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Improving Animation: New Sun Face Textures

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Sun now has his new face textures so that it fits his colour pattern alot better. Now that I can look at the character with this new face set it does feel that it is sitting alot better on the face now. New Sun Face Textures 1 New Sun Face Textures 2 New Sun Face Textures 3 New Sun Face Textures 4 New Sun Face Textures 5

Improving Animation: New Moon Face Textures

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It has taken me awhile to fixing up Moon's face textures as I have been busy with other things, having a small technical problem along with getting sick and not being able to get to the computer. But I have finally finished her new textures and I have to say that they are adding a new level to her design. New Face 1 New Face 2 New Face 3 New Face 4 New Face 5 New Face 6

Improving Animation: Character Eyes

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After having some time to step away from my work I can now see some of the parts that I need to work on to complete my animation. One of the starting points is reworking the characters' faces so at they fit more with the characters' overall design. This would mean changing the whole shape of the eye along with using a different set of colours and textures to make them sit better on the face. When I get a better idea of the colours that I am going to be using I can start to work on the overall eye shape. Note: Both of the number 1s in the image below are the original designs that I have been working with. Moon face colour tests Sun face colour tests

Major Project: Reflective Statement

This last project has pushed me to the edge of what I can do along with encouraged me to think more and more about my work. It has also challenged me to change my mind set with my work, going from panicking and hated it to challenging it every day and finding something new about it. I’ve also learnt to open-up more about what I do and to become more accepting of the feedback I am given and to push forward with it. The place that I felt I was the strongest in was thinking up the designs for my characters. Going over each part of them and improving their designs with the feedback that I was given really helped me to create much stronger designs than the one that I was working with over a year ago. I was able to step back and let the skills that I had in one area help decide the elements that was needed for the characters. I was also able to keep them in an art style that I was comfortable using and it became very up lifting to see them come to life in a 3D space. Animating them was s

Major Project Submission

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Major Project - Post Viz from Rhia Crouch on Vimeo .

Major: Updated Turn Arounds

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The completed textured models of Sun and Moon. This time their textures have the final designs and effects on them along with a closer look at the characters' crowns.