Talk on Storyboard 2 – Framing is at Dropbox... and SIGGRAPH Character Design talk is Friday evening!

Lighting Tutorial

Here's a tutorial that goes over the basics of lighting in Maya.
Follow along as best you can. I don't know what he's talking about in the beginning with a weird blue circle tool, so ignore that. Just place them where you want them and use Panels > Look through Selected (with the spotlight of your choice selected) to see through your spotlight and move it around as if it were a camera.

• 3 point Lighting: http://www.3dtotal.com/index_tutorial_detailed.php?id=527&page=1#.TxZOSNXQcoM

It'd be nice if you guys at least take a look at this tutorial by the next time we meet so we can go through the demonstration quickly.

On a side note, you guys are doing awesome!!! I can't believe how quickly you're all picking this stuff up! Keep at it, it'll be hard, but you guys' hard work will be worth it in the end!

Weecho will be here T instead of Th.

So be ready with progress on work, and questions. 
He can look over storyboards too, from his point of view.

Storyboard 1 due T 2/7: info

You will need to have SB drawings as separate pieces of paper or index cards as discussed in class.  Then you can add or remove drawings easily during reviews in class.  (If you have SB as a series of small thumbnails ALSO that is fine for trying out ideas.)

skin weight painting

Found a "shortcut" to weight painting...press CONTROL and then paint; it removes the influence from areas where you don't want it.

I'm now at the point where Heather was during class Thursday, with crazy vectors pointing everywhere. Any tips?

Shading Tutorials.

Hey guys, sorry for the late post.

Here's the tutorials for shading.

• UV Mapping: http://www.3dtotal.com/index_tutorial_detailed.php?id=1169#.TxZNJ9XQcoN

• *(Edited) Tilable cloth texture to play with: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4314743/4113028538_4aafff88b2_o.jpg

Remember by next week I'd like to have:

• The arm rigged and skinned with the hand following.
• An accessory that you modeled 'parent constrained' onto the moving arm.
• A shader for the arm/hand that has: a painted surface, plus a displacement attached.

The level of intricacy you apply is up to you. As long as you have something you'll be on the right path to being 3D pros.

Thanks guys. Email me if you have any problems/issues

Jessica's Story

It's been raining for days, no sun has come out in a long time. A potted sunflower sits on an old wooden table directly in front of a window that overlooks countryside (hay or corn field, etc.). "He" hangs his head, upset that his petals have begun to fall & those left behind are beginning to wilt, all because the sun hasn't come out. At the moment there is an overcast light hitting the sunflower.

Turning point:

It begins to change to a more yellow/sun light that is shining through the window. The sunflower barely raises his head to look out the window. So excited with the hope of some sunlight, he gets really close to the window, pushing his petals and leaves (2 as his "hands", will post picture of this scene later) up against the window. The light gets brighter and he is filled with joy. The music breaks into a fun, playful beat that the sunflower starts dancing to as a reaction to the light.