Work In Progress / Sweatbox
Subforums
-
Showcase (57,145 visits to this link)
-
- 530
- posts
-
A:M Stills (86,458 visits to this link)
-
Works In Progress (WIP) (59,009 visits to this link)
-
- 3.1k
- posts
5,145 topics in this forum
-
- 1 follower
- 3 replies
- 636 views
Can anyone help me get the head on this model to look smoother---like arounf the mouth. I am working on a seven minute animation and want it to look as good as possible ---thanks
Last reply by higginsdj, -
- 1 follower
- 3 replies
- 538 views
I've finally got some time to get back to my AV8 project. I want to texture the model but haven't textured anything so i dont know where to start. I have 3D painter to use. I would like to dirty it up some. any pointers or tutorial would be great
Last reply by racreel, -
- 3 replies
- 423 views
Is there no forum for finished works anymore? Does everything just go to A:M Stills and A:M Films now? If so, where would be the best place to post that something is finished so that folks will check it out? Here? Or are people just posting finished works in the WIP forum now? Richard
Last reply by Rodney, -
- 3 replies
- 343 views
I've had a problem with the attached model for quite some time. I've "copy/flip/attached" one side of the model several times with the same result. After making sure the middle spline is zeroed on the x-axis and cleaning up the mirrored side (completing 5-point patches, etc.) I've brought the model into an action window to flatten and paint the face. After flattening, I've manipulated the cp's on one side to get the desired results, but when I "copy/paste mirrored" to the other side, only a few of the other side's cp's are affected. I've actually completed decaling the model and rigged the face only to get the same type of "copy/paste mirrored" problems in poses. The…
Last reply by cribbidaj, -
- 3 replies
- 512 views
I found a good ball bounce tutorial, followed it, and learned a lot more then I expected. I am beginning to break some bad habits, blocking out the animation ahead of time, and manipulating timeline splines. One thing I have noticed, A:M doesn't have spline manipulator handles, how can I get these? Without them spline in the timeline is cumbersome. I know it must be something I have missed. Anyways, here is the ball bounce test. Ball Bounce Tests.mov (Under 1MB)
Last reply by Heath_Naylor, -
- 3 replies
- 458 views
I am new to the animation world and have been toying with the program and have the hang of the basics. I am working for a nonprofit organization on a project and we have a need for some models. I feel I can do the basic animation necessary for the project but cannot create the models needed. Basically, what we need is a model of a fishing rod and reel, an archery bow, and a gun. What we would like is to make these models into cartoon-like animated characters. What I am inquiring about is if there is someone who would be willing to create these character models for us. I can provide the pictures of the objects we want to use. If you would be interested, please …
Last reply by the_black_mage, -
- 3 replies
- 318 views
flying ot falling into the flames...sort of beta.mov beta.zip had to try the beta
Last reply by johnl3d, -
- 3 replies
- 404 views
I put sss on my female model. Now I want to try to make her real hair.
Last reply by dborruso, -
- 3 replies
- 206 views
I have been advised to 'consolidate' a .prj with one .mdl and textures. I found it under Projects, but it's greyed out. How to turn it active? As this is a first for me, any additional tips are welcome. Thanks. ps: I've gone into 'My Controls' in an attempt to change the name above my avatar to simply KELLEY. The entry under the avatar changed, but not above. Is there a dialog box I've not found?
Last reply by Kelley, -
- 3 replies
- 423 views
Hey, guys! I've been experementing with A:M for about four years now, and have finally got some models I'm happy with. Here's a still of one of my bets models. I completed the entire wireframe in one night, and spent about two weeks after that rigging it. Unfortunately, I don't have very many good pictures of him since my computer has a memory leak. It ended up deleting him after only three or four stills. Anywho, here's a cool close up and full body view. In memory of Sparky. I knew him well...
Last reply by clonewar12345, -
- 3 replies
- 271 views
shoot.mov Just trying an idea
Last reply by Dhar, -
- 3 replies
- 406 views
Opened V.13 today. Choreography and Modeling windows are solid black, no grid. How to change the color? Doesn't seem to be in Properties or Tools.
