We're starting work on our demo reels at school, and the animators have been asked to create some sort of 'action' scene, like a fight, or gymnastics, or in my case... a dance! The Lindy Hop is a kind of swing dance - a perfect blend between the energy of tapdance and the jazziness of jazz dance. Lots more to do on this one, but I like where it's headed. Stay tuned...
Friday, May 10, 2013
Lindy Hop Dance - preview
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Labels: animation, think tank
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Anim 200 - Lifting a heavy(?) object
Assignment 1: Show a character lifting (or trying to lift) a heavy object.
It's good to be animating again!
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Labels: animation, think tank
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Modeling 100 Final - The Raptor King
This guy is the culmination of everything I've learned in my first semester at Think Tank. Concept art, polymodeling, MudBox sculpting, texturing/painting, posing, lighting, and rendering... the whole shebang. Duration: three weeks. A lot of work, but a ton of fun. On to semester two. Cheers!
Posted by Claire Niebergall at 11:08 PM 0 comments
Labels: animation, sculpture, think tank
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Flash Animation Final - Hamsters
Final animation for Flash class at Think Tank Training Centre. A hamster discusses the past... Audio from "The Big Bang Theory."
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Labels: animation, think tank
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Figure Sculpting - Female
More adventures in Mudbox. This time we had to model a human base mesh and sculpt in the extra details. Females are actually harder - their muscles and curves need to be more subtle, unless you're making a female bodybuilder, I guess? Most of the people in our class sculpted extremely buff guys... Haha.
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Labels: animation, sculpture, think tank
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Model and Textures - Old Safe
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Labels: animation, sculpture, think tank



