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0CT. 19, 2011
WIP. Adjusted the torque between the pelvis and torso..more compression on his right side flank muscles, and more stretch on his left side flank muscles..changing the angle of his shoulders....Also bent his legs at the knees for more ballence...adjusted his right foot so he is more grounded and ballanced..Finally starting to get a gesture now that is worth refinement..:)
A great link right below...Might be useful to someone in this forum..who knows. :)....Boy if I were about forty years younger and thinking about getting into animation,..I would get my rear end into this guys class, and into the school in this link as fast as I could...:D
http://www.animationmentor.com/webin...ghtWebinar2011
ZBRUSH 4R2..DynaMesh
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OCT. 20, 2011
WIP.Did some sculpting on, and refinement of proportions on the boxer that has thrown the punch this morning..Also put a canvas/floor in place, and played with the shadows some on it.
ZBRUSH 4R2..DynaMesh/LightCap
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Hya Spirit Dreamer!
I have been
watching the boxer progress and got very interested in the balance and
motion part and the discussion of it, annoyingly I have been insanely
busy, its been overcast for a week and a half (I'm on 100% solar power)
and we had a rather odd and very dangerous series of storms here.
If you look at still frames of people in motion you will see
some VERY odd things, lately tennis players have been the brunt of
some very funny shots that do not look so great:
http://i.imgur.com/AiEN2.jpg
hehehe.... sorry, I could not resist....
I had a bunch of links that I scrounged for you but I cant find them at the moment, its been an interesting week....
More soon... if nothing else happens...
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OCT. 21, 2011
LOL Mealea...Looks like they really get into it..:D..Hey, where are you anchored at anyway, if you don't mind me asking..just curious...Great to hear that you are 100 percent solar...Maybe add some of those small wind turbines to the mix, and then you will be all set when the next sunless but windy storm comes your way..:):tu:
Nice hearing from you,..your visits are always welcomed and appreciated.....Stay safe..I know how that ocean can turn into a monster at times..been there..:D
WIP. Just a little Dynamic light/shade/shadow study this morning...while trying to figure out how the new BPR filter system works.
I gave up for the moment, and went into Corel Painter #10 to get the result I wanted...I wanted to get it in ZBRUSH, but couldn't figure out how to achieve it...Oh well,..tomarrow is another day..maybe i'll figure it out then..I would like to be able to stay in ZBRUSH to get what i'm after,..kind of a pain going back and forth between programs...I'll figure it out sooner or later,..hopefully sooner..:)...I want the cast shadows to be darker where they start,..and then get lighter as they get further away from the object that is casting them..
ZBRUSH 4R2..DynaMesh/LightCap...Corel Painter #10 Combo.
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OCT. 22, 2011
WIPS...Just doing some experiments in Light Cap this morning, while trying to learn how it works..I saved and used the light setup and material that I used for this bud vase and flower..Then I used that same lightcap setup on the boxers, just to see how it would look...Just an experiment to see what would happen if I took the lighting and material from one scene, and put it into another scene..Lots of fun :D
ZBRUSH 4R2..DynaMesh...LightCap
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Better positions now on the boxers in these last 2 images, and a more dramatic angle on the scene. Feels more like I'm in the crowd looking up at a boxing match in the ring. :tu:
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The boxers pose looks off to me...when throwing the right hook his arm should be following through not pulled back as the opponent falls to the ground...in a number of renders in looks a lot more like he's being pushed over. Boxers dont contort their body that way when throwing punches
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Webhead..Thanks.:)
G Dub...Lots of varables when it comes to boxing and the sequences that are chosen to portray..like retracting the arm that throws the punch, after the punch has landed and followed through the swing...A punch that hasn't quite reached t's distination yet can look like a possible push until it makes contact...The contact shots that you seem to want and would like to see are the easy ones to create, and are pretty common, overdone, and pretty much played out, in my book anyway...I'm after the shots that are harder to depict visually...Some will work, and some won't, and some do, and some don't...That's ok by me...because i've learned something new with each one that i've tried...It's called trial and error and is how things are learned, and is also what sketchbooks are all about and for...If I end up with just one out of fifty tries that is good enough to put in my portfolio, .I will be content...Plus I will have learned a hell of alot along the way..:)Thank you for your input by the way..your points are well taken by me,....just as I hope mine are by you. :)
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Thats cool and all but if you film someone throwing a hook punch in sequence there will never be any frames that look like the poses Im speaking about. I've been a kick boxer for over 2 decades now and I can tell you a hook will not send a person backwards in that manner nor would a boxer throw one that way so it does look wrong. Anyway good luck with the sketches.:D
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It't nice to know that you have been into kick boxing for twenty years now...Great sport.:tu:..I have been into Karate for the past twenty five years or so myself..Attended the Studio of Billy Blanks where I learned it here in Boston,..private one on one lessons,..expensive, but well worth it.:)..That was right before he went out to Hollywood to make his fortune..with his Tybo thing and karate movies...I also boxed while in the Navy for a few years before that..But anyway,..Like I said,..I hope you take my points as well as i'm taking yours..I'll get a good one going before it's over..these are just wips along the way as stated above each post..:)
By the way..did you see that link that I posted above, three days ago...Anatomy of a Fight..Great link..might be useful to you..Check it out if you have the time to..:)
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Do you mean the anatomy of a fight link?.....good videos. The 2nd vid he starts off talking about the movement of hips while striking. Important stuff.
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Yep that's the one....Really interesting stuff for sure,...makes me wish I were about forty years younger..If I were,..I would jump into his class as soon as I could..especally if I were going into animation..But alas..too old for that now...my art is just something to pass the time now, and to keep the old brain and spirit from rotting...Just something to keep me challenged and to give me pleasure...which it always has, and still does.. on both counts..:)
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OCT. 23, 2011
WIP...Just trying out a couple of different light setups using a couple of different materials while learning and experimenting with the new LightCaps feature...Lots of fun and posibilities to create moods that express feeling using this new feature.
ZBRUSH 4R2..DynaMesh...LightCap
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These are great! I keep looking at them and imagining how they got where they are and where they are going to end up.
Anyhow I mentioned links other then the tennis one, this one is something I found while working on an artificial life project ages ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAxi38FE8xo
And this is something I found while thinking about motion in general, its a bit generic but the use of BVH files is terrific:
http://humanmotions.com/sculptures/sculptures01.htm
I have a bunch more somewhere but I cant find them at the moment.... mumble.....
How are you posing these?
When ever I try to pose anything either with the transpose tools or a Zsphere rig I either crash or destroy the thing I was making.
Cheers!
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By any aspect, these last are your best of this series SD. Clear and hard as they have to. :tu:
(the first one is my favorite)