Once again I started off the head I’m building from scratch, this time fooling along a useful subdivision tutorial (found here) and adjusting the details to fit more the head I’m trying to make. It’s going ok but I still need to work mostly on the lips...
( new head )

Well I once again basically reconstructed the head from scratch, each time getting better and more stream lined. Basically it’s an exercise in trail and error...
( once more... )

I started out today trying to work out getting the mouth right on my model but then I quickly realized that I had way too many stray vertices all over the place, so after looking up a few tutorials I found a better way of going about my modeling ( Read more... )

Today I worked more on details of the eye for my Thursday project (rounding it out more) and tested a simple articulation rig that allows eye movement and opening and closing the eyelid.
The animation of this can be seen here.

Also I worked a bit on remaking the mouth, but it still needs a lot of work...
( Bad mouthing )

My Thursday rendering is advancing at an odd pace. Instead of working on it as a whole, like I normally do on a project, I am focusing on getting small details right before proceeding. The upside of this is that I get detailed results above anything I done before, the downside is that there is not much clear advancement from one week to the next. ( Read more... )

Well I didn’t get anything up on eBay again last night, but I do now have a better plan for my Tuesday renderings. This morning I continued more with my Thursday character, adding more detail to he eyes and shaping the nose (which I think turned out surprisingly well).
( Updated view )

The other day I was talking to Maggie about my day and she suggested that I just put it in my journal, so I decided to start doing this again. It’s actually just part of my larger plan starting this month of retooling my schedule to make my days more productive and more balanced. This journal would also help me, and any one else who may be ( Read more... )