Can you build a face rig in one day? That’s what I set out to answer with this 3D Appeal Makeover!
Can you build a face rig in one day? That’s what I set out to answer with this 3D Appeal Makeover!
Thanks to the one and only Galen Chu, Senior Supervising Animator at Blue Sky for this kind recommendation for my work!
“Dave Gallagher is simply the BEST! He is an amazingly talented animator, modeler AND rigger. But his real talent is in taking a 2D design and translating it into a 3D model. All too often a 2D design is “cheated” for a specific angle or even a pose. Dave’s genius is in his ability to bring all the elements from all the awesome but cheated drawings together to make a cohesive appealing 3D character. And because of his background in character animation, Dave also has a unique way of creating appealing articulate facial rigs that are very user-friendly. He seems to have a knack of finding the essence of the character and capturing it in the 3D model and in the facial expressions he creates. Dave’s work in creating appealing characters have graced Blue Sky’s films for many many years. Dave has had a tremendous influence on infusing “appeal and character” in many of the characters in Blue Sky’s films” Galen
We’re so excited here at AnimSchool. Our beta classes are starting today, with 24 students. That can only mean AnimSchool is closer to launching later this month. What an amazing collection of talent we have at the school! Stay tuned!
Dave
Here is a model change and some descriptions of how to pump this character with appeal!
We’re glad Chris liked his 3D Appeal Makeover! It’s posted over at 3D Appeal Blog Now:
“My &@!$, I learned more about appeal in those 10 minutes than the rest of the year. Very good advice, thanks very much.”
Hey 3D Appeal’ers. Graham asked for a review of his animation, which can be found here:
http://vimeo.com/15760085
Here you go Graham. Go forth and animate!
This is a submission from 3D Appeal Blog Now. Until these sites get very busy, they will be posted here.
Michael asked for this 3D Appeal Makeover for this model and rig he’s working on. Nice character!
(This character design is from Chris Ayers, who generously gave permission to allow Michael to use them in his student project. Special thanks to the character designer, Chris Ayers!)
Mike Thurmeier, co-director or Ice Age 3 and Ice Age 4, says of Dave:
“I worked with Dave for over eleven years, and without a doubt he’s one of the best modeler/character riggers in the business. He has an incredible eye for appeal and fun, and was instrumental in helping us achieve great character facial rigs for all of Blue Sky’s movies. The thing I love about Dave is that he approaches the work from an Animator’s viewpoint (being a VERY talented animator himself), and knows where to strive for clean, polished lines through the face, but also where to put extra detail so that you can get everything you’d want out of a characters performance.
His work on “Horton Hears a Who” and “Rio” is exquisite – his CG characters hitting poses that have never been done so well before. I can’t say enough good things about him.”
Well, let me hasten to mention that I’m *NOT* a character designer and my drawings skills are nothing special. But here are some solid ideas for Leon, our first 3D Appeal Makeover winner. We want to review:
models
animation
rigs!
But hey, this is our first one, so let’s give it a try.