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This was the second animation test towards this painterly effect. I wanted to try it on a longer acting shot with a more involved compositing process for her sword. This allowed me to expand what would be represented through brushstrokes, like the sparks and particles on her sword. I also tried a second version with a blurrier lens vignette to see how that looked.

The breakdown for this shot can be found on my YouTube channel!

I'm starting to explore a painterly look for a personal project, and in my free time work on short animations to test a pipeline and look for that project. This was the first animation test with that. It used both Maya and Blender to render the shot, alongside After Effects to achieve the Painted Depth of Field look.

The Breakdown for this shot can be found on my YouTube channel here!

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I’ve fully blocked and laid out shots 1-20, just 5 more to go for this animation then we go to spline.

Here are some images of Jade and Thor that I did last week, she’s not worthy but maybe she will be

I also downloaded a bulbasaur model and did two images of Jade with them, if she had a favorite pokemon it’d be Bulbasaur.

Finally, I’ve been working on drawing, and did two headshots of Jade 

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

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So for today’s Update I have progress on Jade’s model!!  Since it’s finals week I haven’t had enough free time to accomplish much stuff JADE related, so here’s a WIP on Jade’s New Model!!!  Her UV’s are finalized and her textures have been exported to be painted.  My goal is to have this model completed so it can be rigged either during my 280 class (It’s a class that deals with Rigging), or to be rigged on my own time.  My goal is to have her fully textured by the time Spring Break ends.  It’ll take longer for Jade since her model is experimental in this new style I’m attempting.

Next, here’s my progress on two of my shots for 3D Principles of Animation.  First one features Spider-Amy stealth killing a goon and the second features Evelyn being a lazy couch potato.

A6 1: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CUBUjk-FaIXNSOvRebMQ2WhBHMMXaHaB

A6 2: https://drive.google.com/open?id=19R_GYyjQcHxC5dmQ2cywn6yzPvrNI4pi

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

Hello Everyone!

So updates for JADE is basically more of the same, I have been swamped with finals work so there’s been a lack of work on JADE this past week.  I did start working on Jade’s new face last night!  Here’s a WIP on that!

Next, here’s a doodle of Jade with her lightning swords!

Finally, here’s a current version of my Walk to Stop Assignment, it’s due next Thursday.

A6: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fXNSHybvB5WNxmFMiAqD66llGa6yH0V9

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

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If you haven’t seen the Jade Short Film, and you want to, here’s that link right here!!!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WYgH0uJOLo

So as an update for JADE, I’ve been making progress on the world’s religion and very broad aspects, such as the geography, astronomy, etc.  Considering that my student advisor said that next year for school will likely be a large amount of electives for the most part, I might be able to get a good chunk of JADE done during that time.  So I want to make it my goal to begin one JADE related story in some way, shape or form.  If I can get the world rounded enough to make a story, then maybe I can animate, however, I see this encapsulating mostly writing.  If it’s animation, there’s also a chance that it’ll be a fun short film with the characters doing something non-canon, like Amy in the Spider-Man suit swinging around.

Next, I did a couple of doodles in the past week, one of them was a completed Jade doodle

Finally, I’m getting down to the wire on school work for this quarter.  My 5th assignment for 3D Is due Thursday, and my 6th one is due in 2 weeks.  I’ve been immensely ahead of the game for the 5th assignment as it’s mostly been done after 1-2 days of the assignment being assigned in general, so I animated a Second walk cycle for the class, and I am through the blocking pass of my 6th assignment.

A5 V1: https://drive.google.com/open?id=18Zb_MdlpV59XycaDOCHTnIV49ov4q_1h

A5 V2: https://drive.google.com/open?id=11GsgAo5Nmcgrx9_iEQC6fKHXOR7AtTIM

A6: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Pc5jcbHlC64orkauRdChfU41FlCUK6mO

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here:

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

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So as an update for Jade’s short film.  It’s pretty much the same state as it was last week, just waiting on the final soundtrack for it.  

I do have an update for the overall series, and it is that I have begun doing more dedicated writing to the series and it’s world.  I put in about two hours last night, hopefully I can make that a regular routine so I can start working on the story.

Next, I have started my fourth 3D Assignment, and Finished my third.  Here are my tail assignments and Jump assignment.  The Jump features Amy since my professor is letting me use that rig!  This is making it a lot more fun for me to be honest.

A3: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tCvuOend33_eVo5ZYWehIgSQ3MucFnEr

A4: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1f9UWg3SXs9fhhdo9xaKjLJbz31fTU_4F

Finally, I’ve been doing a lot of drawing again.  Here are a bunch of doodles from this past week.  Major highlights are a Mari Fullbody drawing, another Jade headshot (I’m trying to get down a face shape to use when I remodel Jade and her friends), and a lot of sketches.

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

Finished an Amy animation, Jade's tweaks are completed and will be re-rendered, and I've got progress on my 3D assignments

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So currently I’ve finished all the current tweaks for Jade’s trailer.  I’m gonna submit it for more critique before completing my end entirely and refining the sound design.  

As for schoolwork, here is the final version of my second assignment, and the current version of my third assignment!

A2: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z5J9SlyROfzEimNsfmmoIqKMNb8kPnOW

A3: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ofTk0E1oR__Nio-Eb8tW8TzU6s5JovBO

Also, here is another Maya test with Spider-Amy!  This is inspired by Spider-Man’s point launch from the PS4 game, it’s easily one of my favorite maneuvers in the game.  Did this in about 3 hours so I may revise this if given the time, but I’ll most likely move on.  I believe that this has 4 IK/FK Switches, so those were fun to do, when I had to retime the whole thing I needed to select every control but some of them were disappeared sadly.

