kid climb rough blocking

I started working on a kid climbing.  This rig is really tough to use, the spine likes to flip out and the stubby joints are hard to get into place.  Anyways, it was a fun start.  I'll work on it more this weekend.



Hard to believe its already Christmas and this workshop with JD is almost over and I'm going into another iAnimate block.  Hard to believe I've been at Fantage for almost 2 years.  Its insane how time goes by so quickly.

Edit:  JD's critique

www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0008.mp4

Solar Panel Model

So I actually did it, I actually modeled something.  Nothing fancy since its my first model since college. I followed digital tutors.  I'll try something more challenging next time.

glass blown ornaments

Made these for my Mom for Christmas.  They're a little lopsided, but I hope she likes them.  Glass blowing was hard, also a fun experience, but I think I'll have to wait a while to take a class in it again, its quite pricey and far from home.

Blurp again

About to finish this up I think

Painting #2

So here is painting #2.  I'm making that it's official title!  I still have a lot to learn, but I think I've come a long way since the beginning of the class.  I went from knowing nothing about painting to making something presentable in a matter of a few months, so overall, I think it was a success.  I'm sure I'll take another class in the future, debating taking one in January because of iAnimate starting up, it might be too much, but I might try it anyways.

Blurp Changes

So I was feeling a iffy on how this was working and JD's review helped me sort through it.  So I made a bunch of changes, hopefully this one flows better.

Edit:

JD's Review: 
www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0007.mp4

Blurp First Spline Test

My first spline pass on this guy.  I think some of the timing still feels not quite right, I'm going to mess around with it and see what other people say.  I do like this, though, its so much different than normal.

I was also at CTN last week and it was awesome as always :)  Got to say hi to Ted and sign up for his workshop in January.  He's going to kick my ass!  I'm trying something new to be more productive during the week to start getting ready for his class.  Instead of working out in the morning, I'm going to wake up, animate in the morning and then workout at night.  So far its been working well on the animating side, just gotta actually workout at night now!

Edit:

JD's review:  www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0006.mp4