3DArtZ Posted July 8, 2005 Posted July 8, 2005 I have not created, lit a scene in I don't know how long.... 3 years maybe.... If I ever want to put a little movie together, I'm gonna have to figure it out huh? Anyhows, going for a cartoonish end of day in a metropolis office look Let me know what ya think:) http://www.vrcops.com/vids/PPRender3C.mov Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
forevernameless Posted July 8, 2005 Posted July 8, 2005 The lighting of the room looks great. I like the reflection on the characters costume. The only thing is the background, outside the window it looks like it was just painted there. The whole inside of the room looks great though. I'm sure you wanted us to focus on the lighting, but the finger point is really fast. It jumps. When he goes back to the standing position its nice and smooth though. overall the lighting looks beautiful. Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 8, 2005 Author Posted July 8, 2005 Hey FN, thanks for checking it out! And the words too! Appreciate it. I think that I've just started a long trial and error journey hunting down a good look for this type of characters world.... Hope it doesn't take too long to find something that works. Thanks Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
bentothemax Posted July 8, 2005 Posted July 8, 2005 looks good. You used Z buffered shadows right? . . . one crit is that the sun looks like its dieing kind of . . . not very round . . . but it could be interacting with the clouds and atmosphereic density and other things like that . . . Good job though . . . Ben P.S. it looks like your wall with your window is floating a tad bit . . . Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 8, 2005 Author Posted July 8, 2005 looks good. You used Z buffered shadows right? . . . one crit is that the sun looks like its dieing kind of . . . not very round . . . but it could be interacting with the clouds and atmosphereic density and other things like that . . . Good job though . . . Ben P.S. it looks like your wall with your window is floating a tad bit . . . Thanks Ben! As far as the floating thing... it's a problem with the Zbuffer shadows and the wall geometry being 1 sided. I think if I make is 2 sided it will solve the problem - to be tested. Yeah, the sky was a quick photoshop map... just to get things moving along:) Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
Dalemation Posted July 8, 2005 Posted July 8, 2005 I really like it. A great comic book look....reminds me of the Fleischer Superman shorts from the 40's. Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 8, 2005 Author Posted July 8, 2005 I really like it. A great comic book look....reminds me of the Fleischer Superman shorts from the 40's. Wow, cool, thanks Dale! Lets see if I can now animate a quick scene with it! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
thejobe Posted July 8, 2005 Posted July 8, 2005 i love the chracter hes just awsome! little jumpy aniamation but thats no what you were showing. the room and the background blend nicely, but i think the sky is a little to white toward the top. but other than that just awsome! Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 8, 2005 Author Posted July 8, 2005 Hey Jason, thanks for checking it out, and the comments too. Here's a clip I put together with the scene. Animated it in about 20min. and probably won't do anything with it, as I just wanted to see what I could get done in the time frame. there are a mistakes abound, some blatant - hand through objects and such... But, was fun making it. Take a look! http://www.vrcops.com/vids/DeskTossA.mov Thanks Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
Dalemation Posted July 8, 2005 Posted July 8, 2005 I took a look! For 20 minutes that's impressive He almost seems a little embarrassed as he looks to camera after his outburst. Funny. He's a great character. I didn't notice until now just how long his arms are! Obviously he has considerable strength - what are his superhero powers? Quote
modernhorse Posted July 8, 2005 Posted July 8, 2005 Man, what a great character! I think you're really on to something with this guy. He is a blast. Doug Quote
thejobe Posted July 8, 2005 Posted July 8, 2005 while i was waiting for it to load i thought he was going to smash his head agist the desk acouple of time hehe but that was funnier i like the exression at the end and it goo smooth motion Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 8, 2005 Author Posted July 8, 2005 Hey doug, dale and jobe, thanks for the comments... another 20minute excercise! This one I might try and work on some more.... any suggestions? http://www.vrcops.com/vids/UNeverKnow1.mov Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
thejobe Posted July 9, 2005 Posted July 9, 2005 that was great!! but when he fell out of the window it look kind of weird... oh well hahaaha Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 9, 2005 Author Posted July 9, 2005 that was great!! but when he fell out of the window it look kind of weird... oh well hahaaha Hey Jobe, yeah that's part I want to work on.... Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 9, 2005 Author Posted July 9, 2005 Okay, worked on it a touch bit more... changed the end cause it was just not right before. This one I think has its issues too, but I think it made some progress http://www.vrcops.com/vids/NewFallA.mov Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
Dalemation Posted July 9, 2005 Posted July 9, 2005 Tried several times but can't download for some reason. Will try again later. Quote
vf124 Posted July 9, 2005 Posted July 9, 2005 Art, I too tried to view your latest ... no luck on DSL BTW ... would or could you post a top down view of the 1st one ... would like to see your setup ... Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 9, 2005 Author Posted July 9, 2005 Hey guys, sorry about that , it's back up now... my stupid server machine didn't restart last night for some reason. It's back up now. http://www.vrcops.com/vids/NewFallA.mov Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 9, 2005 Author Posted July 9, 2005 Art, I too tried to view your latest ... no luck on DSL BTW ... would or could you post a top down view of the 1st one ... would like to see your setup ... Top down view of the first one? I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean the top view of the cho.? Let me know, I'll post it... Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 9, 2005 Author Posted July 9, 2005 VF, here is a screen cap of the cho. window.... http://www.vrcops.com/vids/Scene.jpg Quote
thejobe Posted July 9, 2005 Posted July 9, 2005 the fall looks alot smoother than before looking good Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 9, 2005 Author Posted July 9, 2005 Hey Jobe, cool thanks. Think I'm gonna leave this now and try a different manuever... Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
vf124 Posted July 9, 2005 Posted July 9, 2005 I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean the top view of the cho.? Thanks Mike, that's it ... damn servers Quote
KenH Posted July 10, 2005 Posted July 10, 2005 Excellent Mike. To me the fall looks like a jump. I would suggest just his upper body leaning forward and maybe one leg stretched backwards trying to regain balance. His hips also seem to go down just before he falls which probably makes it seem more jump like. Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 10, 2005 Author Posted July 10, 2005 Ken, (edit) I have had a few comments about the "fall/jump" impression. I wonder if keeping the legs perfectly straight throughout the clip would fix this? Well to be seen.... Thanks for the comments appreciate it! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
vf124 Posted July 10, 2005 Posted July 10, 2005 Mike, Your Bulidings sit on a clear background or layer ... was this done in PhotoShop? Also, your two cameras appear to be lined up with each other ... why? Thanks ... G. Wells Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 10, 2005 Author Posted July 10, 2005 Mike, Your Bulidings sit on a clear background or layer ... was this done in PhotoShop? Also, your two cameras appear to be lined up with each other ... why? Thanks ... G. Wells Yeah, I do have 2 cameras in the same spot on here.... It means nothing, I'm not really sure why it's in there... I used photoshop for the building layer like you said. Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
trajcedrv Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 You have nice thing going on... COOL Keep us posted Drvarceto Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 11, 2005 Author Posted July 11, 2005 Thanks! Working on a different clip now in the same scene now. Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
entity Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 Sorry, got here late... it seems he should start falling before the right arm goes forward. It's a tough nut to crack, but I think it would promote the unstable balance of falling a little better. He almost seems to be yanked out. Quote
3DArtZ Posted July 11, 2005 Author Posted July 11, 2005 Hey Entity, thanks for taking a look! I'm actually not coming back to this clip. I want to just keep making little clips like this, but not languish over the (in this case) many issues. I want to see progress happen over different gags! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote
bentothemax Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 LOL that is funny as crap . . . which i dont know why its funny but it is Nice job! Quote
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