Last reply by Kelley, -
- 3 replies
- 300 views
it is not the greates of texturing of modeling but it doesnt matter that much. jeet ----- ValleyProject.mdl
Last reply by Jeetman, -
- 3 replies
- 392 views
this is the second piece with my animated self-portrait. Mostly it was a test to see how easily a second mo-cap session could be dropped on the puppet. My approach tries to do all adjustment on the puppet, rather than the mo-cap data. The goal is to just drop the action on the character and be 95% done. The reality was only about 85%, but that's not bad for a first shot. Here is a link to the piece on Youtube: As with the last piece ( ), I hope to post this on A:M films, but I'm waiting to hear back from HASH about that. Ben
Last reply by Bendytoons, -
- 3 replies
- 493 views
this was a cutie little duck i came up with about 20 years ago ( out of highschool and dreams of cartooning some day) it's just his head for now ...he was only a line drawing for those 20 years until yesterday thanks for your time Steve
Last reply by stinkyu111, -
- 3 replies
- 381 views
I have been working on velociraptor for a couple of days now. Its at 848 patches now. Here are some pictures of the model. Still working on it Elias.
Last reply by eliaskiller, -
- 3 replies
- 459 views
I made this portfolio for a class, which required 3 original shorts, each around 5 seconds long. I'm still learning about modeling, rigging and animation, so I appreciate any comments and constructive criticism on how I can improve. Hope you enjoy. (I know I could improve lots on animating the last clip, but I had to rush it) Pstage.mov downtown1.mov piano1.mov
Last reply by Distress, -
- 3 replies
- 552 views
New work I've just finished - wasn't really sure if I considered the render a "Finished" image so I'm posting here to get a little feed back The video is a simple little dance-ish animation to test the deformation in her shoulders, I think it turned out well. Now to decide what to do with her Comments most welcome! Animation
Last reply by Epoch, -
- 3 replies
- 241 views
anewidea.mov Needs some work on the constraints to look what I had in mind this is the first first test render First trial run since a vacation without computers..read email once
Last reply by johnl3d, -
- 3 replies
- 206 views
I added a shrimp to the Fish Animation. [a bit hard to see in this frame, but...] It was hard to align on a Path, so I slaved it to a Null and dragged the Null across the scene. After rendering the scene out, I added six more and translated them all to the same Null. But only the first seems to want to move. For this iteration, I'll add more Nulls, but for the future, can a Null control more than one object?
Last reply by Kelley, -
- 3 replies
- 343 views
I have always been messing with animating but i just havent gotten the hang of it yet. I made this animation as another try. I dont think it is my best or very good because all of the twitches that are going on throughout the short. i need some advice or pointers on what i need to do to make it better. http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h127/ret...nt=27269d2d.flv thanks
Last reply by phatso, -
- 3 replies
- 406 views
http://www.gentlechifitness.com/new_page_10.htm I got word that I can disclosed this, and it was a paid assignment, yee haw! I hope to animate this someday. I have kind of been animating this on the side to make sure it works. This was kind of a fun character to make. Its a compound bow, a fishing rod, and a shotgun. What thought went into how to make a inanimate object to life? It was a task and challenge that I love doing. I wasn't expected to even discern the sex of the object?
Last reply by ruscular, -
- 3 replies
- 203 views
I rigged a simple mechanical model to rotate two arms. This model will be multiplied in an action 10x. Is there a way to move the rigged arm on one of the instances and have that carry over to the other 9 instances? The arms should all move in tandem. One bone at a time is very tedious.
Last reply by Eric2575, -
- 3 replies
- 526 views
i was inspired by bioshock to try and figure out how they make blood look so real. After a long time fumbling around with photoshop, to get a good looking liquid surface tension normal map, i think i got a fairly good result. The key though that I found out was blood doesn't have a white or red specular highlight, it's blue. Anyways, here's the results of my testing. BloodStain.zip BloodStain.mov
Last reply by DanCBradbury, -
- 3 replies
- 964 views
About twelve years ago, when CD's were a hot new technology, I had a client who needed a logo/avatar for a "CD Studio". "The Bean" suddenly appeared as a doodle in the margin: a blobby character with pipestem arms and legs, no features, surfing on a CD with a stack of three over his head. He was never submitted, but I have somehow retained a fondness for him. Over the years, I have built, and re-built The Bean in evey 3D app. that passed through my hands. Now it's A:M's turn.
