I'm currently working on a moose, I have to finish the model and a few blendShapes til next week - Tight deadline! Hope you could give me some good crits, I could really need them.
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I'm currently working on a moose, I have to finish the model and a few blendShapes til next week - Tight deadline! Hope you could give me some good crits, I could really need them.
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1. a few others have commented on it as well, the antlers. They are very definitive for a moose so I think it's mportant to get the antlers right to make the whole 'moose' impression complete. The antlers ends are too pointed, too long and the bowl shape is a little unnatural looking.
2. The other thing I notice is that the nose on a moose is pretty oval and the lips king of pucker out and forward. This is an odd idiosyncrosy unique to the moose - different than by caribou, elk, deer etc. By your moose the nose seems a little square. Could be missing a bit of comic possibility there.
I think it's fine to not be realistic: the eye doesn't mind three fingers on comic charters, only you still find the thumb and fingers in relatively standard opposition, even on comic characters. Anyway, hopefully the comments are of use.
Did I mention? Damn fine character - i think the animation is probably going to be hilarious. Is it an ad?
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You're definately right, most people tell me that the antlers are not correct and I'm with them - It's really hard to get them more "moosish" - I'll do that after the general shape of the model is complete. They could be bigger too.Originally posted by ereitz
1. a few others have commented on it as well, the antlers. They are very definitive for a moose so I think it's mportant to get the antlers right to make the whole 'moose' impression complete. The antlers ends are too pointed, too long and the bowl shape is a little unnatural looking.
Well, he used to look like a donkey... hehe. I don't know if I'll have time left to correct this, but yeah, it's a kinda weird interpretation!2. The other thing I notice is that the nose on a moose is pretty oval and the lips king of pucker out and forward. This is an odd idiosyncrosy unique to the moose - different than by caribou, elk, deer etc. By your moose the nose seems a little square. Could be missing a bit of comic possibility there.
Well, thanks a lot. Very cool crits, I'll definately change some things according to them!I think it's fine to not be realistic: the eye doesn't mind three fingers on comic charters, only you still find the thumb and fingers in relatively standard opposition, even on comic characters. Anyway, hopefully the comments are of use.
Did I mention? Damn fine character - i think the animation is probably going to be hilarious. Is it an ad?
I hope the animation will be as funny as I imagine - I also think about a joint driven facial animation system to let him sing to some of my favourite songs... Well, don't know yet.
No, it's not for an ad, it's for a short slapstick that'll be produced here in Austria - The moose will be placed on the wall of a cottage and starts yodeling.
Again, thanks for the crits!
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By the way, I'm living right around the corner from you in Munich. I applied to Rabkat Games in Vienna but they didn't hire me. I'm working freelance here in Munich.
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And how's your work going in Germany? I heard that it's especially hard to get jobs in Germany. Well, but there a lot of great schools there, like the German Film School.
Well, I also tried to get a job at Rabcat, but they seem to be pretty dainty ;-)
Thanks, yeah, I'll post links for sure!
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Are you working in Austria?
One question about the joint driven facial animation - I wonder why joint driven? Why not blendshapes? Just curious.
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Thanks, man! No, his head will be hanging on a wall in a cottage, he's meant to just hang around and start yodeling at some point of a scene :-)
No, I'm not finished with modeling by now, so I did not create any expressions yet, but I really wanted that also in his standard pose he'd have some expression in his face. It has to be a strong "character" and I guess with good facial expressions he'll be!
Okay, have to finish his hair today and start modeling the expressions tomorrow.
Thanks for the crits guys, they're really helpful!
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