Character Work In Progress

[Aragorn23]

Well, I haven't posted here in a WHILE, I just started using A:M again recently. This is a character that I've been working on, keep in mind that I don't have much modeling experience; I just got A:M on Christmas and haven't used it in a while like I said. Comments welcome.

[Aragorn23]

I added legs and some other things. For the legs I just took the legs off Thom and modified them for this guy. Does anyone have anything they think I should change?

[KenH]

He's a good start. Abit strange looking, but it takes all sorts! Are you going to animate him?

[Heath_Naylor]

Are you going to animate him?

If you don't I will! Cool looking guy.

[Aragorn23]

I don't haven't really have much rigging experience, I'll try to at least make him able to be animated( ).

[Heath_Naylor]

animatable(word?)

Nope, not a word, but you could rephrase the sentance to say " I'll try to at least make him able to be animated.

[luckbat]

It's a perfectly cromulent word.

[Aragorn23]

"cromulent"? What does that mean? Like "real word"?

[Aragorn23]

Jetpack:

[Heath_Naylor]

It's a perfectly cromulent word.

From Websters Online Dictionary - The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the search box to the right.

Did you make a funny?

[luckbat]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cromulent

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromulent

[DarkLimit]

cool character...........I like the simplicity............

[Heath_Naylor]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cromulent

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromulent

 

Pft.

[Aragorn23]

I'll try to do some rigging today.

[dborruso]

This is a really nice looking character. Very good especially since you haven't been doing it so long. I look forward to see him animated. He has a lot of character.

[Atomike]

If "cromulent" isn't in your dictionary, you need to use an enbiggened dictionary.

[Heath_Naylor]

If "cromulent" isn't in your dictionary, you need to use an enbiggened dictionary.

 

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Version 12

Windows XP

ATI Radeon 9600 Pro

 

Hey you be quiet, you use ATI Cards, hmpf.

[Atomike]

Hey you be quiet, you use ATI Cards, hmpf.

 

Heheh. Only at work. At home I use the vastly superior Nvidia cards. They actually have driver support.

[Aragorn23]

I've had trouble with rigging... I put bones in the arms, and it looks fine in model window, but when I go to an action, the arms are all messed up and facing forward and the bones don't work properly

[NancyGormezano]

Rigging is tricky business - Assuming you're using the 2001 rig? - if so, and you are following the tute in the art of animation master ? (highly recommended) - then the placement and orientation (especially roll handle) of the bones is usually why things get messed up - the model should look good in the modeling window as the bones have no effect there - it is only in the action, and chor that the bones & the constraint poses take effect.

 

Without seeing an image of the bones, and your hierarchy - it would be impossible to suggest a fix...

[Aragorn23]

Here's a project file. I'm probably not doing it right as I have basically no rigging experience.

 

here