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This is an early preview of a project I've been working on for some time.
It's a cyclic animation, so please view it in cyclic mode.
It's not supposed to be "cartoon-rendered" in the final version (though I
haven't definitely decided yet), but right now it was a nice workaround for
the lacking texturing, lightning, and
details.
Hope you like Al the Alien... :-)
Greetings,
Rune
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I like it in this cartoonish way.
Marc-Hendrik
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> Hope you like Al the Alien... :-)
I don't like the head. It's ugly (at least from behind). The legs could also
be a bit thicker (more muscular), don't you think?
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Good job, Rune.
Rune wrote:
>
> This is an early preview of a project I've been working on for some time.
>
> It's a cyclic animation, so please view it in cyclic mode.
>
> It's not supposed to be "cartoon-rendered" in the final version (though I
> haven't definitely decided yet), but right now it was a nice workaround for
> the lacking texturing, lightning, and
> details.
>
> Hope you like Al the Alien... :-)
>
> Greetings,
>
> Rune
>
> ---
> Updated April 25: http://rsj.mobilixnet.dk
> Containing 3D images, stereograms, tutorials,
> The POV Desktop Theme, 350+ raytracing jokes,
> miscellaneous other things, and a lot of fun!
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> Name: al.mpg
> al.mpg Type: MPLAYER2 File (video/mpeg)
> Encoding: x-uuencode
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On Sun, 4 Jun 2000 17:26:59 +0200, "Rune" <run### [at] iname com> wrote:
>This is an early preview of a project I've been working on for some time.
>
>It's a cyclic animation, so please view it in cyclic mode.
>
>It's not supposed to be "cartoon-rendered" in the final version (though I
>haven't definitely decided yet), but right now it was a nice workaround for
>the lacking texturing, lightning, and
>details.
Very nice...
This particular kind of model probably looks a lot more 'believable' in
cartoon-mode than in a supposedly realistic shot, though -- it's limbs,
shape of head have a rather cartoonish ring to it, so the cartoon-render
actually emphases this and makes it look good.
If you would put it in a life-like environment, it will probably look very
out-of-place.
Nevertheless, it's very nice. :)
>
>Hope you like Al the Alien... :-)
>
>Greetings,
>
>Rune
>
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"Tony[B]" wrote:
> > Hope you like Al the Alien... :-)
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> I don't like the head. It's ugly (at least from behind).
I agree it's a little strange - he has a rather large back head. But I think
it makes him "special".
> The legs could also be a bit thicker (more muscular), don't you think?
No, actually I like the funny thin cartoony legs. Right now the arms and
legs are simply cylinders. That will be changed later, but I don't think I
will make the legs thicker.
I've used Victor Navone's excellent alien a lot for inspiration. You can see
it here. (Note the thin legs).
http://dwp.bigplanet.com/vnavone/home/
But as I said, this is just an early stage. A lot of things will be changed.
Greetings,
Rune
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"Mr. Art" wrote:
> Good job, Rune.
Thanks! :-)
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"Marc-Hendrik Bremer" wrote:
> I like it in this cartoonish way.
I personally think that cartoony 3D animations with a 2D look are cool, but
cartoony 3D animations without the 2D look are even more cool!
Have a look at
http://dwp.bigplanet.com/vnavone/home/
If the alien there had had the 2D look I don't think it had been nearly as
cool...
But then again, it's just my personal opinion :-)
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"Marc van den Dikkenberg" wrote:
> "Rune" wrote:
> > It's not supposed to be "cartoon-rendered" in the
> > final version (though I haven't definitely decided
> > yet), but right now it was a nice workaround for
> > the lacking texturing, lightning, and details.
>
> This particular kind of model probably looks a lot
> more 'believable' in cartoon-mode than in a
> supposedly realistic shot, though -- it's limbs,
> shape of head have a rather cartoonish ring to it, so
> the cartoon-render actually emphases this and makes
> it look good.
I don't know, I think fully shaded models look better.
See my reply to Marc-Hendrik Bremer.
> If you would put it in a life-like environment, it
> will probably look very out-of-place.
I think it is possible to make scenes look cartoony without having to make
them 2D-like.
> Nevertheless, it's very nice. :)
Thanks! :-)
Greetings,
Rune
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I was sure someone would have mentioned the similarity to the Grinch (who
stole Christmas) character, so guess I have now.
It's not the cartooniness I like, it's the movements. Very nice.
Bob
"Rune" <run### [at] inamecom> wrote in message
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| This is an early preview of a project I've been working on for some time.
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| It's a cyclic animation, so please view it in cyclic mode.
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| It's not supposed to be "cartoon-rendered" in the final version (though I
| haven't definitely decided yet), but right now it was a nice workaround for
| the lacking texturing, lightning, and
| details.
