Week 3

9/26/22

Made a ton of progress on the wolf. Pretty much done with sculpting (besides tiny details). Ready to retopo but did not have time before Monday 7am. I didn't want to rush that part because I intend on having it rigged. Blend shapes have to come after retopology. But I tried my best to convey the ideas in my delivery video post.

Did some camera moves in Maya. Also did some fun lighting tests in Arnold to explore some looks. Makes me really excited to do it again with actual textures.

Class 5 Delivery Video:

9/27/22

Finished ALL of the sculpting. Puppy has a brand-new ferocious smile. I was thinking about using the mouth cavity from my previous wolf model, but I knew I could make it more accurate now and the couple hours I spend making a new one will be well worth it in terms of realism. Didn't want to cop out on this since I'm not copping out elsewhere.

Now the weekend should be completely dedicated to retopo. On Monday I am giving the model to my rigger, Darcy Leeman. They will rig it over the week and be able to give me the first test by Friday.