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Ball & Tail Playblast #1

I doubt I am finished with it, but it is what I have completed in a few hours of work. I am getting the graph editor of Maya so easily now. I am excited that I am one step closer to being an animator! I know this is a basic exercise, but I am just that excited.

"Tangled Roots" © Christina G Backlund Newton 2003- Original Sold 2010 Sorry about the watermark…. tends to protect my interests from art thieves.

Unfinished quick study, which is actually widescreen 1080p. But I am pretty happy with how the tree is looking this far.

Lighting and Texturing Class. W.I.P

Overarching Project- Working on lighting setups. Current stage- Troubleshooting

Working on my semester long project- build a scene (which all these models are 3D party sourced from turbosquid (free ones) and 3Drender Challenge... no time in this course to build your own.)

I like the way the light looks in the black and white, the way the windows silhouettes are farther apart, whereas the two in sepia has better render quality. I am having issues with God Rays, and the Transmat/Parti volume box-  graininess and odd color changes to the left wall and ceiling. (the sepia versions are missing a part of the table- forgot to unhide it in these test renders) Anyhow- the scene is a small cramped apartment of a slob (adding more items), where the occupant has left something on the burner that just begun to smolder- hence the reason for god rays (aka "light beams with participating media"). Which will add to the effect of the smoke gathering in the room. 

Eventually, I will be adding smoking effects above the stove as well as textures to reflect the charring from the smoke's carbon...

Copyright Christina Backlund 2009©

 aka tinanewtonart

Old art from 2011  by @tinanewtonart AKA (Christina Backlund)

#100happydays day17 studying my anatomy drawings. Gesture drawings and muscle sketches.

2001

fan art of an unknown origin.

Manga Study of head Portrait and Profile

Copyright Christina Backlund 2008©

 aka tinanewtonart

My model assignment for my 3D modeling class is almost there. (Thus only for educational purposes, not for commercial use). 

Based on Tracy Butler’s character Ivy Pepper from  Lackadaisy Cats. So go check out the comic.   Its a great comic,  please go check it out.  (She retains all rights to her character.)

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