Class Notes 4-12-2002

• Dan has books that might be useful for animatics.
• Eric and Ellen have books on anatomy that might be useful for modeling.

Models

• Models are planned to be finished by Tuesday, 4/16.
• List of models that will be finished:
• Little girl
• 12-year-old girl
• 20-year-old girl
• Adopted father

o Biological father

• Simple models under development are the stick figure for the little girl and the blob model for the adopted father.
• Other characters/creatures are the cat and bull in the bee vignette and the two monsters in the comic book vignette. The job of making these creatures will be handed down to the set and prop modelers.

Model critique

• Adopted father
• Slouch before rigging
• Bigger paunch
• Neck
• Lower pants
• 20-year-old girl
• pull neck
• hair too short
• smaller breasts
• Biological father
• Armpits too high; scale up head; arms too short; thumb longer.
• Ellen gave a list on proportions of the body.

Dan will give lecture to modelers about creating eyes.

Effects

• Modelers and animators should practice using paint effects.
• Ask Eric Mead for information on the UI for editing strokes.