Bunnywabbit

Some sketches:

A littil bunnywabbit! With antlers!

A bit of botany. I like the mushroom!

Aaand a TINY scene sketch.

I've downloaded and installed Maya today (CRAZY big file size...) and I'm thinking that I should use it to mock up the scene layout with chunky, simple models, rather than sketch in Photoshop. I kind of know what I want in the scene, such as:

Animals
One small creature (jackalope)
One bigger creature (fox/lynx/deer/squirrel/raccoon/bear?)

Objects
Tree
Bushes
Flowers (wild)
Flowers (potted/planted)
Mushrooms
Berries
Weeds
Cotton plants

Background elements
Hill/hills
Sky
Clouds
Sun (rays?)

...etc. So it should be possible for me to create really rough versions of these in Maya and arrange them into a nicely composed scene, and then paint over it.

It's just that I've always been quite horrible at drawing environments and starting with a 3D block-out would help me visualise the scene rather than the individual elements. I used that workflow to create this image back in 1st year (awwh, memories) and it would have been all sorts of awful without the 3D base... But I actually still like it!

Let's just hope I still remember how to use Maya... Eeek!

Some inspiration...

...can be found on my Pinterest board here! I'm looking at crafted creatures at the moment and I'm currently thinking I should model some kind of bird/squirrel/bunny or another small creature, as well as something bigger. I adore owls, foxes, deer, raccoons, lynx... So maybe something along those lines.

Oh! I just realised: when I did my Mythical Creatures research I fell in love with jackalopes. Bunnies with antlers? Best ever. Right. I'm modelling a jackalope. And maybe something bigger. Sketches and more research tomorrow!

I mean... Come on! My head explodes just looking at this. From this thread. (Jillybeans, 2011)

Full reference:

Jillybeans (2011). Jackalope Stuffie!!

Available: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=390692

Last accessed 22nd Jan 2013

Introducing Meadow

New blog, new module, new year! Whooosh! Exciting stuff :)

I thought I'd start by posting the BEAUTIFUL design doodles from Tuesday's class. Excuse the depressing scans!

Ideas for the game and the cross-platform functionality.

Small doodles for the art style/3D scene.

Nailing down the compulsion loop and project work.

I turned one of the little doodles into a bigger drawing in Photoshop, yay!

I've turned all this into a fancy PowerPoint presentation which can be found here. It outlines the game idea, the cross-platform functionality, the compulsion loop as well as the project work proposal.

I want to start modelling as soon as possible because it's been an absolute ETERNITY since I even touched Maya, so once this is greenlit I'll start gathering some references and get cracking on the concepts!