CSE 464 Course Calendar

• Assignment #1:
  Character Design
  
  
• Intro and overview
• What is not covered
• Intro to production stages
• Select from character archetypes
• Demo: Creating orthos
• Demo: Setting up image planes in Maya

Lab Hours: 12:00-6:00 PM

Class: 6:00-8:50 PM

• Assignment #2:
  Creating the Skeleton
  
  
• DUE: Assignment #1
  
  
• Skeleton building

Lab Hours: 12:00-6:00 PM

Class: 6:00-8:50 PM

• Assignment #3:
  Block Model and Pose Testing
  
  
• DUE: Assignment #2
  
  
• Creating low res block model geometry
• Adding detail to the block model
• Testing proportions for functionality while building
• Lecture on character silhouettes
• Demo on pose testing
• Create poses on block model
• Lecture on what makes a good pose
• Tweaking skeletal and model proportions based on results from pose test

Lab Hours: 1:00-6:00 PM

Lab Hours: 12:00-6:00 PM

Class: 6:00-8:50 PM

• Assignment #4:
  Gray Model
  
  
• DUE: Assignment #3
  
  
• Demo: combine block models into gray model base mesh, manifold mesh
• Add spans to preserve volume for good deformations
• Lecture on building model topology for good deformations
• Skin weighting
• EXTRA - Building costume elements from gray model base mesh

Lab Hours: 12:00-6:00 PM

Class: 6:00-8:50 PM

• Assignment #5:
  Animation Testing
  
  
• DUE: Assignment #4
  
  
• Demo: Animation test
• Apply a simple control rig to the gray model skeleton
• Lecture: Creating a simple animation
• Draw a planning sheet for the jump animation
• Analyze how the character holds up in animation
• EXTRA - Apply corrections to skeleton and model learned from animation testing

DUE: Assignment #5

All work is due in by 2:00 PM. Nothing will be accepted after this time.