Eureka!!

Yes I did it, I have had a small victory, as I have stated before on this blog I am create a homage to the ninja turtles before I move on to any other project. Everything has been going sorta of smoothly, I created the meshes of the turtles, the shells, the pads, etc. But I ran into a bit of an issue when I was going to try and rig the Nunchaku Mikey would wield. I had no clue how to rig and animate it was fluidly as real nunchakus. So yesterday I trying something different and left those pesky dynamics out of it. I instead used the wire tool and clusters to binrg my rig to life now all I have to do is create some set driven keys an it will be complete.

Computer is Loaded full of new S#!T

Well I will just tell you main reason why I am not on here with new artwork, I am learning

Maya 2009 (new features, ncloth, nparticles, fluids, hair and fur)

Anzovin; this is a rigging software to speed up workflow

Vue 7 Infinite

BodyPaint 3D

and tryna Master Zbrush 3.12

So try and understand why there isn't much new stuff popping up...soon tho real soon.

Wolverine

Well on a lighter note I have started modeling Wolverine, that's right WOLVERINE!!! no hair or claws yet but soon people. Really soon my plan is to have this model done by the time Wolverine vs Hulk comes out on DVD. This is my goal because I will just borrow some sound from the DVD to add to this character I have created either way I will keep you posted.

Its Coming!! : O

Wow I have never felt so excited and down all in one moment. Ok Maya 2009 is coming to my doorstep November 11th thats right guys the wait is over. But at the same time I have passed the time by going to 3d animation sites and talking to other people via forums. The main thing that I have noticed is that animation needs to be taught like a sport, you should be eating, sleeping, crapping animation. Unfortunately these "Accredited" schools do not make that possible since they are an accredited school and want to keep their accreditation they have to make Animation majors earn a bachelor's degree or in other words be well versed in other areas other than just in animation. This takes up so much time away from Animation, thus if you are a person like me you feel starved that you are not learning even the basics for the career. Your hard work and striving to acquire a bachelors degree makes you feels like you are wasting time... thats right you WASTE time on courses like contemporary literature, organizational behavior, Algebra and Film and Literature. Unfortunately for me I am 2 years into a 3 year program so I see it like keep learning as much animation on the side as you can but still work in school so you can get a bachelor's degree it will look good on my resume'. I should be getting two degrees when I finish all of this freakin work I put into everything.

More Patient, than pissed, but still WORKING

Well this robot I have previously posted is almost done I just wanted to show a progression and maybe somebodies thoughts. Yes I am still waiting for Maya 2009 to come in so I can start texturing everything I have in my project folder but patience has come over me with a quiet calm, so now I wait. Anyway scroll down and checkout the progression.

Pissed but Working

Ok so I should have recieved Maya 2009 by now right so I can really begin to create some kind of workflow, with Maya 2009, Bodypaint 3D release 4 and Zbrush 3.12. Well my friend you would be wrong I because Maya 2009 has yet to arrive at my door step the second shipment doesn't get to journey ed's warehouse until FREAGGIN!!, November 9th, but I guess I should excerise patience but I just wanna get going already. I mean I dumb butt finished molding every single turtle on Zbrush but can't create a displacement map because I forgot to manipulate the UV to a working layout pelt. So I had to scrap and all those models and in Zbrush and begin actively waiting on Maya 2009 because it has a new feature that automatically makes a perfect pelt everytime so I gotta keep waiting but til them for you guys here it some other work I am bustin my butt on. So in the mean time between time check it it out >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

ZBRUSHING

Well you know what, I haven't been able to upload all the cool stuff I have been trying to do because right now I can't do it because I am currently waiting for my software to arrive, that software being Maya 2009 and BodyPaint 3D release 4. But On the optimistic side of things I have finally gotten my upgrade for Zbrush. You see I had Zbrush 2 for a year before I got my upgrade and that was because Mac currently didn't support Zbrush 3. Well that time is over I have Zbrush 3 and it was for free and it is ridiculously  awesome. I am currently working on it as I type I am waiting for a projection to finish. But now you will see me check in with work from there so hang there I have some new stuff up.

For Doc Chapelle

Well here are the teeth I had to create for my model, see I got him saying Awwwww, so get that cavity back on that moler.

TO DO LIST

I am waiting to go and buy Maya 2009 unlimited becasue write now all I ahve is Maya 8.5 two steps down from 09 so I can't do a couple of things on my to do list because I don't have that software namely cloth simulator. Anyway My to do list to finish the ninja turtles is pretty extensive, but my goal is to have them ready for my demo reel. 

My to do list:

Red, blue, purple, orange and maybe White or Black (white or black??)

utility belts

weapons (already did this)

Knee pads and Elbow pads

wristbands

Oh yeah I am also creating an environment too.

Well Along with creating the brothers of the TMNT family I want them to be fighting something so I have been designing a robot, a bi-pedal robot to be exact and it is coming along great well in my opinion it is... take a look for yourself and you be the judge. This is one of my first models I have created where I didn't model it from a blueprint this is all from my skull. Again give me your best shot and critique this thing.

Other Brothers

Like I said I am creating the whole turtle group, I mean if I am creating one brother I might as well give you the other three so here you go Mikey, Donny, and Leo. And no they are not the same turtle either I created each from scratch, using the "Create Polygon Tool." Trust me they are different just take a deeper look.

New 2 the Blog World

Well I am new to this so please bare with me, As I have said I am training to be an animator so I will be showing works that i plan to do, have done or are in a WIP (Work In Progress)