Been working on this for a while now, finally starting to come together (although not perfect by a long shot). This is YET ANOTHER animation and render study. This time using my Peacock Jumping Spider model. Modeled in ZBrush. Textured in ZBrush, Mari, Photoshop. Rigged and Animated in Maya. Rendered in mental ray for Maya (using Maya fur and Paint Effects for the hair). Comped in Nuke.
After finishing this I realize the dance moves are still too conservative. In reality jumping spider are CRAZY! Next version will have sound and more outrageous moves plus a female for the audience. And I'll add the little silk safety line these spiders usually deploy before jumping. Overall I am pleased considering the many issues I had. Originally I det up an entire animation in Modo, fur and all, but it was a disaster. Modo animation tools are just not ready for prime time in my opinion.
Anywho...
Peacock Jumping Spider Animation Study from Eric Keller on Vimeo.
So the critter in this animation is not at all made up, and the real thing is even weirder than what I've shown. The photographer Jurgen Otto has been making movies of these guys and posting them to You Tube. This has been a big part of the reference I used. Here's a link to one of the movies but there are loads of them up there!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_yYC5r8xMI
After finishing this I realize the dance moves are still too conservative. In reality jumping spider are CRAZY! Next version will have sound and more outrageous moves plus a female for the audience. And I'll add the little silk safety line these spiders usually deploy before jumping. Overall I am pleased considering the many issues I had. Originally I det up an entire animation in Modo, fur and all, but it was a disaster. Modo animation tools are just not ready for prime time in my opinion.
Anywho...
Peacock Jumping Spider Animation Study from Eric Keller on Vimeo.
So the critter in this animation is not at all made up, and the real thing is even weirder than what I've shown. The photographer Jurgen Otto has been making movies of these guys and posting them to You Tube. This has been a big part of the reference I used. Here's a link to one of the movies but there are loads of them up there!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_yYC5r8xMI
That's cool. I always enjoy checking your page to see your latest Mr Keller... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I have a bunch more stuff in the works just takes a while to render!
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed your Gnomon DVD's as well. Doing some Australian spiders at the moment and have been quite inspired by your work :) Keep it up and I look forward to more Maya biodiversity.
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