Mech-bot 3D Model • 1160 days ago
Hot off the press, heres the first rough 3D model of the Mech-Bot! Click here to watch a short movie clip of it rotating to get a better look at it! John Lein over at Oddbeat Inc is the modeler, and the character design is by Noah Smith.
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Firefly Village sketch • 1185 days ago
A rough sketch of the background for an early underground scene. This gives you an taste of what the environment will be like around the Firefly Village.
Click here to see the whole image!
Finished Frame • 1201 days ago
Heres a frame of finished animation for your peepers to peep at. Click HERE for a nice full-size version.
And just for fun, you can compare it to the rough version here.
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Latest look and feel screenshot • 1256 days ago
Heres what its looking like, stylistically at this point. I’m learning more and more about how to “light” things in interesting ways in AfterEffects.
Final Junkbot designs • 1258 days ago
WorkerBot (picture taken from the Teaser)
Duties – The obedient servant of the team, this bot uses its multifunctional blender arm contraption to run the various machines and gizmos of the forest. Crystal clear water can be piped into this little guy via a nozzle on his back, allowing him to hose down whatever needs a drink.
HulaBot
Duties – Her golden singing voice and fantastic hip gyrations ease even the harshest woodland beastie’s sour mood.
Mech-Bot
Duties – He is the brains and brawn of the JunkBot team. Utilizing his massive barrel chested upper torso and built-in wrench, he keeps all the Forest’s junk-equipment running in top shape.
Now its on to making 3d models of each of these guys! I will keep you all posted for shore.
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More bots! • 1450 days ago
Noah sends in this little treat. These are the near final versions of the other two bots in the film.
The female bot is a hula-dancer, and she will be doing some stunning and fantastic hula-dancing throughout the story.
The other one is the mechanic who fixes and keeps all the bots and junk-equipment running in top form. You can see Noah’s design progress on this character in many places in this section of the site.
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Sam running • 1456 days ago
Here’s a screenshot of the scene Im currently working on. These are the first 25 frames of Sam chasing the fireflies. He is about to leap over a log thats in his path on the last frame. I always draw his hair last, because, well, its really hard to draw…so he’s bald at this point.
He’s running over some rough terrain, so thats why his feet aren’t hitting the ground at the same level throughout. (I’m not that bad of an animator…heh)
I’ll put up a video of this bit of animation soon- after I draw his hair.
update Sept 12th The video is up.
Another junkbot sketch • 1458 days ago
Noah treats us to another junkbot sketch for the mechanic character. This guy’s really coming along nicely now.
Junkbot Sketches • 1467 days ago
Noah and I have been working out what the mechanic character is going to look like lately. Heres a rough progression of the ideas we’ve been working on- all drawn by Noah. I’d like for him to flex his robot arms a lot, as you can see…
Ill be sure to post the final version of this guy when its ready. Great work, Noah!
Sam drawing • 1474 days ago
Here he is. This is the lead character of the story, Sam.
colored pencil on sketch paper
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