Final Animation

Here is my final animation: enjoy!

Last week!

Here is the image I submitted to Vizagogo as a 13x19 inch print:
Here is the latest version of the project:






Here is a link to download this video:
Latest video

Updated Animation with Lights/Textures

I updated the animation with improved lip sync, head motions, and expressions. I also lit this version and have a first pass at the textures. Right now the eyes still aren't quite textured how I would like, and the hair looks too much like plastic, but they are getting there.

Here is a link to download the video:
link to movie

Here is the same video on youtube:
(Click on the video if it is not showing up correctly on the blog page.)

Further Rig and Rough Motion

This week, I improved the rig. I added buttons to perform blinks and position the clusters into different phonemes. Also, I recorded the sound and started a rough motion pass. It greatly needs work, but it is a start. I have only placed lip sync and some eye motion, and I have yet to block in facial expressions.

******Here is a playblast of the motion:

www-viz.tamu.edu/students/joegm/618vid/animations/egmuhm_marie.mov

Here are images of some of the phoneme positions:

All the clusters:

M:
"Th"
"E"
"P"
"T"
'S'
"R"

Expressions

Marie Antoinette is getting rigged! Currently, she has a basic bone structure that has a general control for moving the whole model. There is a neck control for moving the head and a jaw control for opening and closing her mouth. Additionally, (and cut off in these pictures) is a control for moving the eyes. You can move them both together or each separately. The eyes will stay focused on one point even if the neck moves the head.

I am planning on having the primary facial control be done with clusters which are also being set up. I have fairly good control over the mouth, and I have a general cluster control on the eyelids as well as one on each eyebrow. I will add more control to these areas as well as some cheek clusters. At the moment, though, she can raise her eyebrows and blink.




To make this expression, I have raised her eyebrow clusters, moved her eyes, and tilted her head with the neck control.

Here, I manipulated the mouth clusters to get an 'aaa' phoneme.

Here, I manipulated the mouth clusters to get an 'mmm' phoneme.
Here is a blink with the eyelid clusters.

Here, I have opened the jaw in an 'i' phoneme.

To make this expression, I manipulated the eyebrow clusters and tipped the head with the neck control.

Head Model Second Pass

85mm front


50mm three quarter

50mm front


35mm three quarter

35mm front



35mm side


"I merely said, 'let them eat cake,' and the rest is history."

Marie Antoinette

What happened to your body?

"Well, I merely suggested 'Let them eat cake' ... and the rest is history"