Class Content
Today we were introduced to the unit work we will be doing with Serra. For her side of the unit, we will be doing experimental work where it will be important to try new things and take some risks with the techniques we experiment with. The work we do for this project can contribute in some way to our FMP if we like (such as experimenting with visual styles we might want to explore and expand upon further for our FMP).
Project Progress
Over the break between Term 2 and 3, I was looking into Marvelous Designer. While I want to focus on 3D Animation primarily for my FMP, I do want to still include my own aspects to the visuals outside of animation. My current plan is to use the M-Rigs by Ramon Arango to save time on making my own rigs, but to modify them to personalise the characters to my own designs. This could include altering the textures, the hair models, and the clothing. Hence my interest in Marvelous Designer, as I am hoping to make my own clothes for the M-Rigs using this program. From some research into the process over the break, I found that I could animate the rigs and then import the animation to Marvelous where I can simulate the clothing over the top.
Therefore, for the project I would like to learn Marvelous Designer and make some clothing for at least one of the rigs. I have never used the program before, so I am hopeful this will be a great opportunity to do so. I do also want the project to be more than me learning to program, so I had the idea to create a catwalk scene with interesting visuals to match the design of the clothing.
However I do still want to focus more on the animation side of things, and Serra mentioned that (like in Term 1) we can choose whether to spend more time on George’s project or this one, so I will most likely be spending more of my time on the animation work. I do still want to use this project to develop aspects of my FMP as much as possible though, and I am excited to explore Marvelous Designer and some cool visual techniques with this work.