Here is the initial facial rig for Suzi. What this does is allow me to quickly pose her. I needed the make the controls clear and quick for me to use, since I am a one man shop. Anything I can do to reduce the time it takes me to animate her is critical. This is my first custom rig, so I consider it still a work in progress.
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Suzi dreams
I have been very busy the past couple of weeks. I have made huge strides in the pre-production of the Suzi animated series, and I will be sharing some early footage of what’s happening behind the scenes. I will do my best to document the process of bringing Suzi to screens of all sizes, from concept to completion.
In the mean time, here is a quick doodle…
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Touchdown!
What a great day for the ESA team! A huge congratulations to all involved, and to those who will analyze the data that Philae sends back to Earth.
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Late, but not forgotten
Sorry for missing today’s page. I will get it uploaded by Friday. I can, however, share a test shot from the Suzi animated series. This is from issue one, with some low res proxy models for the debris field. This was mainly to just get all the scene elements in place. Next up will be detailing the debris a bit more, and getting a star field in place. Look for the 24 minute first episode on 3.19.15!
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A new Suzi is coming today!
Sorry I am running behind this morning. Storms in our area are causing us some drama this morning, but I will have a new Suzi uploaded before the end of the day!
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A forgotten goodbye
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” – Carl Sagan
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Unreal Suzi!
I have been hard at work doing the pre-production of Suzi’s first animated adventure, and I let the Tuesday comic slip. Normally I would be aggravated, but I am too excited for that now. You are looking at a fully rigged and Unreal Engine 4 Suzi! It took me quite a bit of time to learn the skills I needed to get this far, and I am keeping a full head of steam going. I will get the comic back on track for Tuesday, but in the meantime, let’s celebrate a mini-milestone in the animated adventures of Suzi!
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Issue 4 is coming!
Slaves of the Flesh Forge debuts 11.24!
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Sunday Science: Crowd sourced astronomy
The Ultrascope is a 3D printed telescope that uses the 41 megapixel smartphone Lumia 1020 to give average citizens their own personal observatories. The plans are being released under an Open Source license by the Open Space Agency. While the Lumia 1020 is a bit pricey for my tastes, the overall concept is outstanding. As 3D printers come down in price, it won’t be long before you can build some amazing projects right at home. I think we are entering some exciting times for amateur astronomy and astrophotography.
Check out the plans for the Ultrascope and sign up for the beta here!
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Beautiful Earth time lapse from the ISS
Love the Hans Zimmer music as well…