This week we focus on using the shape editor to create human facial expressions. We made people have various expressions. For example, smile, angry, etc.

Before starting to make it, the teacher asked us to bind the bones on the head. After building the bones for skinning. Finally assign the weights to each place.

Afterwards, the facial expressions are created through the shape Editor.

I mainly make 8 expressions. The most difficult one is the kissing action. Because the kissing action is not only the raising of the corners of the mouth, but also the influence of the muscles on the side. So the adjustment of the whole movement needs hen’z

And the shape editor can be used to constrain the timing of facial movements to create a combination of facial expressions. For example, the rise of the corners of the mouth and the rise of the eyebrows are synchronized during anger. This can make the expression more realistic.

This lesson focuses on creating a series of simple movements with a skeleton-bound miniature. This lesson focused on creating a ball pick-up action.

First I’ll start by k-framing a few of the main moves. The main ones are the bending motion and the reaching for the ball.

The main thing after the big motion as a whole is to get the ball off the ground and out of the restraint of the ground. Afterwards the restraint is attached to the hand. Here the main thing is to k-frame the ground ball restraint before the villain picks up the ball. After the next move the hand is lifted from the ground to remove the restraint of the ball from the ground. The restraint is then transferred to the hand of the little man and k-framed. This completes the entire ball movement.

Afterwards, to make the action more fluid. I added a few more details, such as adding some limb wiggles and little head-turning animations. It makes the movements look more realistic.

Finally the action curve is tweaked a little. Make the rhythm of the movements smoother. This is the end of the animation.

This week’s Maya focuses on teaching us how to build a skeleton and how to create character animations and movements.

In Monday’s lesson we started by building a simple robot model using square polygons. Then we used the rigging system to create six bones to build the bones of the figure’s legs. When the bones on one side are built, use special copy to copy one side of the bones to the other leg. And add a joint to the figure’s hip bone as well. Make a parent set relationship between the bones of both legs and the joint on the hip bone. That’s how the leg bones are created.

Once the bones are created, the next step is to create the IK. First, create an IK in rigging to connect the joint of the thigh to the joint of the heel. Then create an IK to connect the heel to the IK of the foot. Finally, create an Ik to connect the joint of the ball of the foot to the joint of the toe. This way the IK of the leg is created. Similarly, the other leg will also be Ik production. ik production is complete after the foot ik all set to sticky so that when you move the character when his feet will be bound to the ground.

After the skeleton of the entire leg has been built up. To facilitate movement we bind the key joints to the curves in a parent set relationship. This makes it easier to manipulate when adjusting the animation.

Afterwards learn the laws of motion of a small ball. Start by making a small ball with no bounce to roll down a staircase. First use two curves Loft to create a staircase. After that a spherical polygon is created. Then the state of the ball is keyframed in the first frame.

Afterwards move the cursor to frame 100 to move the ball from the top to the bottom of the stairs. Afterwards the xy axis is adjusted to the right position according to the position of the ball on each flight of stairs. This completes the whole movement of the ball down the stairs. At this point open the animation curve tool and adjust each curve. Adjust for a natural way of descending the stairs. The ball rolling down the stairs is now animated.

After that a bouncy little ball is created. The steps are the same overall just in the adjusting the curves section. In order to make the little ball bounce. The slope of the curve needs to be adjusted to be more inclined.

This week the Maya modelling focuses on the construction of a fireplace with a candle. As my computer is down I will upload the photos on Monday.

To make the fireplace I built it in two main sections. One is the interior of the fireplace and the other is the exterior of the fireplace and the decoration. First I built a square polygon and then made 9 copies of the same square polygon with the special copy tool. Then I used the band tool to turn these square polygons into arches. The square polygons were then sculpted into irregular stone shapes using the sculpting tool. The mantel is now ready for decoration.

For the interior of the arch I used plane for this. First create the plane and then combine it with the arch decoration and delete the planes outside the arch. Then extrude and scale. Finally the faces are joined. The interior of the fireplace is now complete.

Finally add the red brick material to the fireplace. The whole fireplace is then finished.

For the candles I am using cylindrical polygons. The details are then carved out using the carving tool. The candle is then given a plastic material. To reduce the reflection of the material. Finally the candle is finished.