tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77307227352233844892024-03-14T01:52:20.067-04:00The Art of Jasmine HopeJasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-43100448197445540982013-05-20T19:14:00.001-04:002013-05-20T19:25:03.185-04:00Russian Churches and Medal of HonorNothing like waiting a whole year to make a new post! Wow life got crazy busy since the last time I posted here. Since my last post I worked at Electronic Arts - <a href="http://www.dangerclosegames.com/">Danger Close Games</a> on two AAA video games. <a href="http://www.ea.com/medal-of-honor-warfighter">Medal of Honor: Warfighter</a> and <a href="http://www.ea.com/army-of-two-devils-cartel">Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel</a>. I also happen to get married to the most amazing man in my life! Needless to say between work, dating him and preparing for a wedding there wasn't a whole lot of time for blog posts!<br />
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I'll get straight to the point. While I was at <a href="http://ea.com/">Electronic Arts</a> I worked as an Background Artist on the Environment team. However I was a bit of a liason between the Lighting Department and the Environment Department; I was the Enlighten mesh Queen. Some of you reading this may know what an <a href="http://www.geomerics.com/enlighten/faq.html">enlighten</a> mesh even is is and some of you may not. What I will say is that everything I worked on at EA, unfortunatly isn't seen front and center at all in the video games I worked on. Everything I did was more behind the scenes to make the lighting read correctly on the buildings. The problem with this is I don't have a whole lot to show on my portfolio as far as Environment Art goes from my 10 months at EA. And most everything on my modeling reel are characters. I need more Environment Art - especially since I've been looking for an Environment Art position at a gaming stutio!<br />
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So I the first project I started working on after my contracted ended at EA is a Russian Orthadox Church. I've just finished modeling it in Maya and I'm about to bring it into Zbrush for texture and color. I can't believe it's been a year since I've moved around in Zbrush. Hoping to never let that happen again.<br />
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Right now I simply have Maya screen shots of the Russian Church to post. Once I get more into the texturing side of it I'll have some Zbrush stuff to post. And hopefully I'll get this done fairly quickly and have it on my reel soon. After that I think I'm going to revisit an old project I never completely finished. My <a href="http://jasmineadams.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-flight-and-on-paper.html">Hummingbird</a>. The Maya modeling is pretty much finished on it, I need to check out the UVs and then bring it into Zbrush and have some fun on the texturing. After that I might revisit my <a href="http://jasmineadams.blogspot.com/2011/01/3d-modeling-of-my-chevy-aveo.html">Chevy Aveo </a>and cleanup a lot of that typology (it needs help).<br />
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And here is a picture from the wedding just for fun. If you're curious and want to see all the pictures the photographer's <a href="http://thebridesandthebees.smugmug.com/event/JasmineANDTom/vkeRHGcQJJhJY">album of our wedding</a>, the password is Irvine. You can find our amazing photographer at his website: <a href="http://www.thebridesandthebees.com/">The Brides and The Bees</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left;">My focus over the last several months has been to learn Zbrush. It's been a slow process, only because my time gets divided with so many other things in life. But I finally have my first project completed and a temporary Zbrush turnaround on my <a href="http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/modelingreel.html">demo reel</a>. I ran into some issues with getting things to render out correctly in Maya/MentalRay but I've worked through those issues and will, hopefully within the week, get a Maya turnaround rendered for my demo reel. I have much more control over the speed and rotation on the Maya turnaround then the Zbrush one.</span></div>
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This project really has been a learning process, which is good because I definitely know what I will not do and what I will be sure to do next time around. Because this was my first Zbrush project and I stumbled my way through learning, this project took much longer then hopefully all of the following Zbrush projects will take. I started learning Zbrush with a great tutorial I found. <a href="http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/sculpting_series/index.html">Learning Sculpting in Zbrush (Beginners to Advanced) by Jason Welsh</a>. This was incredibly helpful to get started in how to navigate around Zbrush and get familiar with the tools and such. I don't think next time I would approach starting a new character in Zbrush the same way, only because I ended up having to go back and spend a bunch of time retypologizing my character in Maya so that the typology was correct. However the tutorial did serve it's purpose for the time and I am very thankful I found it and was able to use it. I'm sure I'll probably go back and reference some of the points every now and again.</div>
