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Sisgraph Technical Papers 2013 //Get ya geek on!

broke9207 — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:47 +1200

Sisgraph Technical Papers 2013

//Get ya geek on!

STRUT TRAILER - ROUGH from Kristian Thompson on Vimeo.Animatic...

broke9207 — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:48 +1200

STRUT TRAILER - ROUGH from Kristian Thompson on Vimeo.

Animatic for STRUT, a movie-trailer advertising a mock documentary which investigates the growing trend of “Model walking” in off catwalk situations.

Photo

broke9207 — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:11:50 +1200

//Draw draw draw draw draw draw….

broke9207 — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:05:18 +1200

//Draw draw draw draw draw draw….

//Draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw dra...

broke9207 — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:00 +1200

//Draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw draw…….

Motion Capture Assignment One - Source Footage from Kristian...

broke9207 — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:21:00 +1200

Motion Capture Assignment One - Source Footage from Kristian Thompson on Vimeo.

Master thespian performing his craft…end result here.

//Short animation I put together for Uni. Animated in...

broke9207 — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:00 +1200

//Short animation I put together for Uni. Animated in MotionBuilder, backgrounds and lighting in Maya, stock model courtesy The MoCap Club. Features Those Shoes by the Eagles.. Don said it was cool, we go way back.

Witness the master thespian performing his craft here.

//Record 37 markers, get back 34 boxes and 3 crosses....

broke9207 — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:54:01 +1200

//Record 37 markers, get back 34 boxes and 3 crosses. Crosses? Mocking, useless, unselectable crosses… >/

Motionbuilder = Steep learning curve

Photo

broke9207 — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:34:00 +1200

//Vadim Stein’s images are perfect for figure drawing...

broke9207 — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:40:37 +1200

//Vadim Stein’s images are perfect for figure drawing practice!

cyberneticsarenow: Vuzix Unveils A New Augmented Reality...

broke9207 — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:20:42 +1200

cyberneticsarenow:

Vuzix Unveils A New Augmented Reality Wearable Display (+VIDEO) | Futuristic NEWS

Hearted from: http://futuristicnews.com/vuzix-unveils-a-new-augmented-reality-wearable-display/

prostheticknowledge: Live2D Japanese software technology turns...

broke9207 — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:20:37 +1200

prostheticknowledge:

Live2D

Japanese software technology turns 2D drawing into interactive 3D content for use with touchscreen devices - via DigInfo (video embedded below):

Live2D, developed by Cybernoids, is the world’s first drawing technology to enable 3D rendering of 2D images. This technology supports a variety of portable consoles and smartphones, and Live2D is already being utilized for games that take advantage of the unique characteristics of hand drawn artwork.

“In 3D, the unique attractions of 2D art like Osamu Tezuka’s can’t be rendered properly. But with Live2D, we’ve worked to enable smooth 3D motion using entirely the original 2D drawings. So, this system makes the graphics appear exactly as the creator intended.”

“When the face turns sideways, you can show perfectly how the eyelashes and eyes move. You can also use the tools to work more easily and efficiently. This can be done in all kinds of ways, with all kinds of emphasis, depending on what the creator wants to do. This technology is an extension of drawing, so it works best if the creator has a good artistic sense.”

More at DigInfo here

astronomy-to-zoology: Opabinia (Opabinia regalis) another...

broke9207 — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:40:28 +1200

astronomy-to-zoology:

Opabinia (Opabinia regalis) another unique arthropod from the Cambrian period, noted for its five eyes and proboscis.

From David Attenbrough’s First Life watch it like right now!

//Logo supreme for Dad.. does that make me ‘The Prince of...

broke9207 — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:19:45 +1200

//Logo supreme for Dad.. does that make me ‘The Prince of Perk’?

// Half way through and I can now name more muscles than my...

broke9207 — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:42:00 +1200

// Half way through and I can now name more muscles than my physiotherapist.

PERPETUAL MOTION: THE HOBBIT: WARGS

broke9207 — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:31:23 +1200

PERPETUAL MOTION: THE HOBBIT: WARGS:

//Wargfest!

"Hiya Kristian; The Lucas link is pretty good overall as a pointer. At Weta I would say you need the..."

broke9207 — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:27:23 +1200

“

Hiya Kristian;

The Lucas link is pretty good overall as a pointer. At Weta I would say you need the following:

- great, original and plentiful ideas around concept design.

- the ability to communicate those ideas in a visual format.

- an understanding of design process :ie. from loose concept ideas through to final schematics for build. We don’t do concept art, we do concept design. What we design will if sucessfull be made as a 3D reality. That means you need to be able to take a final 2D design and break it down. Side views, plan views, details. What is the pattern on the hem of the cloak etc Logo design for the gun etc. Own the Weta Design books these should be your bible for your portfolio as they out line our process and the technical level you should be aiming for.

- Character design. Usually a drawing done traditionally or straight in the computer and rendered in photoshop. Sometimes ZBrush is used for this also.

- Creature Design. These days at Weta ZBrush has become the dominant tool to design creatures in but the final model needs to be colured and textured in photoshop for the client to look at. If you have a brilliant 2D knowledge of animal anatomy and creature design and can render really really well you may get the chance to do some creature design work. Traditional sculpting is a great skill to have but commercially design has moved to digital.

- Environment Design. Much of our environment design is composited photo elements and digital painting to achieve the design. Its highly specialised as the finals must not look like bad photo montages, but still keep a sense of looseness and not become matt paintings. Some artists will paint from scratch but to be honest when you are up against someone using photo elements it becomes very hard to compete with speed wise. Also photo elements help match a closer look to live action film which a director will often gravitate towards. Game design seems to be a bit different and more painterly. Many designers will now use Maya or even sketch up to block out a enviroment and using the lighting to help lift a painted environment to a more realistic feeling. If you are not comfortable with the idea of using photo elements I think this approach would be what you focus on.

- a good understanding of design and art movements. ie. Art Deco, Gothic, Art Noveau etc. Many directors and production designers will reference art and design movements as a starting point for design. The greater your knowledge of art history and design is a good plus.
Source knowledge: If you are a creature designer don’t look at other creature designers for anything other than technique ideas. Go to the source knowledge of Natural History and real world biology and science. Thats where original ideas will come from. Same with all other areas of design, robots look at science and robotics, costume design, look at history and high fashion and so on.

Make sure your portfolio focuses on your strengths and plays to design process. Maybe build a portfolio around a brief so that its cohesive body of work.

Last thing…draw draw draw. The better you can draw the more complex an idea you can convery and speed is everything in this industry.

Thats about it, hope this helps.

Best wishes

XXXXXX

”

- //Thought some people might find this useful, it’s a return email I received from from a senior artist at Weta Workshop. I’ve removed their name so I don’t get them in strife with their human resources department… #justincase

Paul Ozzimo

broke9207 — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:16:30 +1200

Paul Ozzimo:

Ka Pai! | Paul Ozzimo online portfolio

//Just about vectorized.. it doesn’t look like it says...

broke9207 — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:09:10 +1200

//Just about vectorized.. it doesn’t look like it says Toffee does it?

Does it?

//I watched the Real Steel special features to learn more about...

broke9207 — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:59:29 +1200

//I watched the Real Steel special features to learn more about their virtual production process and all I got was this lousy shot of Spielberg playing with a simulcam…