Animation Test: Mancandy in Office

View more of my work at http://mathiaspedersen.com/

This is an animation test in Blender. It's not completely perfect, but I consider it done (enough).

I worked on/off for about a week on this. It was mostly meant to be a animation test only, but it kind of developed, so I had some fun adding a bit of DOF, SSS and some compositing nodes to give it more of a finished cinematic look.

It could be better, but I'd rather call this done at this point than working on it forever, so it has alot(!) of flaws here and there. I'm especially not satisfied with the lip-sync. Anyway, a little bit of bad animation is better than no animation at all.

I've used Bassam Kurdali's Mancandy character and rig.

(Completed June 6, 2007.)

More of my work at http://www.mathiaspedersen.com/

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• animation
• test
• art
• experimental
• blender
• mancandy
• dof
• sss
• Mathias
• Pedersen

[rodzinska]

That was incredible!!! I would put 10 stars if it were possible. The animation and compositing is paramount. And one question: Did you make the objects in the background or use a backdrop?

[TheMhpe]

Thanks a lot! I made all the objects in the backdrop, blurred by focal depth. If you look closely, you'll see the plant slowly moving (actually too much I guess..).

[TheMhpe]

Thanks everyone!

[valek27]

blender was the first 3d program i learned to use

[mrjimmyos]

Blender for beginners? Well its like a new pair of underwear, at first you dont like it, but then it sort of becomes special to you

errr......

[ZarsasCostumes]

@Blendiv yeah i know that i have blender i was just wondering..that makes much more sense now thnx

[Blendiv]

@ZarsasCostumes Man Candy Is not the program lol. Blender is the name of the program man candy is just a common model that is availible free from someplace. But You can model what ever character you wan't Blender does not even come with the Man Candy Model.

[I8DEAN8I]

Is it wrong that I'm laughing? I don't even know what that line is from...

[bisalabisa2000]

@valek27 it's good for a reason this may make you use any sort program even if you are stuck in cash

[ZarsasCostumes]

i have a question. do you HAVE to use that guy when using mancandy? is it possible to use other, like, people?

[Blinkwing]

@TheMhpe i hate the ui of 2.5 ... its NOT complicated so i cant use it xD

[dwarfmenproductions]

nice.

[HussainSRaja]

How to you make Mancandy walk?

You can't do it with Timeline.