Len Phoneme/Expression Test ver.1

A test video for my second len model (based on the Aiko3 daz head model) meant for me to get a set animation that i can test my basic phoneme shapes and actions with the model with. Built in blender, this uses lattices, bones, shape keys and action drivers to get the face to animate.

Theres still so much to do yet, i've got to finish cleaning off the phoneme shapes (some deform badly, like the OH sound) and weights for the face. Ive got to figure out a way to get my eyelashes and brows to work right alongside AO. And i want to redesign the hair so it looks less sculpted and anime and more realistic. Hopefully i can clear these soon. Its taken me ageeeees to get from a static model to this. I now have an intense hatred of weight painting ^.^;;


Sorry for the low res on this vid, i had to render at half resolution just to get a decent rendertime due to AO and SSS settings. Still took a few days to get all 365 frames done. phew! Had to reupload this video after a few mins, realised that my AO details were lost along the way with compressions, so redid it from the raw files. The 'grainy' look is from the low samplerated AO. Could be better but this is a test after all. Im not sure how to make this HD on youtube (the ao grainy look doesnt show on sd) but ill look into it guys!

Discussion and questions, please visit my blenderartists thread on this at: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=173356


Smallprint stuff:
sound clip from Clannad after story, ep3.
op and closing music clips from kara no kyoukai ost3 - track23.
created using blender & audacity. Face model originally from Aiko3 daz model, morphed and edited and changed in blender to my Aiko-Len model.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• 3d
• blender
• aiko
• len
• melty
• blood
• clannad
• after
• story
• talk
• mouth
• phoneme
• lattice
• bone

[coolbreeze112jra]

Good work!

[MikuMikuBeat]

Nice :)

[johnshepherdsg]

sweet

[LadyCera]

woot! yay holly, you has come a long way :}