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

Hello Everyone!

So now that schoolwork is kicking off I’m getting swamped for time here.  I’m going to be likely halfway through my run of tweaks for Jade’s trailer.  Hopefully around next week I’ll be finishing all of those!

As for schoolwork, I’ve begun 3D Principles.  Once I get the hang of Maya animation more and deadlines shift to later in the quarter I’ll hopefully be able to fit in more personal Maya animations with Spider-Amy.  Nonetheless here are my current versions for our first two assignments, both bouncing ball animations.  

A1: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EvpSH26OC_nYCWTdoGolxS1lrRqqtiYH

A2: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1U3pshOjgSS5ByGPNjPFZF2wClGbLZ_BI

For more schoolwork, I’ve been registered for an SDGM class, or collaboration in digital media.  We’re making a short film for a client and I’m doing environment, and prop modeling on it.  Along with some minor prop rigging when it’s necessary.  I’ll probably be posting a reel of my work for SDGM at the end of the quarter.  It hasn’t had too much daunting work besides the sheer amount of work, so far, but that’ll probably change.  Because from Wednesday night until tonight I have completed and UV unwrapped 9 models, 2 of them have 2 separate rigs, and 2 more of those assets will likely have another rig of their own.

Finally, I’ve begun re-designing old characters whom I thought looked a bit outdated.  The one who stuck out to me most was Maria Destori.  Firstly, her name didn’t feel right and I liked Mari more, so her name’s Mari now.  Secondly, I changed her design, specifically her hair, so she didn’t feel more like an Amy knockoff.  I’ve been drawing lots of DB Super stuff before this, so fluffy spiky hair became a thing I liked, so now she has cheeto fluff hair.  I really love her a lot, and can’t wait to show you more of her!  Especially once she’s modeled!

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

Hello Everyone!

So I’ve started school again, and am about to be swamped with work!  But have a few things to show you!

So “Jade” is going through a secondary pass on Animation, after some recent feedback gonna make it as good as I can make it!

In the meantime I’ve been trying out Maya for Animation, and have a few tests with Amy’s rig to show you!  Feeling pretty good about these tests for my first few attempts.

Finally here are a few more doodles!  

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

I do not own RWBY, all ownership belong to Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth Productions

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

Hello Everyone!

Happy New Year!  Hope you started off 2019 well!!!

As for an update on “Jade”, everything is completed.  I need to finish up the credits on my end, and the composer will need time to complete the score for the video!

After a long absence here are some fun pictures of Amy in her Spider-Amy outfit, utilizing some neat shaders that Team NYON have been working on for their characters.  Special thanks to them for tips on how to use those.

Finally here are a few doodles of Jade and stuff!

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

I do not own RWBY, all ownership belong to Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth Productions

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

Hello Everyone!

So from Team JADE, I’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!!  I hope you all have a great day, or days to come!!!

As for a small update, I’m a good chunk into sound design for Jades short and have completed color grading.  Should be done with my part of the video soon.

Also here’s a kitty jade 

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

I do not own RWBY, all ownership belong to Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth Productions

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

Screencap of Jade's video, she looks either evil or drunk take your pick.

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So I’m nearing the end of Jade’s short!  In fact, I have completed editing and will be moving into Color and Sound.  Once I get an official start on the series with this short I’m gonna need to take a break so I can properly organize the series as a whole, meaning dedication to writing.  In the meantime animation wise, I’m gonna be doing fun animations that came to mind when I was listening to OST’s as that has yielded so many ideas for me.  I have two ideas, one in maya to properly switch from poser to maya, and another in 2D since that was so much fun to do on-paper, so I really want to use flash and see what I can make.

Since I really don’t have much to show for this week as for secondary work, here’s a screen cap of a shot of Jade’s trailer!  It’s very funny how evil she looks in this shot, very happy with how the blade light rendered here!

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

I do not own RWBY, all ownership belong to Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth Productions

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

It's Amy's birthday, so I made some images to celebrate!

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Today is Amy's birthday! It's been two years since I finished her first model, and I'm kinda surprised how long it took me to finish her model since she was the first member of JADE that I thought of design wise. So in celebration of her birthday, I made the freckled smol some images! Happy Birthday Amy!

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

I do not own RWBY, all ownership belong to Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth Productions

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…

Hey Everyone!

So today is Diamond's birthday! Finished her first model up 2 years ago today!!! So in celebration of that I made a few images for her. Happy birthday Diamond!

Did some doodles, almost finished with Compositing, and trying to find a good Maya software shading method for my characters.

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So for an update, today I am going to complete up to shot 70 on Jade’s short film, and likely finish up compositing either tomorrow, or Thursday.  Nearing the end on this project!

Haven’t been able to work on Amy’s rig as time got diverted from that project to other stuff.

Otherwise, I doodled Jade while waiting on renders for a side project, and have been trying to research maya software renderer shading options to get a more cartoony look in the regular software renderer.  So I will be able to avoid long render times for Amy’s Spider-Man test.

All Models were modeled, textured, rigged, and posed/animated by me.

All "Jade" Characters belong to me

I do not own RWBY, all ownership belong to Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth Productions

If you're interested in seeing my Animations, my YouTube Channel is here: 

www.youtube.com/user/StopMotio…