from Final Fantasy VII and Nightmare from Soul Caliber

Third and final idea is an evil laugh, i would only use this to have fun with, no other reason.

Final Walk Cycle Animation

Walk Cycle Inbetweens

Here is the first of two playblasts i made to show this cycle.





I also wanted to add a separate camera view to better show lateral rotation of the hips and shoulders.

KeyFrame Playblast for Walk Cycle