Advanced Character Animation Module 4 Character Reserach

This week the main focus for the advanced character animation project was to gather reference materials using the references that were avaliable. The internet was a useful source of research as it showed thousands of images , youtube videos , and online forums. All of the resources for the project can be found using the hyperlink below.

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/103488598@N03/with/22709971939/

These are the concept arts for the protaganist which is a teddy bear.The idea for the project was to make the teddy bear seem soft and cuddly on the outside but tough on the inside. Initially the teddy bear was going to be showing off in the animation. However that would not be as funny as a teddy bear failing bursting into tears as the first machine breaks as it is rusty.

Here are are two 3D renders to show the transition from the sketch to the 3D Teddy bear that was used for the advanced character animation final year project.The teddy bear was specifically tailored to be used for animations that can be viewed by children and adults.

This is the front perspective for the 3D teddy bear character. Constructing the teddy bear was okay however the difficult part was getting the details in specific areas right on point.

This is the finished product for the 3D teddy bear which was fully modelled , textured , rigged and finally skinned.The professional comparison for the 3D teddy bear was the cartoon series Marcha and the bear.The teddy bear is not to the same standard a the bear from the cartoon series.



The teddy bear was skinned to a reasonable standard where it could perform a number of exercise monuvers for the gym pre workout,work out.The animation was going to be about a teddy bear going to the gym for a workout.Thats why the storyboard was created it was a reference plan for each stage of the animation project 

This is the standard that was visualised for the finished product of the advanced character animation project.As it is the closest example of a 3D bear shares a similar anatomy. The story has been viewed by someone else and they said that the 3D bear remained them of this particular animation.