In our last class, we created and rendered a paper origami scene in 3dsMax.  For the paper material, we used the mental ray A&D material with translucency enabled.

The next 3D Anime class starts this Thursday.  Hope to see you there!

Here are a few anime movie clips that we made in previous classes.

Naruto
          Credits:
          Music is 'Tom Sawyer' by Rush.
          I modified this Naruto character and texture.  I downloaded it as a free resource from the internet.
          But I can't remember where I got it from.
          Motion file was a free resource downloaded form the internet.  And, I can't remember were I found that either.

Miku Chibi
(This is only a 30-second sample of a longer video that we made in class).
          Credits:
          I modified this character from an MMD character and rendered in 3DS Max.
          Music is 'Levan Polka' by Sony/MMD.

The evil cat from the anime "Azumanga Daioh"

Osaka yawning in the anime "Azumanga Daioh".
          Credits:  The background video clip is from the anime "Azumanga Daioh".  It's shown for comparison to our 3D version in foreground.

YOKO 3DS MAX RENDER

Here's a render that I made from the Yoko (MMD) character that I showed you in class.  As we discussed, the goal is to create an animated video that doesn't look 3D, but has that flat 2D anime cartoon look.   The idea is to come up with a process that looks very good, and that  can be streamlined for processing video frames quickly (no photoshopping frames by hand!).   

I used the 3ds Max Ink and Paint shader (with Ink disabled).  That shader gives much better control of the shadow colors.  And I used  mental ray contours. 

In the next class we will learn this technique.  I'll provide a Naruto character in class that you can use.  See you in next class!

Russ

Class Sylabus

What will we do in this class?

This class is for people who love producing art.  Hopefully you will learn how to use 3D animation computer tools to make your art better.  Here's my summary plan for the next 6 weeks.

CLASS#1
   INTRO TO 3DS MAX,
   INTRO TO ANIMATION WORKFLOW:
          MODELING, TEXTURING, LIGHTING, ANIMATING, RENDERING
   TOON SHADING & RENDERING
   COLOR APPRECIATION
   SCRIPT WRITING
   SCENE CREATION, CAMERAS, LIGHTS
   DISCUSS PROJECT

CLASS#2
   MODELING AN ANIME CHARACTER (PART1)
   MODELING HEAD, BODY, HAIR
   
CLASS#3
   MODELING AN ANIME CHARACTER (PART2)
   MODELING CLOTHING
   CHARACTER TEXTURING
   DYNAMIC TEXTURES FOR EYES, MOUTH MOTION

CLASS#4
   CHARACTER RIGGING AND ANIMATION
   CLOTH & HAIR DYNAMICS
   APPLYING MOTION CAPTURE TO CHARACTERS
   VIDEO RENDERING
   AUDIO AND VOICE TRACK.  ANIME-STYLE LIP SYNCING.

CLASS#5
   ANIME CHARACTER ANIMATION
   MORE HAIR DYNAMICS
   ANIME CARTOON STYLE VIDEO RENDERING

CLASS#6
   DEBUT FINAL PROJECT - AN ANIME-STYLE VIDEO CLIP
   PIZZA PARTY & WATCH VIDEOS

Welcome

This is the new blog site for the '3D Film Effects and Animation' class that meets weekly at Bunten Park in Duluth, Georgia.  The next 6-week class begins on June 2, 2011. 

Learn to create anime-style 3D animated short-movies using Autodesk 3DS Max software.  A 30-day demo version of Autodesk 3DS Max software will be provided for free. No experience required. Please bring your own laptop.  In this 6-week session, we will create a Japanese anime-style animated character, and then use the character create a short animated action video using the 3DS Max Pen&Ink shader.

Location:  Conference Room at Bunten Road Park
Fee:  Free
6 Week Session
Session:   June 2 – July 7  6:00-8:00pm Thurdays
Ages 12 & up