This is what the frame will look like of the mannequin in the scene. I might dull down the highlights though.

Played around with Maya ncloth today as I remembered Chris saying I could possibly figure out a solution for the goo.

In both cases ’self collision’ is off. I have yet to see the result after a texture is rendered. Some pretty nice and easy effects for viscous material. Obviously needs more experimentation.

Even though I started the semester unsure of my final project and a little uninspired, I’m fully invested in doing some good work now and putting in the effort to make it the best I can. I only hope nothing of disaterous proportions will happen between now and when my animation is due for its debut. Crap, I might have just jinxed it.

Things accomplished this semester

a very solid conceptual idea

a concrete style in mind

all of the content modelled and textured (barring the wretched mannequin)

successful test renders that are true to what I set out to do

Plan for the holidays(next 6 weeks! Yay.)

a start and perhaps a render of the intro - as you may remember it was zooming up from the mannequin and a door closing behind it - easy place to get cracking, as there is no animation needed. It’ll be a good place to iron out some possible render kinks.

playblast of camera shots and cuts for the whole thing

researching and experimenting ways to make the goo and decay

I’ve been spending the couple of days trying to modify a stock mesh I downloaded of a woman, trying get it to look more chiseled and mannequin-like. Except it is proving more difficult than I anticipated as the maker did it in a billion piece NURBS. It’s frankly pretty frustrating. I might have to model my own mannequin head and attach it to the body parts that I actually like from this mesh. I suppose I can spend the extra time in getting her just as I want her because after all, she is the main character.

I like the painted facial features and how the paints looks here.

This is how I imagined she will end up.

I love the vacant stares this mannequin has and how the photographer has arranged and photographed the pieces.