My participation for TSM2 Contest.

[Fab]

Hi all,

 

My name is Fabrice Favé, I live in France and I am 36 years old. For this animation, I used A:M v11.0 and TSM2.

 

A screenshot showing two TSM2 rig.

 

 

For the man, I used a TSM2 normal biped and for the scorpion woman , I chose the multiped rig and some parts for woman body (arms, head).

 

The link: (18 Mo)

Animation

[Thierry]

Salut Fabrice,

 

Very nice!!!! it's a pity that it is a little short.

 

( bravo à toi, c'est vraiment chouette. )

 

Thierry

[chris]

Fabrice,

 

Over all very good! nice job with the lighting and environment! Good job on the character modeling as well.

 

But this is an animation contest so I will comment a little on that. I think her movements are quite realistic (As far as our knowledge goes on scorpion women). You did a very convincing job with her though. How do find the TMS2 rig handles with characters as complex as her? As for your hero, I find his movements a little less convincing. they seem seem less fluid, however his feet seem a little to fluid as they seem to be sliding a fair bit when he walks. Although you seem to have locked his feet alright on the stairs.

 

A couple other quick thoughts. I agree with Thierry I was a little disappointed that the fight didn't last a little longer. I was just getting into it. Something that crossed my mind was, I notice he pulls his sword at the top of the stairs (I assume because he sees her), it might add a little suspense if he doesn't see her at first (maybe he pulls his sword because he senses the danger) and as he walks down the stairs she stays hidden in the shadows for a bit. If she stayed still a little longer before stepping into the light it might help deepen the sense of suspense because he would be closer to her before she appears. Which would be a much more threatening scenario. Also it seems like the camera travels through one of the pillars instead of behind it. I found this a little distracting.

 

Very good, nice job. I hope you do well in the contest!

[Fab]

Thanks for your comments.

 

Chris, I agree with you, the man movements are less convincing. He misses speed and fluid.

 

How do find the TMS2 rig handles with characters as complex as her?

 

With TSM2 it is very easy to made complex rigs. You can add what you want with the parts builder. When your rig is ready, you can move the scorpion body as you want and each legs keep in their position. Great !

[strohbehn]

This represents a huge amount of time on your part. The texturing is amazing, and I like the movement of the scorpion. Very nice work.

 

The TSM2 rig is great for multipeds. Easy to work with and fast to rig.