Last reply by Kelley, -
- 3 replies
- 236 views
Not too far back there was a thread here about deleting Pose Sliders. Now I can't find it. I can delete in the Relationships Folder, and in Actions, and in Choreography Actions. But the slider still shows in the drop-down list. Can someone point me to the thread?
Last reply by Kelley, -
- 3 replies
- 378 views
Superman takes on the size changing Super Mega Fox. The Superman model was from the Extras DVD. I originally was going to render this in toon style but I thought it turned out rather well here. I'm still looking for someone to play the voice of the fox charecter but somehow I haven't found the right person to do that yet. Super_VS.wmv
Last reply by ChuckGram, -
- 1 follower
- 3 replies
- 406 views
First, where are these posted? I must be overlooking them, as the only reason I started playing with this was because I saw other peoples WIPs.. so I'm assumeing there is an image contest with a theme of Toys.. So, what easier way to get involved then with the most primative (pun intended) toy I could think of.. Edit: Yeah.. I need to make the rings fatter..
Last reply by BUDDHABUCK, -
- 3 replies
- 418 views
A Still Shot I put together in a couple of days for a client to show the look of a 3 min. piece to be used in a motion simulator. I will be producing 3 to 4 POV adventure animations per year so my work on "alien Invasion" will have to slow down or be put on hold. What do you think? Camillo
Last reply by Camillo, -
- 3 replies
- 461 views
i started last week ... What you all think so far????? Thanks Al
Last reply by Dale_The_Bold, -
- 3 replies
- 883 views
For those who love dot hack. I ask you for your arms and hands in dire need. I want to try and make what Mohhammed started. It is my dream to put together a clip or film or something that has to do with .hack of some sorts, Why i am asking this is because i really want to start my own and i have the guide to .hack//G.U. Rebirth so i really dont need any 'pics' exactly. If you would like i could upload some pictures on request. Some Characters i would like made would be Haseo, tri-Edge, and Azure Balmung. And possibly Atoli. I will upload pictures of theis when people are interested. For now tho i need to just start on making a surver *For those who dont know, thats bascil…
Last reply by Mohammad, -
Im Winit com form thailand
Last reply by tbenefi33, -
- 1 follower
- 3 replies
- 291 views
My mom gave me this stuffed alien along time ago I decided to draw it. I got two pics having problems with the mouth I thought about decaling it but not sure what to do shall I animate the mouth or decal the mouth, here a pic of the stuffed alien, also is there away that I can get that fuzzy look to it.
Last reply by tbenefi33, -
- 3 replies
- 302 views
I got a Project that I'm working on and it would be nice to save a little time if somebody could post some Buildings. Thanks
Last reply by Nuba X, -
- 3 replies
- 288 views
Just finished rendering the short anim for the gorilla model and stuck it up on my site w/ the 360 and some final images. Thanks again for answering all my forum posts while working on it. It's the 3rd model over on the top. =www.3dcharacteranimation.biz -Eric
Last reply by flashawd, -
- 3 replies
- 289 views
Duck of Borg.
Last reply by ChuckGram, -
- 3 replies
- 224 views
Just finished installing the 2001 Rig and started to animate in the Action window. But the Foot Targets are not attached for some reason. They don't affect the mesh at all. Where have I gone wrong?
