1/31 Progress Update

Fixed where Trees meet the ground:
Ground will have bump maps and transparency maps that imitate a dense forest floor.  However, I did model some suggestion of roots on the main birch tree since birch trees have generally clean roots. I also pushed the terrain up on most of the trees in the forest so that the terrain will pull up over the base of the trees.

before:

after:

Ground reference:

Review 1/26: Updated Schedule and Modelling Progress

Modelling Progress:
References:

Screen shots of Forest:

January Schedule
February Schedule
March Schedule
April Schedule
May Schedule

Milestones:
(Wednesdays for Second Critique)

1/29:

• Birch Tree A - modelled
• Birch Tree B - modelled
• Birch Tree A - surfaced
• Birch tree B - surfaced
• Birch Tree C - modelled
• Baby Birch - modelled
• Baby Fir tree - modelled
• Red Fern - modelled
• Birch Tree with cinnibar bracket fungus - modelled
• Rotting log - modelled
• fallen birch - modelled
• Terrain - modelled
• Updated Schedules

2/5:

• Fox Head Modelled
• Finished Fox Rig

2/12:

•  Hedgehog Rig Update

2/19:

• Finished Hedgehog Rig

2/26:

•  Shot 14 Animation (for first critique)
• Shot 13 Animation (for first critique)
• Shot12 Animation (for first critique)
• Audio Test 1

3/5:

• Shot 11 Animation (for first critique)
• Shot 10 Animation (for first critique)
• Shot 14 Animation (for second critique)
• Shot 13 Animation (for second critique)
• Shot 12 Animation ( for second critique)
• Audio Test 2

3/19:

•  Shot 09 (for first critique) - animation
• Shot 08 (for first critique) - animation
• Shot 07 (for first critique) - animation
• Shot 11 (for second critique) - animation
• Shot 10 (for second critique) - animation
• Audio Test 3

3/26:

• Shot 06 (for first critique) - animation
• Shot 05 (for first critique) - animation
• Shot 09 (for second critique) - animation
• Shot 08 (for second critique) - animation
• Shot 07 (for second critique) - animation
• Audio Test 4

 maybe....

• Falling leaves sim

4/2:

• Shot 04 (For first critique) - animation
• Shot 03 (For first critique) - animation
• Shot 02 (For first critique) - animation
• Shot 06 (For second critique) - animation
• Shot 05 (For second critique) - animation
•  Hedgehog fur sim update
• Audio Test 5

4/9:

•  Shot 01 (For first critique) - animation
• Shot 04 (for second critique) - animation
• Shot 03 (for second critique) - animation
• Shot 02 (for second critique) - animation
• Hedgehog fur Sim finished
• Fox fur sim update
• Surfacing Update

maybe...

• Shot 12 - lighted
• Shot 13 - lighted
• Shot 14 -lighted

4/16:

• Fox fur sim final
• Lighting Final
• Surfacing Final

4/23:

• Composit for Review
• Audio for Review

4/30:

•  Final(ish) Piece for Review - will still need some compositing

Semeseter 2 Schedule

Gant Chart

Asset Sheet

Character Sheet

Shot List

Milestones:

1/22:

• Calendar
• Blog w/ Milestones

1/29:

• Birch Tree A - modelled
• Birch Tree B - modelled
• Birch Tree A - surfaced
• Birch tree B - surfaced
• Birch Tree C - modelled - surfaced
• Baby Birch - modelled - surfaced
• Baby Fir tree - modelled - surfaced
• Red Fern - modelled - surfaced
• Birch Tree with cinnibar bracket fungus - modelled
• Rotting log - modelled
• fallen birch - modelled
• Terrain - modelled
• Fox Head - modelled
• Fox Rig Update

 maybe.....

• leaves - modelled 
• Hedgehog Rig Update

2/6:

• Finished Fox Rig
• Hedgehog Rig update

2/13:

•  Hedgehog Rig Update

2/20:

• Finished Hedgehog Rig
  

2/27:

•  Shot 14 Animation (for first critique)
• Shot 13 Animation (for first critique)
• Shot12 Animation (for first critique)

3/5:

• Shot 11 Animation (for first critique)
• Shot 10 Animation (for first critique)
• Shot 14 Animation (for second critique)
• Shot 13 Animation (for second critique)
• Shot 12 Animation ( for second critique)

3/19:

•  Shot 09 (for first critique) - animation
• Shot 08 (for first critique) - animation
• Shot 07 (for first critique) - animation
• Shot 11 (for second critique) - animation
• Shot 10 (for second critique) - animation

3/26:

• Shot 06 (for first critique) - animation
• Shot 05 (for first critique) - animation
• Shot 09 (for second critique) - animation
• Shot 08 (for second critique) - animation
• Shot 07 (for second critique) - animation

 maybe....

• Falling leaves sim

4/2:

• Shot 04 (For first critique) - animation
• Shot 03 (For first critique) - animation
• Shot 02 (For first critique) - animation
• Shot 06 (For second critique) - animation
• Shot 05 (For second critique) - animation
•  Hedgehog fur sim update

4/9:

•  Shot 01 (For first critique) - animation
• Shot 04 (for second critique) - animation
• Shot 03 (for second critique) - animation
• Shot 02 (for second critique) - animation
• Hedgehog fur Sim finished
• Fox fur sim update
• Surfacing Update

maybe...

• Shot 12 - lighted
• Shot 13 - lighted
• Shot 14 -lighted

4/16:

• Fox fur sim final
• Lighting Final
• Surfacing Final

4/23:

• Composit for Review
• Audio for Review

4/30:

•  Final(ish) Piece for Review - will still need some compositing

First Pass

Here is the first pass at my animation:

Animaton Update

Shot 01:

Shot 02:

Shot 03:

Shot 04:

Shot 05:

Shot 06:

Shot 07:

Shot 08:

Shot 09:

Dailies Update 11/27

Animation First Pass, not refined.  Timing and Poses final(?):

Shot 01:

 

Shot 02:

Shot 03:

Texture Progress:
Found a quick way to add fur.  Surface is not shaded, so hopefully it will fill in when I do that.

Hedgie Spines:

Fox Tail:

Dailies Update 11/20

Improved Fox Model:

Teeth and lip crease:

Old Version

New Version

Leg Pits:

Old

 

New

 

 

Old

New

 

 

 

 

Fox in skeleton but not skinned yet because critiques:

Hedgie with rig, but not refined weights and no controls: