waste

so i have all the tools i need, and i know how to use all of them properly... the problem is, i can't think of a good story to tell... when i had nothing to begin with, i was full of ideas... stories would just pop out of nowhere... now... i can't even think of one... maybe because i know the limits of how far i can take advantage of the medium, that i end up not being inspired to think of any... example... i see random / cool action scenes of war movies with tons of explosions, robots, etc. and then before i can put it all together, i already realize that it's just not possible... hence the lack of inspiration and determination to come up with a new one... a story that wouldn't be too simplistic, yet not overboard but juuuuuuust right... now we all know that something like that is just asking too much... but then again, making movies is never an easy task... my approach would be to make it as close to something managable as possible... since i know myself well enough to lose interest in something after spending a certain amount of time developing it... (3d terms and not life related) ...

so you've now spent about a few mins reading my rant about my lack of story telling inspiration... it just feels fleeting... seems like im wasting my time with this dumb mental block... how frustrating... at this early of a stage to get frustrated... how much more later down the line if i realize the story just isn't right... blah... so scary... to give up in the middle of everything...

so anyway, like i said before... just thought i'd write about it... about my mental block... and plans of creating a nice little short story of my own... something that i would be most proud of... summer is a few months away... might as well think ahead while it's still nice and cool...

to be continued...

1 of 3 models and pose testings

1024 x 768 images... for my EON challenge ... this would be the frant... or father ant? idk =p

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haven't posted anything in ages... so i guess it won't hurt if i'll be using this more often... i've been busy with the eon challenge lately... since i've decided to finish what i've started... which means before i start my short story, i'll finish this challenge first since i joined in before i decided to make another short... plus it has awesome prizes if i win, great publicity, fame... fortune... world domination... you know... stuff like that... anyway, i'll try to upload some images when i have something super cool to show... for now... it's all about text baby... it's all about you and me! ;]

1 step forward 101 steps back

i was about done with all my pose space deformers (PSD) for the new guy and would've moved on to setting up his rigging, but i wasn't all that pleased with his hands, and since this is sort of my "last" model evarrr(maybe)... i decided to fix up his hands since it was something that was bothering me from his overall form... but fear not! i didn't waste all that time fixing PSD's just to start all over again... i'll be rolling up my sleeves (if i wore long sleeved shirts) and use my bag of tricks to get back on track... so nothing is wasted... but it's just like starting all over for the most part but with a little help from my bag of tricks... not the cereal... those are for kids! silly rabbit! anyway here's the new set of hands... behold and bask in its glory! ok that's enough...


on another story... I put together a site thingy for my myspace page over the weekend just for fun... what can i say... i was bored... might as well be creative yes? but flash linking isn't allowed on myspace anymore so I made it a stand alone site for now... soon to be online protfolio... and stuff... behold and bask in its glory!!! ok ok just bask no need to take your clothes off...

http://www.ultimatedesignstudios.com/RJ/index.html

<3 lots
-rj

few updates

well i've neglected this blogg of mine, not that i have a lot of readers... c[: but here are a few updates to the lucky few that do...

a quick pose test i did for the dude... if you remember him from my previous short story called "a basketball short" i've decided to drop that idea, and move on to make a new one... it came clear to me while i was fixing up the story boards that with the scale i needed it to work was just too large... it was either a large scale short that would make me happy, or take short cuts and end up with a crappy story that i felt wouldn't work... hence the new story... i do however plan to include him in a few scenes in the new short... so all is not at a lost cause... ;]


and now i present to you, the latest model i've been working on for my new story... he still doesn't have a name, and still needs a lot of work... at present im fixing all his pose space deformers for a more natural feel to his movements, then rig, and facial blendshapes... yes! unlike the previous model, this one is capable of talking! which is why i decided to push on with my new story... further details to be posted as i progress... enjoy and stay tuned err posted...! :]

it ends by midnight

well it's time i made it official... even a multi talented ninja like myself can't pull this one off... to all that followed this challenge, im going to step down and withdraw... i was only able to finish the rigging stage, and there's still so much left to do with so little time... plus maya has been crashing on me since i transfered to a new pc... =/ excuses i know... to keep things short, i will finish this character, but in my own time and pace, "you can't rush art" is what kept floating in my head this past week... so i will post the end product, and even work on his rigging for future animations... ;] thanks and come again! over and out...

The Journey is About to End

crunch time at school has finally ended... it ended for me last wed afternoon, thurs and fri was sort of a time out from everything and i just overdosed on some (>'_')> shoot em up bang bang games ;] since starting today, im switching back to crunch time mode once more for "The Journey Begins" challenge which I need finished by next week... if there's one thing i learned at school it's to make sure you have a checklist... well actually i learned that from my boy scout / cub scout years, school just brought it back for me... i also have bad memory... my brain has ways of blocking things and auto deleting stuff on its own... say for example, i talk to someone i've never met before and they'll tell me their name, we keep talking, and after a few seconds i have to ask for their name a second time... yes, embarassing... cause id forget it right then and there... see? autodelete! it's like my brain has a mind of its own! o.O

anyway, back to the checklist... i finished my main character, next i need to texture, rig, pose, and add lights then make a turn table... here's something i took off their site which are my requirements...

Time left: 7 days, 7 hours, 20 minutes, 46 seconds.

Step 2 of 2 - Entry Status

3D Checklist

You still have to submit your Shading (Textured and lit) milestone.

You still have to submit your Post Effects and Compositing milestone.

You still have to submit your Final Image milestone.

You still have to submit your turntable!

You have not yet submitted all milestones for this challenge. You must have submitted all milestones before the challenge finishes!

that's just in general... if broken down to specifics, there's still a lot to do... i'll have to redesign my scene... just a little... model the foreground / background elements, texture all my models, light, composite, do all the needed render passes, composite once more... now that im done procrastinating, i should get started... ;] i'll be uploading images for the following days, so make sure to check back often!