character:3d _dragon+2d_backgrounds

[Joril]

Awsome character you have created there!
The gallary does kinda miss the "scared to death" - :argh: - expression in there.
I really like the style of the backgrounds too. I wonder how things will look once you put everything together.
I hope to get to see your animations soon :D
Keep it up, and keep us posted!

[pearson]

Parabens! O cara e muito bem feito, e gostei das pinturas tambem!

---(english translation follows, cuz I feel left out when the french don't translate their threads! :) )------

Congrats! The little guy is very well done, and I liked the paintings too!

[ed209]

Very fun character! He looks like he'll be a blast to animate. Can't wait to see this in motion.

[Potato77]

love dragons and i love this little guy...its like Mike from monsters inc had a baby with the dragon from shrek. what is his name?

[Carina]

It's PUMBA!

actually, he does bare a remarkling resemblance to the warthog in Lion King;)

very cool tho

[Frank Dodd]

Very well done. I love the character himself and its expressions on your gallery page. The backdrops look awesome too, they remind me of the high point in cartoon animation in the Tom and Jerry years :) Great backgrounds it looks like it will make a fantastic animation. Just make the story as good as your work so far and you will be laughing.

[Chong]

I agree, this looks really cool. Can't wait to see it.

[Jeffo]

Do you have any composite shots of how the 2D and 3D will blend? Very nterested in seeing the two together.

[Heber G Conde]

The character is very good and he fits a lot with the background.
I love the small wings.
The background have a beautfull style too.
I waiting for this short.
Ótimo Trabalho!
Heber

[Plop]

whhhaaaaaa cool ... funny character !!!!! yeahh want to see animation too :bounce:

good background too ... :)

[biriba]

Thanks for all the comments, I really aprecciate it.

Here is an example how the 3d and the backgrounds will blend together.

Biriba


Ps: Um abração aos brasileiros da lista!

[dim5um]

hey...its damn cool...i was really wandering how you did the blend together...care to share some tips?

[Serul]

Looking great, nice cartoon style...

Usually the backgrounds are 3D and the characters are 2D (when these are combined), So this is a nice approach...

Good luck with the rest...:bounce: :beer:

[derelict]

Luv yer matte, dude!:bounce:

[Lucid1313]

I love your style man. Those backgrounds look great and your charachter looks very expressive. I can't wait to see this in action. Great job man.:thumbsup:

[hog]

most excellent dude!, inspired to do something like that now, the 2d background are sooo cool, character rocks, transmanian devil crossed with cow "cow and chicken", u rule!!!:applause:

[pabbloz]

wow! Really funny and awesome character! I really like the point of view about a dragon... :D :thumbsup:
I have to congratulation you about the blend between 2d backgrounds and 3d model/s (only one?), it really works and is one thing wich I'm really interested on :)

Just I would like see a very big opened mouth with scary teeth! it would be very funny with that friendly appeareance! :applause:

I can't wait you post some animations! please! do it soon! ;)

note: I paid you 5 starts... waiting the animation... hin hin hin

[moroten]

WOW! This is right on par with masterpieces like Nightmare before Christmas. I just love the designs and colors, and the character is very neat. Animations, I say, animations!!

-Daniel

[fellah]

excellent stuff! looking forward to more :wip:

[steveblake]

Well done. Everything about this project appeals!

[fxgogo]

really looking nice

[say-g]

:buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock:

[Carina]

oh wow.. i absolutely adore the pose in the lastest picture you posted

this is going to be brilliant
MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE

[Gamoron]

Tres Cool!
looking forward to the finished work!

[Luke Werhli]

Parabéns. As suas animações também estão muito legais.

Vejo que elas estão cheias de vida. É ótimo ver um conterrâneo fazendo um trabalho tão legal.

[LucentDreams]

well you got my undivided attention, I will really have to keep on track of this one. Love your mattes, very beautiful composition and colour especially (though a little desaturated on the computer, you should see them on my television, WOW). Character fits in very nicely, they seem part of the same world which can be veryhard especialy when using different mediums like 2D and 3D.

The only crit I can think of at the moment is in your poses. While they have great charater in them the silhouettes are awkward on a few of them. You seem to be classically trained so if you look at the middle two, and the bottom left poses, the silhouettes should me a little stronger so you can read the pose without any detail, much like the runnin or karate kid poses. Love the wings, and the way you treat his bottom lip is fantastic, looks real good in the running pose, and really builds an interesting silhoutte.

Is this film purely self interest or for school, or funded?

[ed209]

OK you have inspired me with your vision. Now bowl me over with some animation.

[Totitch]

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Wow! Really really great work!

Wonderfull 2D Backgrounds and amazing 3D model!!!
Very nice integration! Great!


5 stars!!! :thumbsup:

[Cman]

Outstanding! Can't wait to see the finished film!

[Frido Nahon]

Wow! That's really looking great! Can you tell us more about the story or can you post some StoryBoards? I REALLY hope you can finish this and complete this animation!


Keep us posted!!!! :)

[tuba3d]

Amazing work Biriba....:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :bounce:

I already liked when i saw the start.. posted at 3donline mailing list...

I cannot wait to see it animated,,...

Agora que você atiçou a gente.. guenta ;) Parabéns!!!!!

