Sijun Forums :: View topic - 3D Orc Animation (background coming soon)

NukleoN · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2001 8:58 am

Remember the 3D Orc pix I was showing? Well I've got an animation of this Orc now if anyone wants ta see it.

Orc Animation

Please let me know what you think.

Soon I will have a 3D background and new animation to show as well.

Here's a concept for the new background...

Thanks!

NukleoN

[ October 04, 2001: Message edited by: NukleoN ]

kad · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2001 9:22 am

That animation is awesome.

MunkY c mUnkY Du · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2001 9:31 am

very nice model and animation...... his walk was very powerful but i thought his arms seemed a bit stiff... and maybe his fingers could be forming a fist or something.... what 3d package are u using?

Pat · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2001 10:11 am

Impressive. I epsecially like they way his head looks around. Nice cloth animation on his loincloth too.

-Pat

tone · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2001 4:49 am

Awesome!!!!! Really good.

Dryfire · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2001 2:18 pm

nice man

Probotech · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2001 3:18 pm

Nice nice nice.

Very cool indeed, glad you have worked on it since last time. Looking good. I just wanna see more of him, more light!

His rigth arm (from the viewer: left) looks just a wee bit stiff tho. Nothing big but everything else is amazing, especialy the cloth.

And that background seems very cozy indeed. Gimme some more of that!

[ October 05, 2001: Message edited by: Halogenic ]

NukleoN · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2001 7:17 pm

Kad: Thanks! Since this is a WIP I will be updating the whole thing once it is in the final background.

Munky C: I definitely agree with you on the fingers and the arm could be more loose..I plan to do a new anim once the background is in and really go to town on it. This was a last minute addition to my reel, and a change from several freeform attempts to CS footsteps. I am using 3D Studio MAX 4.02 with Character Studio.

Pat: Hey thanks..yeah I wanted him to do *something* interesting besides just walking..and the loincloth reminds me of thin sealskin...it took a while to get the settings down but I liked how it came out.

Tone: Hey thanks!

Dryfire: Hey it's an Orc!

Kidding..why thank ye...hopefully I will have something for the background up here soon and can show that..then I will show that textured and finally, with the Orc walking around or interacting with it somehow.

Halogenic: Yep..I am going to fix that arm and move some fingers around..then re-render that puppy..these are good suggestions. I agree with all these things..at a certain point I had to lock in my reel and get it out there...but any new reels I send out will have the improved version of this anim and the start of my background model.

Thanks for the comments so far!

NukleoN
http://www.NukleoN.com

jcFIG · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2001 11:10 pm

WOW! I take it you work for Blizzard just by looking at your website. Awesome animation, my favorite part of it is the way the loincloth moves with the figure, excellent work. Later.

Matt Elder · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2001 8:12 am

Cool animation and the thing that struck me was the stiffness in the arm and the right arm seeming to stick out a bit too far. Still, very cool.

Anthony · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2001 9:17 am

Looks good, I like him! How many people worked on the WC3 trailer? I heard you had a hollywood cinematographer, is that right? Nice job, keep working hard! :]

Jock McxSporran · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2001 5:34 am

Awsome work.

Say, that guy has a huge neck eh? I imaging it would take an enormous axe to cut through that.
http://www.scotch.f2s.com/axe.avi

Fancy a rumble? :P

NukleoN · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2001 5:23 am

FIG: Thanks Fig! I'm not at Blizzard any longer..looking for 3D jobs in the L.A. area.

Glad you like the loincloth..did that with SimCloth which is a handy free plug-in which I really like.

Matt: Thank ye kindly..yep I am actually tweaking some details but I am having some Character Studio technical problems I am trying to work thru...plus I am trying to find a better way to animate the CS arms with forward kinematics while still using the Biped footsteps. Thanks for the comments.

Anthony: Coo glad you like it..how many worked on the WC3 trailer? I'd say 18 or so, some more than others. Don't know about any the Hollywood thing you speak of. I did this on my own by the way..not connected to the WC stuff but certainly inspired by it.

Jock: Why thank ye..yup he's got a big ol' neck and big ol' traps to help resist the axe blade...I actually want to dress him up in some more armor and straps..it is a bit bare bones now but I've been busy getting my reel and website updated. Hey you know I tried to download your axe movie but the codec is not working for me..which codec did ye use? Can you make it available in another format or somethin'?

NukleoN

http://www.NukleoN.com

Jock McxSporran · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2001 6:34 am

I used DivX4 (www.divx.com)

NukleoN · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2001 9:02 am

Jock..

Hey cool anim...the axe needs more 'weight' with those swings..but very cool. I could see those two fighting...oh yeah when he falls back his axe should land a little better too...how did you do the hair? Shag hair or some other method? Clue me in dude..nice loin cloth too...like the axe model as well. The hair needs more density up front but it is a great effect.

You definitely need some morf targets on that face too and I'd make the eyes move more naturally..perhaps more darting movement with a facial smirk? I love the eyebrows and the model is cool too.

Good job...the codec works!

NukleoN
http://www.NukleoN.com

Anthony · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2001 1:22 pm

In LA eh? Have you tried Black Isle down in Irvine? Jason's pretty cool, you could ask him if they have any openings right now.

jcFIG · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2001 3:54 am

Jason who? I thought Black Isle was in Canada? By the way, elaborate on this Jason person you speak of PLEASE. Send me a private message or email so we don't go off topic here. Later.

Wyatt Turner · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2001 11:04 pm

dude that model turned out great... you've been working on that for some time now.

Wish i had the time and the Know-how to do that..

How long did it take to set the character up for animation?

Very good clip,, got me drewling =p-----
I wish it just kept on going... =]