Blendshapes.. for different expressions..

Probably should have done all the blendshapes straight away after modelling.. Painfully select and move vertices to create different facial expressions. Should have kept the history for the mesh smooth node. would hv avoided the hassle of having to select and move vertices from the higher res version.

More work on lighting and texturing..

Did some posing with the characters..

Background Props & Environment Textured

Background props and environment has been textured. Some basic light setup done up.

Environment modelling & uv wrapping..

Putting characters into an environment.. currently building up the environment.. which is a box theatre.


Just for a lil' fun..

Textured Bandido

Did the texturing for my second character Bandido who is playing the role of a villain in a puppet show. Chose a darkish purple tone for his jacket as I felt it fits the bill for a villain color. Initially I had tried out a greenish tone but wasn't really satisfied with it. Pants color was darken further to accentuate his pale skin tone. Chose a pasty white skin color for him to give him a cold evil feel.

Some old stills of the development process:

Unwrapping Bandido..

Finished UV unwrapping Bandido.. put a basic wood texture for the time being. painted clothes to be added to the texture later.

Almost Finished with modelling for Bandido..

(Click the thumbnail above to view the larger version of the 360-degree character spin.)

This is Bandido, my villain puppet nearing completion in terms of 3D modeling. Texturing will be done after modeling all my props and backgrounds.

Some other closeup shots:

Bandido WIP (New Version)

This is the new Bandido modelled using the joint system.

Bandido WIP (Scrapped)

This is the scrapped version of Bandido with some basic colors.

Modelling Bandido Work-In-Progress

Some modelling WIP of Bandido.. click on image to see big version.

Puppet Animation

these are some character sketches i did for 2 characters in my animation. The story of my major project will revolve around two string puppets.. as usual, my drawing aint that great.. these sketches will be used as a guide when i am doing my modelling in the 3d program, Maya.

This is Bandido(above). The lead character. He's a bit bad. Bandido means villain in spanish.

This is Honradez(above). He's the hero in the puppet show. He's a bit proud coz of his role in the show. Honradez means honest and honourable in spanish.