Almost there. 5 weeks left. Also wow, you should click on the picture to see a better quality :)

Color Tests

Thesis Color Test 01 from Shreyasi Das on Vimeo.

Did a coloring test (which I'll most probably keep or build upon) for one of the 2D/memory shots. Colored in TV Paint and composited with some effects in AfterEffects.

(Possible Alternative?):

Thesis Color Test 01 (ALT) from Shreyasi Das on Vimeo.

And here's a still color test. The idol is the most important element in the 2D shots so I need to invest time on her details, but at the same time, I have to be prudent of how much time I have in my hands. I want to focus on my 3D lighting too.

Alternative:

And here's a slightly different take. I got this when I accidentally turned off the fill layer. I kind of like this one and think I could push it further with more experimentation. It would save me some time in doing fill color as well.

pixels!

Finally! A post! I'm technically not supposed to start lighting until Spring but I've been itching to! So I decided to go to the lab today and do some tests, mainly to scope out how long things will take, what kind of errors I'll get, texture changes I should make, etc. This is very much a work in progress-- I only had a couple of hours and this isn't even 50% done-- but I felt really good doing it. It was a nice change from all the animating I've been doing all quarter.

Hopefully, as I animate my shots, I'll be able to continue these tests. I'm really displeased with my textures though =(

Good news is that I'm pretty much done with the 3D animation, except for fixes that I'll leave for later. Working on the memory shots now.. Doing a 2D/3D film is hard! I don't know why I decided to do it.. But at least it's teaching me a lot about pipeline.

All the drawing and clickety-clicking is bad news for my tendonitis though!

OH and here's a quick concept art that the fabulous Robyn Stanford did for me a while ago that I'm trying to work towards. She's awesome.

Also here's a style test I had done last quarter that I won't end up using. The quality here is terrible of course.

she's coming to life!

Slowly but surely!

Audio!

I can now officially say that I will be getting audio recorded straight from India for my thesis!

This talented student from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology has agreed to help me, as well as some others.

watercolors

Mrs. Roy Turnaround

3D model turnaround for my main character.