Body For The Ogre Head

oddrose · Post by **oddrose** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:40 pm

as a swede, I must say...welcome!!

Floyd · Post by **Floyd** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:43 am

thats a really nice ogre. Very good work!

AndreasGBG · Post by **AndreasGBG** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:57 am

Nice Ogre! Hope to see it in a demo soon.

Btw welcome to Sweden!

DragonSnail · Post by **DragonSnail** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:18 pm

Hah, thought I was dead, did ya?! Nope, I just added an armature to the ogre and will post updates as soon as I have something for you to look at. Sorry for the long absence - moving cross country borders proved to be trickier than expected.

NickM · Post by **NickM** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:51 pm

DragonSnail wrote:Hah, thought I was dead, did ya?!

Well I certainly did, which I thought was a shame as it was looking great!

triton · Post by **triton** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:45 pm

Very nice art, DragonSnail.

novaumas · Post by **novaumas** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:49 am

Nice! It would be very cool if all Ogre demos could make use of professional looking artwork, and this means a step in the right direction

Will it mean an end for the famous flying Ogre head?

Keep us posted!

mr.Zog · Post by **mr.Zog** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:05 am

Looking absolutly great!

I'd find it a bit more funny if his belly sort of hangs over his belt...

(and maybe later treat him with an extra bone so that it can bounce a bit when running - like a huge mono breast ^^ )

edit: just saw the date.. maybe its a bit too late?
what are your plans on continuing this work?
do you have time to finish him (like with rig + anims and so?)

DragonSnail · Post by **DragonSnail** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:28 am

Thanks for the support everyone!

I'm working on the animations right now and have hopes/plans to try for normal mapping as well, though it would be a first for me and might be slow going. And yes, there already is a bone for bouncing belly anims - great minds think alike!

DragonSnail · Post by **DragonSnail** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:02 pm

Yay! Finally I have something to show off - the walk cycle of the ogre!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqjnn0AiiEc

Crits and helpful comments welcome, though keep in mind that I'm not the worlds best animator and there is a limit to what I can do... however, it can only get better, so let me know what you think!

The DragonSnail

Kentamanos · Post by **Kentamanos** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:36 pm

Shake it, but don't break it!

Looks good

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ajs15822 · Post by **ajs15822** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:41 pm

Totally rad, I love how you've captured the weight of the character! *Gives a cookie*

triton · Post by **triton** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:02 am

Very nice! Good work!

schipman · Post by **schipman** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:53 am

Looks awesome, hope it gets integrated into the SDK examples

NickM · Post by **NickM** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:52 pm

Well done, looks really great!

Post by **jacmoe** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:47 pm

DragonSnail wrote:Hah, thought I was dead, did ya?! Nope, I just added an armature to the ogre and will post updates as soon as I have something for you to look at. Sorry for the long absence - moving cross country borders proved to be trickier than expected.

WOW!
That's some great news! Something is happening here!

syd · Post by **syd** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:38 pm

That is cool!
I can see this model walking in a dense forest, with Paged Landscape

I know how hard it is to make moves that looks natural; this one is really not far, the only thing I noticed is there is something "asynchronous" with the feet, I don't know if you see what I mean. In the cycle, there's one part smooth, the other one too quick. i'm sure you've already noticed it =)
the rest looks pretty damn good

great job

Shadow007 · Post by **Shadow007** » Mon May 19, 2008 10:43 am

Friggin' near perfect ! !!
The only thing that bothers me is the head that should stay aligned with the walking direction/stay more independant from the torso... else it's really a GREAT step in the good direction !

DragonSnail · Post by **DragonSnail** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:44 pm

Thanks for the feedback, guys, I really appreciate it! I have edited the walkcycle though not made another fraps of it yet - be patient, I'll post it as soon as it's done.

For now, here is a fraps with idle animations - simple breathing, butt-scratch and turning head. I'm especially fond of the eartwitching...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E_2ibQRsMc

The DragonSnail

Kentamanos · Post by **Kentamanos** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:47 pm

VERY cool

Post by **spacegaier** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:47 pm

Very nice! I love it, especially the scratching at the ******

syd · Post by **syd** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:46 pm

man!
it's awesome

PolyVox · Post by **PolyVox** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:44 pm

That is absolutely brilliant! This is really great for Ogre and I know everyone appreciates it. I can't wait to see him in some of the real demos. Good work!

Post by **jacmoe** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:06 pm

Well ??

Any news ?