Last reply by Kelley, -
- 3 replies
- 370 views
Working on an Animation for my senior project. This is the Bellato's Massive Armored Unit (MAU) The "Catapult" I'm plannin on having a desert backdrop with multiple other Catapults falling in from air support and having returned enemy fire. Besides the Wiring in the legs coming through the plating on the foot and the lack of the shoulder net launcher, can anyone see any flaws in my work so far? Catapult_Render_Final.mov
Last reply by Cross, -
- 1 follower
- 3 replies
- 514 views
Hello, been a while, I recently used A:M to build a mockup of a networking proposal for a presentation in my networking protocols class. This was kind of a last minute thing which is why it's so unfinished. I don't really have a use for it since I'm done with that class so I figured I'd let 'yall have it. Background info: I used the models to go transparent to show the placement of the networking cables in the walls, it got a wow out of the class and a "overachiever" comment from a peer. total construction time: 4 days. machines used: Powermac G5 A:M v15, Xeon PC A:M v14. download: Office ~2.1MB a few images:
Last reply by phatso, -
- 3 replies
- 277 views
I'm trying to put together a portfolio and I want to thank you guys for all your help and crits. I think I'm almost there. This is really an extended topic from the KeeKat's Secret and Lypsyching the cowboy where I asked the question on lipsyching methods. This is using the "manual" method; which at this point I KNOW gets the best results. Raven.mov This is the "long" one I was referring to to. Didn't take as long as i thought it would. On this one though, I don't think its as good as the Cowboy. I believe it comes from the poses which was mentioned in one of the other topics(go figure). The cowboy's poses were done by a master, and Raven's done …
Last reply by paradymx, -
- 3 replies
- 693 views
Hi everybody ... As the Dhar I am also using the new version of Sam in the competition of 11 second club ... Any advice is welcome... Transcript Voice One: "It's unbelievable. The director has actually torn up a huge section of my music. But it's perfect as it is! I can't... rewrite what's perfect?" 11sec_march_xtaz.mov
Last reply by Xtaz, -
- 1 follower
- 3 replies
- 506 views
I've been tasked with creating several rooms. Here's my first room using AO. Before this project, I've never really used anything but normal lights (I've never used radiosity or AO before). One thing I notice is how grainy the whole thing looks, despite using some okay settings for sampling and passes. Also, it's very bright at the top, which sort of blows out the ceiling area and ceiling fan. I wasn't expecting that. I'm unsure how to make the lighting more even. Any thoughts on how to improve are welcome. Please keep in mind I'm brand-new to AO when you make suggestions. Settings: AO: on No radiosity. No real lights in the scene. ambiance intensi…
Last reply by goodguy20k, -
- 3 replies
- 806 views
Taking a break from my portfolio (well...... I've just been rendering for a week straight now) and I decided to have some fun and try to model for a change. and here's the result.... First Tsurugi For those of you not into Video Games or Anime (I like to hope were all at least into animation here at least ) This is the sword Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy 7 uses in the CG movie Advent Children. (picture from the movie) Thought it would be something cool to model. I rigged it to work just like the sword in the movie. Six swords combining into one. I posted a quick demo just to give you an idea how the model works. tsword.mov …
Last reply by kylemb, -
- 3 replies
- 438 views
Hey! good day to you all, im here to present you our first full lenght animated film trailer (its in spanish but its going to have english subtitles) . We are 2 brothers that are making this thing posible, and we are VERY PLEASED to anounce you that all the 3d work has been done winth ANIMATION MASTER! so this is our BIG THANK YOU for all the developers of this magnificient software that allows us to tell our story. So ok, maybe not all of you will remember us but, in the past we release this very same trailer but with different quality and it wasnt fully 3d animated, so from then we have been working very hard to release this new and better version, so finally you can…
Last reply by ruvalcaba, -
- 3 replies
- 450 views
ok my model is now ataching by the feet insted of the side. pleese help
Last reply by kylemb, -
- 3 replies
- 453 views
So Ive been doing some planning for my personal demo reel. Here was a test that I did. This clip when complete will be part of my demo. Don't be ruff. Its just a small taste of something much bigger on the horizon. http://hostileninja.cgsociety.org/gallery/
Last reply by JohnArtbox, -
- 1 follower
- 3 replies
- 656 views
I want to try making the cloverfield monster. This is a difficult project for me becuase when it comes to A:M, well... i am not to good at it. I will post Reference pictures I have and will make sure to ask if i have any questions on how to do something. So. I also am more then happy if anyone else wants to try making it as well. Yeah... so... wish me luck. *Edit* Canceld Idea. See 'Bioshock re-duh'
Last reply by CreativeAustinYankee, -
- 3 replies
- 496 views
Thats the question i ask myself, because i want to do something using liquids, and i hope that i dont have to go along the old try'n'error road. Cheers Heiner There u go: What parameter will i have to crank if i want to have a contious flow of liquid and not only droplets? Or has that something to do with the general size used in the scene?
Last reply by thefreshestever, -
hello, i made a short animation, how can i add sound to it.
Last reply by robcat2075, -
- 3 replies
- 341 views
I wanted to experiment with using motion capture to create a looping walk cycle. I used Animazoo's "Hooker Walk", chose a good stride loop, removed the unwanted movement, turned on 'stride length', and SHAZAAM. pimpstrut2_20.mov I know mr. Bigboote made one of his girls walk with this same mo-cap, but I can't find it right now.
Last reply by Bendytoons,
