Some more models will be posted soon

Modeling is moving, maybe not so fast as desired, but moving. Good professor almost finished. Soon will be starting to model blendshapes. Will keep this blog updated.

Finally things are moving again :)

First of all, i wanna say that production is going slowly, and it's because first i have to do my primary work and my studies at AnimationMentor.Com, and after that i can continue with production of this movie.

Concept art and image planes are created (already few months ago) - it's all HERE.
I started modeling, a this time i have modeled main character's head (Good Professor). Modeling was no hard, and head took me about 8 hours. It was a little challenge when it came to the eyes - cause after adding them, head started to look wrong. Eyes and eyelids plays main role in the face and they should be modeled very accurately, even if you character have a cartoony look.

Another thing that you must always think about is topology - it will affect your animation quality and possibilities.
At this time i didn't choose the way i will do the hairs - but there is a two way that i'm thinking of - Polygon object (geometry) or 3D hair system.
Another kind of situation it's professors coat, there is also two ways of doing it, that i'm thinking about: Cloth simulation or Polygon object with flex/jiggle modifier applied to it.
At this moment my plans is to finish this movie until March 2009 (we'll see)

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Concept Art - started

After story creation, we came to Concept Art - in simple words, some drawings of characters and environment that will be in the movie. Zak Parrish (from 3D BUZZ) prepared 16 amazing videos on Concept Art - they really helps. Clear explanation of the character drawing basics - easy to understand and to follow. I'm not so good in drawing, but after watching those videos, i really started to understand how draw character.

Hooray! Story is ready!

When i had a basic idea for the story, it was really fun to write it in details. I've been sitting in front of the computer and imagine that I'm that professor, who playing with time-machine. The whole story came very fluently, I even created two endings of it.

Many thanks to my girl Julia for professional translation.

So if you have some time - check it out.

PLAY TIME

Critics and feedback are welcomed.

Beginning

Site layout is ready (adp.3dbuzz.com/VadimWox), blog created,
next i need a story...

My requirements for a story:

• It should be funny and maybe a little bit educative
  
• One or two characters
  
• Approximate length of the animation short 1 - 2 minutes

After I was visited by an inspiration, i came with idea that it will be a professor, who invented time-machine, and he carelessly plays with it, until he gets busted for his irresponsible actions.

So... Working name of the project will be "Play Time"

Basic idea is ready, now i need to write it down in detail.