More 3D goodies

Hello again!

I'd like to start off apologizing to anyone who has listened to 7th Row Center and figured out I had some bad information about The Secret World of Arrietty, and Studio Ghibli, and Hayao Miyazaki himself.  I realized that Patrick Stewart was in Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, not Tales of Earthsea.  I was thinking about another fine British actor, Timothy Dalton, who played Ged/Sparrowhawk in the English language version.  Also, Miyazaki did not direct Arrietty; it was directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who was a key animator for several other Ghibli (and non-Ghibli) films, such as Spirited Away and Ponyo.  Miyazaki has been credited as a writer and executive producer, so he was involved, just not as the director.

I'm sure I got more wrong, but if you have any questions, complaints, or comments, feel free to drop us a line at 7throwcenter.com, or on facebook, or reach me directly on this site or my facebook page, or find me on twitter at @WeaklyAnimated.  I know I haven't been that active on any of these lately, but I want to make sure I get good grades first, everything else comes after that.

Now that THAT is out of the way, I have some more images for people to view.  I have been working on modeling and texturing these models for a few weeks, in preparation for a scene focusing around the life and world of Harry Dresden, one of my favorite characters of literature.  If you are unfamiliar with Harry Dresden, I HIGHLY recommend you check out the Dresden Files novels by Jim Butcher, or the audio books narrated by James Marsters.  So while I work on the lighting, take a look at the objects themselves.

For those with keen eyes, yes that is Discord from My Little Ponies.  Don't ask.  I still have more tweaking to do, but these are pretty much finished.  The rest of the scene is all about lighting and camera work.  Soon, I should have fully lit scenes using 3-point lighting for you to enjoy.  Comments and feedback are welcome as always.

Cheerio!

Meet Bob

Bob is just your average guy.  He's a a little short, bald, and a little nerdy, okay a lot nerdy.  He lives in his friend's basement, and he absolutely LOVES the ladies.  He has also amassed a library of knowledge about the supernatural and arcane.  Did I mention he's a possessed skull?  More accurately he's a spirit of intellect which resides in a skull in Harry Dresden's subbasement lab.  Yes, Harry Dresden, the wizard.  Doesn't sound familiar, look up the Dresden Files books, you will not regret it!
So why did I bring this up?  Simple, I'm modeling Bob in 3D software (Maya) for one of my projects in class.  We are to design a scene focused around a character or person, and I chose Harry Dresden.
So people who are real fans of the books (or audio books) will realize I did NOT get everything right (yes I know about the metal shelves, the table should be metal too, and the room is probably too small... and I am sure there are more things I missed), what I do have does give me the impression of Harry Dresden's lab.
So without further ado, I allow me to present a still of Bob, still in modeling (it is not finished, he needs teeth and texturing), but I spent a lot of time, and really pushed myself to make a skull in class.
Enjoy!

Bob says 'Hi'

So I will be posting more from this class soon, but first I have a busy weekend ahead of me of rendering and drawing.  I will also post some drawing from my Action Analysis class later.  I hope you look forward to them!

Ta ta!

Mid term update

Sorry about having no updates so far this quarter, with my wife in town and classes in session, things just got a bit busy and I haven't been updating as a result.
Today I'd like to let you know that I will be posting some images of files I've modeled in 3D software (Maya) for one of my classes later this week. I am still perfecting it, but since midterms are here, I have no spare time and need to get these files onto the next step, texturing.
Till then, Sayonara!