http://www.posemaniacs.com/
Posemaniacs, as the name suggets, is a site about poses. It has hundred of different 3D poses ranging from sitting, jumping and other dramtic movements as well as simple close ups of the face. There are multiple angles from high to low for each pose as well. All the models can also be rotated around the Z axis and combined with the high and low viewpoints, you can view any pose from almost any angle.
It's an ideal reference for drawing a character concept, posing figures in an animation or just general sketching. You might think it ideal for anatomy practice as well but the models don't have the same bulk or musculature as a real human, making it somewhat less suitable for that purpose.
There are even several accurate walk cycles which can be scrolled through frame by frame, once again all viewable from multiple angles, which make them perfect for references when animating.
Friday, 29 April 2011
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Creative Tool: Seventh Sanctum
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/
Seventh Sanctum is essentially a creation tool based around random word generation. All you need to do is select a generator, such as technology and then select the type of technology you want generated, like vehicles and such. Most of the generators will spit out just a relatively simple name but some, mostly the character generators, will give a more complex description.
The results the generator spits out can be incredibly random and completely nonsensical at times, as the generator simply lashes together a series of adjectives and nouns based on which type of generator has been chosen but it's a great aid to help inspire creative thought.
You can't honestly say you would have thought up a bacon powered turbo-surfboard or an internet enabled, helio-bra on your own, can you?
Seventh Sanctum is essentially a creation tool based around random word generation. All you need to do is select a generator, such as technology and then select the type of technology you want generated, like vehicles and such. Most of the generators will spit out just a relatively simple name but some, mostly the character generators, will give a more complex description.
The results the generator spits out can be incredibly random and completely nonsensical at times, as the generator simply lashes together a series of adjectives and nouns based on which type of generator has been chosen but it's a great aid to help inspire creative thought.
You can't honestly say you would have thought up a bacon powered turbo-surfboard or an internet enabled, helio-bra on your own, can you?
Monday, 25 April 2011
3D guides, tips and tutorials.
Now, don't let the name of the website fool you.
http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm
But there is a wealth of information concerning pretty much every stage of creating a 3D model from concept art to rigging for animation.
Most of the tutorials are created with 3DS Max in mind but a lot of the same principals could easily be applied to other programs.
http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm
But there is a wealth of information concerning pretty much every stage of creating a 3D model from concept art to rigging for animation.
Most of the tutorials are created with 3DS Max in mind but a lot of the same principals could easily be applied to other programs.
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