NCI410 Digital Skills Acquisition - Update 3rd March 2014

Update

The past week, I have successfully rigged the majority of my character in Cinema 4D but have yet to produce controllers for the left leg and torso. I have also created sliders using Xpresso tags for the foot roll of the character and the opening of the umbrella/head. Soon I hope to attach the 3D model of my character to the rig and create a walk cycle which, this early on in the week could mean that I have time to add textures to the model.

As I have been working on my 3D work, the 2D work done the last weeks still consists of 3 uncolored turnarounds in Adobe Illustrator, a character backstory and a layout plan for the final model sheet. With the color scheme of my character being relatively basic, I should not need much time to complete the model sheet. Just as a failsafe however, I will try to complete this work before Wednesday the 5th of March to free up more time for corrections on my written work.

Targets

This week in 3D I will try to

• Complete the character rig
• If time is free, work out a way to easily rig up the hands for basic movement
• Connect the rig to the character 
• Briefly research textures to apply to the character provided the work is completed on time

This week in 2D I will try to

• Finally decide on the coloration of my character for the concept page
• Make a digital storyboard to use if time allows a more complex animation
• Create concept pages showing my characters expressions and dynamic poses

This week in Written Work I will try to

• Complete my 1500 word essay for review
• Check previous written work for errors
• Complete development file