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    Making Cartoon characters

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    • david_hD
      david_h
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      Vince From Rex the Runt.


      20090127131541_32s.jpg

      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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        SHAHEEN
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        what a nice effort man !!

        really they r incredible >>

        " An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind "
        Gandhi

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          jchau2007
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          SOLO,
          Are all yours cartoons done with the Artisan plugin only? Nice work and you are the master of the plugin.

          All the best to you,
          James

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          • soloS
            solo
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            James,

            There are some made with Artisan and the balance with SDS (previous version), SDS was great, but Artisan has so many new tools that making characters is now easier and faster than ever.

            Without Dale's (whaat) tools these would be almost impossible. (okay, Blender may be done without it) πŸ˜‰

            http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8439/cartoons1.png

            http://www.solos-art.com

            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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              tfdesign
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              Brilliant work Pete. I don't know what to say! 😳

              Is it possible to animate these? Put 'bones' in them?

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              • pilouP
                pilou
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                Sure, in Blender 0 $ or Messiah 10 $ for example πŸ˜‰

                Frenchy Pilou
                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                My Little site :)

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                • soloS
                  solo
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                  I dunno Pilou, I'm yet to find an app that can import a SU model and interpret the chaotic mesh in order to insert bones and joints without almost having to redo the entire thing.

                  http://www.solos-art.com

                  If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                    tfdesign
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                    That's a very useful answer. Thanks. πŸ˜„ (stops me being lead up that garden path, rather than a better one!)

                    I've got Blender and Cheetah3D, which both do bones (but would rather use my fave modelling app πŸ˜‰ ). I found this site trawling through loads of stuff about Unity. I don't know whether SketchUp would work though. If anyone has had success, please let me know. πŸ‘

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                    (www.mixamo.com)

                    Tom πŸ˜„

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                    • soloS
                      solo
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                      Tom,

                      I've looked at Mixamo before and it supports a wide range of formats, Sketchup is not one of them unfortunately. Sketchup mesh is to messed up IMO for any app to use.

                      http://www.solos-art.com

                      If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                        tfdesign
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                        Wow! That Messiah software looks amazing! I'm trying to figure out the catch though? πŸ˜•

                        $40 for the pro version, but you can't have a copy if they don't reach their goal? πŸ˜• πŸ˜’

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                          tfdesign
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                          Okay Pete, thanks for your reply. That's good to know.

                          I've got to model (or find someone who will model) a whole load of characters from the victorian period. But I haven't a clue where to start.

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                          • soloS
                            solo
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                            I'd suggest Poser or Daz, quick and easy with period appropriate outfits available from their stores.

                            Unless you need to import them into SU that is. πŸ˜„

                            http://www.solos-art.com

                            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                              tfdesign
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                              I don't want to use their texture maps. I want to use those of an illustrator.

                              Could something be illustrated in 2D, scanned and then applied to a model- via say a UV map?

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                              • soloS
                                solo
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                                Tom, I'm not sure I understand your request.

                                Regarding rigging, I still have hope that one of our plugin geniuses will entertain my wishes and devise some sort of rigging plugin that will allow us to create modifiers, joints and bones to our characters in order to animate. Maybe even be able to use .bvh movements.

                                http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1355/capture51.gif

                                http://www.solos-art.com

                                If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                  tfdesign
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                                  Don't worry Pete, I was probably just confusing myself! πŸ˜†

                                  I was trying to apply an image to a face, then manipulate the face, to make a body. Usually, modellers start with the mesh first, then apply the texture (I was trying to do it the other way round!)

                                  I most certainly vote for bones though! πŸ˜„

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                                  • soloS
                                    solo
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                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    I was trying to apply an image to a face, then manipulate the face, to make a body. Usually, modellers start with the mesh first, then apply the texture (I was trying to do it the other way round!)

                                    Something like this?

                                    giraffe2.jpg

                                    giraffe1.jpg

                                    http://www.solos-art.com

                                    If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                      tfdesign
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                                      Yes. But when I say "trying", I meant trying in future tense- ie I'm more trying how to work out how to do it rather than having a go at it, because I haven't the foggiest idea where to start! πŸ˜• πŸ˜†

                                      It's the final image map on to the model which I'm most interested in. But how are you doing that in SketchUp?

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                                      • soloS
                                        solo
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                                        That's just a standard projected texture.

                                        http://www.solos-art.com

                                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                          tfdesign
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                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          Sure, in Blender 0 $ or Messiah 10 $ for example πŸ˜‰

                                          It was a 'no brainer' to go and order that Messiah software. Thanks Pilou!! 😎

                                          My book "Let's SketchUp!" Download from here

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                                            MikeR
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                                            ooops what i meant was sketchy physics. does it work in making cartoon characters? thanks

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