Business Woman

The Business Woman

She represents women trying to break through the glass roof. Did you know women who wear pants with their suits are considered casual? A formal business outfit has to be a skirt.

Skirts, are they a symbol to women that no matter how much work and qualifications you have, you are always a woman.

On a designer note, I'm not too convince with her hair. I might update it later.

Critiques welcome!

Cleaning Lady

A new woman for the carousel has been completed.
She represents the women's role of keep a house clean and tidy. Almost all commercials of cleaning products portray women cleaning. If men are involved, they usually burn the shirts they were ironing and make men look like imbeciles.

Comments always appreciated.

Pregnant Elizabeth

One of the characters in my thesis is Pregnant Elizabeth. She symbolizes the typical reproductive duty of women.

As you can see, she is missing some shoes. Therefore, the saying "barefoot and pregnant" fits.

This is a basic mental ray render with camera light. That is why the hair doesn't have any shadows!

Animatic v2

I've uploaded a new animatic for your review.



It is dramatically different from the first, but I feel the first was much too complicated. This is a simple animatic (just over a minute!), and the basic message is still there.

What do you think? Does it make sense? What is your opinion? I would love to hear it.

Animatic v1

Below you will find the first draft of the animatic for my thesis. This is to give you an example of what the story is going to be. It is a work in progress.



Things to note:
1) The eyes didn't render, so I painted them in.
2) These are screen captures. I plan to paint the color pallet on them.
3) Every frame is 3 seconds so timing is not accurate.
4) I created this to see if people understood what was going on.

My next step is to create a 3d animatic, with transitions in mind.
Any suggestions/ideas/comments, are always appreciated!

Hair Dynamics - test

One of the tricky parts about hair is the way it moves. Maya dynamics is great, but sometimes it can act a little finicky.

After some tests, I decided to add 2 hair elements. In the example below, you can see two different color hairs reacting differently. I wanted to test and see if changing attributes made the hair more dynamic and realistic.

The example also shows hair that is in a bun, and then falls, which is part of my thesis animation.



Comments always appreciated.

Composite: Bride

Here is a composite of the bride. The renders are in 3 render layers: beauty, hair, shadow. Still needs some tweaks but the idea is there.
Comments always appreciated!