TMNT Complete Episode Work/Image Thread

[Shredder565]

[Shredder565]

video updated. five minutes left to go, then final fixups

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Still chugging along. I've reached the five minute mark.... started this up in february...this went far quicker than the first one...not sure if it turned out any better....


I also re worked the end credit sequence. We went through two turtle and april models since the last one was put together..



I think this looks a little nicer.

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trying to fake some of these atmosphere effects. don't have the patience to learn how tocode it in ice...so using shape manager..










one of the nice thing about 3D is you can add in new bits of acting that the 2D guys didn't have time for or care to do. but characters standing still doesn't look as good in cg..




under 3 minutes left to go..

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[FXDude]

You know, your facial expressions are looking better!

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I'd like to hope something is improving .

If only I could get aprils face to look human and the characters hands to look normal.

[FXDude]

Yep.. hands and eyes can be tricky !

I was about to say April could still use a little work, (indeed her human face making her harder/time-consuming)
but she has also improved

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IF only they had pre done womens and mans facesthat where a bit better than the basic softimage version.
I could also use a library of items that where free ware as it where. Rocks, Cars, appliances, etc...




will be done in november..

1:45 to go. one person, 8 months, 23 minutes start to finish.

a break, then finish up fixing the other one in the new year

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video updated. 1:45 to go.....

a bit of a break till the new year.....then finishing up fixing The Big Rip Off...

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15 shots left to go, tops. 1:20 mark.

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Before I do anything else, April's Hair needs a complete re work. I think I finally got her face and body to a decent state, but now the hair is too small..



Bebop and Rocksteady also need a complete total makeover. they loose alot of detail when you do a + subdivision.

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Turtle changes... eyes are too big. trying to get rid of that dead eye look.. works though.

final turtle model changes... this time I mean it. I can't get any closer than that..



one minor technodrome change... the 650 tank treads where proving too troublesome. everytime I rotated it, the treads rotated. So I went back to cylinder mesh wheels. look better anyway


the never ending fixups to april.
I think her face looks a little nicer. I scaled down her head, made her hair bigger, made her torso bigger. But now her hips and legs look too small..ugh.


All shots of Big Rip Off now completed, minus three at the end with April. Once I finish those, some fix ups are coming.

Once done with that, if I complete the trilogy, the Big Break In will be done next year...but that episode is ALOT tougher, and far better looking than these two. THe B Team animated that one, where as these two where done by the C and D teams. it wouldn't take much to make it look a little nicer. not that my stuff counts. But, trying to replicate the Big Break In and make it look nice would be ALOT tougher. I'd also be doing those shots out of order. tougher shots first, simpler ones last.