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just cool. good job rune!
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This is cool. The cartoonish look makes this really cool, I can't tell that
it's 3D. He needs an environment to play with...
How much can this model do besides walk?
Josh
Rune wrote:
> This is an early preview of a project I've been working on for some time.
>
> It's a cyclic animation, so please view it in cyclic mode.
>
> It's not supposed to be "cartoon-rendered" in the final version (though I
> haven't definitely decided yet), but right now it was a nice workaround for
> the lacking texturing, lightning, and
> details.
>
> Hope you like Al the Alien... :-)
>
> Greetings,
>
> Rune
>
> ---
> Updated April 25: http://rsj.mobilixnet.dk
> Containing 3D images, stereograms, tutorials,
> The POV Desktop Theme, 350+ raytracing jokes,
> miscellaneous other things, and a lot of fun!
>
> Name: al.mpg
> al.mpg Type: MPEG audio stream (audio/mpeg)
> Encoding: x-uuencode
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"Josh English" wrote:
> This is cool.
Thanks!
> The cartoonish look makes this really cool, I can't tell that
> it's 3D. He needs an environment to play with...
That'll come later. Haven't thought of anything specific yet though.
> How much can this model do besides walk?
When it's finished, and if everything turns out as I hope, it will be fully
posable, with support for animation naturally integrated.
Greetings,
Rune
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"Bob Hughes" wrote:
> I was sure someone would have mentioned the similarity to
> the Grinch (who stole Christmas) character, so guess I have now.
Is that a character from the movie "Nightmare Before Chrismas"? I've never
seen that movie, but I've heard a lot about it. If it was not, then never
mind.
> It's not the cartooniness I like, it's the movements. Very nice.
It was supposed to be running, but it didn't quite turn out that way. Thanks
anyway.
Greetings,
Rune
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"ryan constantine" wrote:
> just cool. good job rune!
Thanks! :-)
Greetings,
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"Rune" <run### [at] inamecom> wrote in message
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| "Bob Hughes" wrote:
| > I was sure someone would have mentioned the similarity to
| > the Grinch (who stole Christmas) character, so guess I have now.
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| Is that a character from the movie "Nightmare Before Chrismas"? I've never
| seen that movie
Uh, Dr. Suess. Children's book writer/illustrator. There was a cartoon movie
of How The Grinch Stole Christmas among others like Horton Hears A Who and
other such strange children's stories.
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Animation/Cartoons/Titles/H/How_The_Grinch_Stole_Christma
s/
Apparently going to be a movie out this winter with Jim Carry (The Mask, The
Truman Show, etc.) as the Grinch too.
Bob
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I'm especially impressed with the fluidity of the animation.
In my own projects, I've successfully coded ways to POSE a figure, but still
don't have a handle on how to get graceful motion between my keyframes.
Splines suck. How did you do it?
Rune wrote:
> This is an early preview of a project I've been working on for some time.
>
> It's a cyclic animation, so please view it in cyclic mode.
>
> It's not supposed to be "cartoon-rendered" in the final version (though I
> haven't definitely decided yet), but right now it was a nice workaround for
> the lacking texturing, lightning, and
> details.
>
> Hope you like Al the Alien... :-)
>
> Greetings,
>
> Rune
>
> ---
> Updated April 25: http://rsj.mobilixnet.dk
> Containing 3D images, stereograms, tutorials,
> The POV Desktop Theme, 350+ raytracing jokes,
> miscellaneous other things, and a lot of fun!
>
> Name: al.mpg
> al.mpg Type: MPEG Video (video/mpeg)
> Encoding: x-uuencode
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"Greg M. Johnson" wrote:
> I'm especially impressed with the fluidity of the animation.
> In my own projects, I've successfully coded ways to POSE a
> figure, but still don't have a handle on how to get graceful
> motion between my keyframes. Splines suck. How did you do it?
Sorry for not replying sooner. I hadn't noticed that there was a new reply
to this old thread.
I have coded this character from scratch to use inverse kinematics. That's a
lot of work, and I've not finished it at all yet, but I think it will pay
off when I am to animate this character eventually.
For this animation I simply used some sine functions to move the different
part of the body. Note though, that I don't have to specify any angles for
the elbows, knees, etc., but simply specify where I want the hands/feet to
be. That way the animation almost automatically becomes more fluid and
natural.
When I'm going to animate this character eventually, I plan to drop the sine
functions and use splines instead. I think this will work well with inverse
kinematics.
Hope this helps!
Greetings,
Rune
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Rune wrote:
> Note though, that I don't have to specify any angles for
> the elbows, knees, etc., but simply specify where I want the hands/feet to
> be.
Aha. I thought my FK man was brilliant, but then went it came to animate with
splines, sines, cosine-splines, etc., it sucked.....
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