[Ech0]

just one qustion how are you compositing the 2d with the 3d and who colored your backgrounds and was it water color or photoshop or what???

[lmc]

i really like this kind of stuff,is good and attrack people...can't wait to see the animation....good job,keep post:beer: :applause: :thumbsup: :love:

[ToddD]

Looks cool, like the style, more info on the blending of character and environment please!:beer:

[bentllama]

It is very refreshing to see this kind of "cartoony" inspired work.

I am starting to really tire of the countless robots, orcs, and women with guns...

Congrats on acheiving such a great style with this character and backgounds. I really really dig your style.

Please show us more.

[pterandon]

Very cool.

[SheepFactory]

heh , another fellow academy of arts student!

looks like you got the spring show award in the bag man ;)

[biriba]

Thanks a lot guys!

I'm using painter and photoshop for all the textures and backgrounds.
The compositing is pretty straightfoward, nothing special; I'm using the matte as an image plane in Maya (just for reference), then I render them in separated files: one for the characters and another one for the shadows. Then I blend it all together in After Effects.

Right now i'm working on the animation where the mob is running after the dragon.

http://home.earthlink.net/~joanaac/biriba/animatic_4_a Comp 1.avi

[biriba]

Another character for the story

[barley]

Stunning work, with a novel approach with the 2D mattes, I can't wait to see the finished article! :)

[distortedrealty]

very awsome!! i love the colors...
great work!!
i cant wait to see the anim.:thumbsup:
I dont know if this was asked, but what are you using for modeling and what are you using for compositiong?

keep posting!

[Rogue]

Aww man, I think the link is busted for the animatic. I sooo wanted to see it. Anyways, it looks great. Want to see some shots.

[mng]

You really give the character a personality! Love your backgrounds - refreshing.
Thank you for informing us how you painted the backgrounds.

Because you modelled and rendered in Maya, can I ask about your texture maps and lighting?
You give the character a life-like cartoon caricature feel.

What sort of texture maps did you use - are there a diffusion, bump, specular maps in there?

Cheers

Mike

[biriba]

Here is the correct url for the animation test of the mob;

http://home.earthlink.net/~joanaac/biriba/

then click on animatic_4_a Comp 1.avi

Cheers!

Biriba
www.biriba.net

[KenM]

That's terrific. Great Style!!!! Will the clouds in back be moving, multi-plane style?

:thumbsup:

[pabbloz]

Great animatic! :eek: Lovely animation! wow! really great job! :thumbsup:
Just I think... like the tree is 2D, when the little viking crash with it, maybe you would need add camera trembling to reforce the crash :) Just a suggestion.. although maybe when you add the sound is enough :rolleyes:

Anyway... great project! :applause:

[LucentDreams]

Very nice style, this film will be great, I am also planning on doing some sort of a 2D 3D combo film in the near future, after I finish my flash film project and graduate here.

I think you need to add a little camera shake when wh hits the tree, really subtle just to push it a little further. great shot, very funy and love the animation, random natural great little helmet designs, very clear easy to read. Wonderful stuff so far.

[LucentDreams]

Originally posted by pabbloz

Just I think... like the tree is 2D, when the little viking crash with it, maybe you would need add camera trembling to reforce the crash :) Just a suggestion.. although maybe when you add the sound is enough

guess you beat me to it lol:)

[SPENEN]

omg! I LOOOOVE your 2d pictures, soo coool!! =)
Keep up the gr8 wooork!!!

[Carina]

Cool!

Show us MORE!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Hexodam]

more more!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[biriba]

Thanks guys, soon I'll be posting more stuff.

Cheers,

Biriba

www.biriba.net

[kr3ml]

Can you post a wireframe :D ?

[Ricola]

Very nice model!!!:buttrock:

[facial]

I really love this stuff you post up, it so funny. :applause: :applause: keep post up.

[j2works]

I like it very much.

[Dr-spline]

looks like something done by pixar

[Dominique]

just great work:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[NANONEEN]

great work!
very pleasant!
if someone miss this thread, I bring it at the top!!!
I'd like to see a lot of other same work!
go on!

[NANONEEN]

great work!
very pleasant!
if someone miss this thread, I bring it at the top!!!
I'd like to see a lot of other same work!
go on!

[neonhomer]

biriba,

I was wondering if you have any updates to this short? I really like the style and look of it.

Also this will bring it to the top for anyone who missed it before. Enjoy!

[biriba]

Thanks a lot for the interest :)
I finished the short "Run, Dragon, Run!!!"(4 minutes) a couple of months ago, but I was too busy (and lazy) to work on the sound and music. So I asked a friend to do it for me, and I'm just waiting for him to finish. As soon as it's done, I'll post here (probably at the end of the week).

Cheers,

Biriba

[biriba]

Hey guys,

As I said before here is a link to the animation
www.biriba.net/run.html
Just a litle piece of information; this short was my thesis project at the Academy of Art College (San Francisco).

Hope you like it!

Cheers,

Biriba

[biriba]

:)

[ed209]

A beautiful looking and animated short. Was looking forward to seeing this for awhile. I am though very disappointed that it turned into nothing but a fart joke. Oh we'll still a great visual treat.

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