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Thanks Stian ... nice render ... the material that you used matched perfectly with the model .... very nice... My' model is notably an older version than the Stian. We can verify this by the headlights and bumper here is one of '60 references that I used More details can be found in the original post

amazing ... as is usual in all your work....they are an inspiration.

I did a new test now using hair ( feathers ) as wing instead dynamic constraint... is it better ?

Thanks Mr. Bryant .... Scene 01 -Sequence 01 First flight test render - shaded mode voo.mov

I believe that arara is done ... I 'll use hair material to feathers ... now working on its rig that will be extremely simple. My focus in this first scene is the beating of wings

great suggestion .... I will make some changes in the environment and this will be one of them The straight streets seem odd, but you may have a reason for this? no reason ....it will be fixed Today I was working on the bird trying to create some feathers ( using hair material ) ... A:M V16 crashed and now I can't open the model ... tomorrow I'll back to it thanks for comments/sugestions

I did it .... How about that? yes .. a long yellow/blue wing thanks for the compliments, friends. To the city that appears in the first sequence I intend to use the choreography that I created a long time ago ( 2004 ) ... did you remember it ?

some thoughts ... -No matter how much memory is installed ( 8Gb Corsair XMS2 Extreme here ), A:M uses only 1.30 Gb to render -The only way to reduce the rendering time is to use a more powerful processor -A:M only uses 1 core .. always A:M is able to open just one instance here ... did I miss something?

V16 beta 3 64bit 5:03 Intel Core2 Duo E6750 2.67 GHz 2 core 4 GB RAM Windows 7 64bit... this 64bit version is pretty fast ..... thank you Hash Team .... you are doing a great job there

Thanks Mrs. Nancy... more are coming Robert I really appreciate your comment ... I redid the decal and the result is much better... natural... thank you for your comment...

This past week I studied how others tools works and next week I'll back to animatics .... today, when I playing with A:M, I resolved to model the arara ( bird in the sequence #1 ). I intend to record ( Time lapse in full hd ) the whole construction of the models that I create for this project. MODEL #1 - Arara whitout wings yet Sketch Model Time Lapse C&C are welcome ....

Hi.... I'm still adjusting myself to the new tools. And I would like to show you the first few seconds of animatic. Please... C&C are welcome as always ... tdp.mov

Just to say that your new signature is greeeaaaat .... Good job....

while trying to write the script ....I noticed that write isn't my strong suit ( is this expression correct ? )...I'm much more visual, then I invested in two more tools. -Wacom Tablet Bamboo CTH-661 -ToonBoom Storyboard Pro The project is becoming professional, since I received a motion to refer it to an examination of private banking, which considers the projects that receive government funds aid to culture. The challenge is just beginning ... in a week I hope to present you the first scenes of the animatic.

Yeah, the eyes are just a decal. Nice task to use animated decals

cute..... it definitely has style ..

I made a list of tools that I will use in the project: -Animation:Master - Modeling, Rigging, Animating, Render -A:M Track 2 - Face rigging -A:M Paint - Texture -Celtx - free, write scripts, storyboard scenes and sequences, sketch setups, develop characters, breakdown & tag elements, schedule productions -Cinefx - free, video editing, effects, and compositing suite. -Blog Trem do Pantanal - showing, comments, sugestions ( under construction ) Did I forget something?

Matt, nice project... did you take red or blue pill ? visions ... I love them .... What software are you using to shade your image ? let me steal some comments of your post ... they will be useful for me too:)

it must be finished in June 2012 ... that's why I wrote in the first post that the render worries me. Maybe I will work with 24 fps then I'll have 'only' 7200 frames ( 5 minutes ). The problem is .... I intend to use HDRI/IBL. AO in final shot which will increase the render time ( render a frame in 10 minutes in this condition is an optimistic claim ). If each frame taking 30 minutes to render, I'll take 5 months in this task If there are volunteers to render some frames for me that would be great.

The story is designed and conceived, it will be a warning against deforestation and its consequences for the Pantanal and its inhabitants. As I say, the whole animation is on my head. I just need to externalize it Right now, I'm writing the script. I ask for your patience. because this project is in the background, as there is work, family, dog, cat to occupy me too:) the important thing is that I have a deadline ... June 2012 later I'll make a timeline showing how I intend to organize activities ( any tip here ? )

Thanks Robert... the sound track ... I forgot it ... more one item on my list

Thanks Matt I guess 5 minutes ... No dialogue .... not particular art style yet ...

Hi Friends..... Today I start a project, I want to accomplish since last year. This is an animation project I want to conclude by June 2012, to be presented at the 12th edition of Animamundi. The project is called "Trem do Pantanal 2020" and, of course, will happen in 2020. In the state where I live, is the largest flooded area in the world, a sanctuary of natural life, which houses hundreds of birds, mammals and a myriad of insects, this place is called the Pantanal. Had in past years, a train coming out of Campo Grande (capital) and went through this huge area bound for Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia (1500 km), his name was "Trem do Pantanal". Many attempts to restore the rail line have already been made but, in fact, the "Trem do Pantanal" does not circulate beyond a few kilometers. The plot The year is 2020, a decade of progress and modernization provided in various industries. In a move of self-promotion, state governor inaugurated the most modern "Trem do Pantanal" of all time. The bullet train of Pantanal. The "shot" is a success, and the inaugural train arrives at its destination, where it is expected with the party, by the organizers. The central character is a foreign tourist who participates in the first trip of the new "Train of Pantanal" But some secrets are hiding behind this trip. Fact: There is today (2010) a stream of businessmen, industrialists who are mobilizing politically for vote a law that guarantees the installation of ethanol plants in the Pantanal region. Everything indicates that they managed this gap. ...and is using this fact, which is the secret project. THE PROJECT For now, the project exists only inside my head. I ask the help of masters / mistresses guiding me the best way to accomplish it. Initially my step by step is: script storyboard sketches (sets, props, characters) modeling texturing rigging animating rendering that's all .. only that is missing All I conceive I'll post here on this topic. A part that worries me is the rendering, but I know with time things will get clearer. I count on the help of all. Alea Jacta Est

Let's get the bus rolling.! [2]

what would be the blue, if everyone liked the red? This set is amazing ... and the bus stop note is perfect.