Bouncing Ball Test 2 Final

Here is the final rendered version of the bouncing ball test I 've been working on. I'm really happy with the results considering I have no clue as to what I'm doing sometimes. Major thanks to Sidd for the great tips on how to set up the scene for rendering in Mental Ray! :)

Hope you guys like it!
Jose

Lock & Loaded!

The wait is over! I finally started Animation Mentor's Springboard program!  The first 3 weeks will be more like an orientation to get acquainted with the campus, new available tools and our mentors. The orientation video section consists of videos on how to get the most out of  your Animation Mentor experience along with technical tips and other helpful material that's going to help us along the way. I strongly suggest going through every video at least twice. It's a lot of information to absorb. Between reading the syllabus, looking at videos and navigating the new added campus content, I was a bit overwhelmed at first. Just take a deep breath, take your time, go through the videos and make notes of important info you might find helpful. I also printed out my Springboard Syllabus just to have something to reference back to if I'm not around the computer. Lots of fun projects and material would be covered in the following weeks. Couldn't be more excited! GOOD TIMES! :D

Let's do this!!!

It's Coming!

Sketching Marathon Day 5

Today I couldn't make it to the 50 poses. Kinda disappointed! But I did managed to sketch up the last 10 poses I owe everyone at the Draw Now! since the sketching marathon started. Kenny Roy also gave me a huge compliment when I posted my sketches earlier today on Facebook. It's not everyday you get compliments from an artist and animator of his caliber. That made my day and it was a great boost of confidence! A clear reminder that practice and persistence always pays up. :)

Keep on sketchin' guys! 

Jose

Sketching Marathon Day 4

I missed today's 40 pose mark at today's Draw Now! marathon by only a few. I did manage to get 36 skeches! I don't think I've ever done this many sketches in one hour and I didn't even think it was possible! At this point, I ended up dropping all details and decided to stick with "stick" figures (pun intended) HA! :)

Cheers!

Jose

Sketching Marathon Day 3

Here  are my 30 poses for today! You'll notice a big difference in the details and line quality of the sketches. Trying to keep them as simple as possible without losing the action and personality. Most of the poses were sketched between 15 to 30 secs each.  That was the only way I could make it to 30 poses in less than one hour. *Phew! I can't even imagine what day 5 would be like! Everyone at Just Draw! is doing an amazing job. Just after three days you can see everyone's progress.

Cheers!
Jose

Sketching Marathon Day 2

Yesterday was Day 2 for the sketching marathon at Draw Now! We were supposed to have 20 poses by the end of the day. It was tough! I only managed to get 13 poses down but I was very pleased with the outcome. I'll be posting Day 3 sketches later on today. :)

Cheers!
Jose