Comments on: Week 05 - Mid-term Critique. 3D Model - Kid Version 2. http://almahir.com/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/ Animation. Sequential Art. Sketches. Visual Storytelling. E-mail me: ahmad@almahir.com. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Hon Keat http://almahir.com/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Hon Keat Sun, 18 Jun 2006 10:46:48 +0000 http://almahir.com/wordpress/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/#comment-20 woa woa Mr Ahmad! Long time no see didn't know you are on a project! lol, looks nice and 'jiayou!' woa woa Mr Ahmad! Long time no see didn’t know you are on a project! lol, looks nice and ‘jiayou!’

]]> By: Ahmad Al-Mahir http://almahir.com/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Ahmad Al-Mahir Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:38:06 +0000 http://almahir.com/wordpress/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/#comment-19 Lay Jin, XSI takes a little getting used to but once you get a handle on its workflow you should have no problems using it - i didn't. It took me a couple of weeks to get familiar with basic functions and another couple of months to fully appreciate its strengths. I like XSI. And it's all sub-divisional modeling for me on this project. No NURBS thanx. Isaac, Hmmm.. I don't think it was a conscious thought to make the boy malay-like. When I designed him I didn't have a specific race in mind, but I sorta wanted him to lean away from the typical european/caucasian look. It's hard to give a kid a unique look without being obvious or ending up generic though. One can interpret what the snobbish businessman and the innocent little kid represent culturally, politically, emotionally etc. in his/her own way I guess, which is something I do actually hope to incorporate into the short film. A little lesson everybody can take away perhaps? Simple, predictable, obvious? Maybe. Hopefully not boring. Thanx guys! I really appreciate your feedback! Lay Jin,
XSI takes a little getting used to but once you get a handle on its workflow you should have no problems using it - i didn’t. It took me a couple of weeks to get familiar with basic functions and another couple of months to fully appreciate its strengths. I like XSI. And it’s all sub-divisional modeling for me on this project. No NURBS thanx.

Isaac,
Hmmm.. I don’t think it was a conscious thought to make the boy malay-like. When I designed him I didn’t have a specific race in mind, but I sorta wanted him to lean away from the typical european/caucasian look. It’s hard to give a kid a unique look without being obvious or ending up generic though. One can interpret what the snobbish businessman and the innocent little kid represent culturally, politically, emotionally etc. in his/her own way I guess, which is something I do actually hope to incorporate into the short film. A little lesson everybody can take away perhaps? Simple, predictable, obvious? Maybe. Hopefully not boring.

Thanx guys! I really appreciate your feedback!

]]> By: Isaac http://almahir.com/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Isaac Fri, 09 Jun 2006 08:23:45 +0000 http://almahir.com/wordpress/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/#comment-17 Hi Ahmad, On first glance on the concept art for the character, I thought u are doing a malay boy. U know what, it might be a good idea to do a malay boy. It already got a significant appearance. Supporting with it's character's traits and giving it some unique child-like pose or gestures, plus appropriate psychological acting performance, i personally think it'll be a great piece. An one-of-its-kind! Do consider, my friend.... Hi Ahmad,

On first glance on the concept art for the character, I thought u are doing a malay boy.
U know what, it might be a good idea to do a malay boy. It already got a significant appearance. Supporting with it’s character’s traits and giving it some unique child-like pose or gestures, plus appropriate psychological acting performance, i personally think it’ll be a great piece. An one-of-its-kind! Do consider, my friend….

]]> By: Lay Jin http://almahir.com/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Lay Jin Sat, 27 May 2006 19:10:11 +0000 http://almahir.com/wordpress/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/#comment-14 How's modeling in XSI like? Box based or NURBs? By the way, you got my e-mail the other day? How’s modeling in XSI like? Box based or NURBs?
By the way, you got my e-mail the other day?

]]> By: Ahmad Al-Mahir http://almahir.com/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Ahmad Al-Mahir Sat, 27 May 2006 15:13:47 +0000 http://almahir.com/wordpress/2006/05/27/week-05-mid-term-critique-3d-model-kid-version-2/#comment-13 Don't worry about the eyes. Since I haven't seriously gotten into texturing the characters I've been using the preset shaders that came with XSI. Definitely needs some tweaking to get the right look but at least it's a start :) Don’t worry about the eyes. Since I haven’t seriously gotten into texturing the characters I’ve been using the preset shaders that came with XSI. Definitely needs some tweaking to get the right look but at least it’s a start :)

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