Extra Credit: Pumpkin Dude

Made a little pumpkin dude.

Project 2: Mongoose Man Expressions

Kinda forgot to post this a while back, but here's a few base expressions for Mongoose Man (mild happy, grump, spazz/fear, confusion)

Project 2: Background + Prop

Just a quick post with some environmental stuff. I might need to make the kitchen bigger. It feels really claustrophobic when I move around in it. There's also a sorta-cameo from Fridge Guy!

Project 2: Mongoose Man + Serpent Models

So, I've roughly got Mongoose Man and his serpent opponent modeled. I might tweak a few things here or there, but this is more-or-less how they'll look. I'm actually really happy with how Mongoose Man turned out. Now, to model the background!

Project 2: Concepts

So, here's a little bit about how I see my second project going, story wise:

Mongoose Man walks into his kitchen, in seek of obtaining a cold beverage from his refrigerator. As he opens the door to the fridge, he is surprised to find himself face-to-face with a odd-looking serpent (not pictured). Annoyed by the mild inconvenience, Mongoose Man grabs a broom from off-screen and proceeds to whack the serpent until it retreats back into the fridge. Mongoose Man then grabs his beverage and takes a moderate drink. And scene.

Something like that. Here's a couple rough doodles of Mongoose Man, as well a link to a crudley put together walk cycle.

CLICK THE LINK TO VIEW THE WALK CYCLE

Project 1: Final

The object of the project was to make a organic/mechanical hybrid creature (in this case, a Fridge Guy) and have them do...something. Initially, I was going to have him to a bit of a walk cycle, but because I still can't rig worth a damn, it just turned into this. I'd also planned to use the Toon Shader to give him outlines, but that turned out to be too cumbersome for now. I'll figure a quicker way of doing it for the next project.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO

Project 1: Model Update #2

Well, Fridge Guy is basically textured (for now at least). His helmet made him look a little militaristic so, I kind of went with that motif with the color scheme. And you can finally see his insides! I was going to put a few items inside, but I don't really have the time/patience to model a jug of milk. Also, in regards to the animation, I'm planning on him waddling a bit and stumble a little, causing the doors to pop open. If I had items inside, they would probably have to fall out. So, if I'm going to be doing a looping animation, that really wouldn't work every time. It should be fine. I'm going to have ice cubs plop out of his dispenser when he walks so that should be enough.

I also want to play around with the Toon Shader and see if I can give him hard outlines. I think it'd give a nice mix of 2D/3D.

Update: Guess who found the Toon Shader? Next step is to figure out how I can give him solid lighting (kind of a more cel-shaded look).