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The thing I liked about this tutorial vs other Zbrush tutorials I've found online is this really did start at the beginner level. This assumed the viewer was a brand spankin' new Zbrush user and had no idea how to navigate around the software, which was the case for me. I wasn't able to really find any others that had this approach even though they may have claimed to be for a beginner. Most everything else I found came with the approach that you were already familiar with the software. And while those do have their place, it was nice to have this completely novice tutorial as well that was free.</div>
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Ok so here is the final turnaround and then I'll post images of the process going through it.</div>
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The very beginning of the sculpt I posted in <a href="http://jasmineadams.blogspot.com/2011/10/pipe-head-and-learning-zbrush.html">Pipe head and learning Zbrush</a>, this is the part that I was following along the tutorial. Then I decided to do a complete full body and take the pipes off of the head for a realistic sculpt of a man. I wanted to show that I could do a sculpt with realistic anatomy. I will go back and do a another sculpt with this guy and then I'll bring back the pipes and give him a full outfit with a lot of hard surface sculpting. It's going to have a steampunk feel to it. I want to be able to show a range of what I can do. However, I think before I do that I am going to go back to a previous project I never finished <a href="http://jasmineadams.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-flight-and-on-paper.html">In flight and on paper</a> and bring the hummingbird geometry into Zbrush. I want to really get into the detail of the feathers and do a full texture painting in Zbrush to learn what I can do with materials and textures in Zbrush. I'm sure that will take some time as I'll be in the learning phase of color within Zbrush.</div>
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Ok onto the images. When I did the initial layout of the muscles in his stomach and back everything was much harder and more defined. After having to retypologize the geo in Maya when I re-imported it back into Zbrush it softened the projection back onto the geo, which I realized in the end looked so much better.</div>
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As you see in this next image everything gets a whole lost softer here. Plus he now has hands and simple feet. I also unified his head to his body. All of which next time I will do first in Maya before I ever go into doing any finer detail.</div>
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His face actually changed through the process. I thought I had everything done (this was before I retyplogized) when I realized I couldn't ignore the typology in his head and that he really needed more typology around the ears, eyes, and mouth. I ended up bringing it into Maya and retyologizing his head... when it got projected back into Zbrush I lost so much detail that I had to re sculpt his face... which ended up making him look a bit different. The first image is the before, the second the after. I must admit I like the second one better because there is much finer detail.</div>
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Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-61594043220803463122011-10-22T14:24:00.016-04:002011-10-22T17:05:25.879-04:00Hugo Cabret and my soon-to-be breakI don't really have any of my own artwork to post this time around as I came here for a different reason. Yes, I realize this is "The Art of Jasmine Hope" blog... perhaps along the way I'll dig up some old art and post it here and perhaps not. Right now I have a bit of time to post a blog and felt the whim to do so. Since these moments are so sparatic it's probably good to do it when I actually feel the move to.<br /><br />The real reason I came here is to share that in 2 weeks time the show that I am currently working on, <a href="http://www.hugomovie.com/">Hugo</a>, will be ending. The hope was that there would be work coming in after this and that I would be able to transition into a 3D modeling position, as I am currently a <a href="http://www.skillset.org/animation/careers/3D_computer/article_2008_1.asp">Render Wrangler</a> for <a href="http://pixomondo.com/">Pixomondo</a>. Unfortunately, they're moving into a slow season and there is no new work to transition into. So that means come November 4th I get to take a forced break. As much as the thought of being unemployed freaks me out, I am pretty at peace with this. I am really looking forward to spending time in Zbrush and strengthening my skills in that awesome software.<br /><br />I've been told by so many people here, that have been in the industry for a while, to check out <a href="http://www.gnomonschool.com/">Gnomon School of Visual Effects</a>. Looking right now on their website, I can see that there are definitely a few classes I want to take. I hear it's a great place to update one's skills and to learn new skills. It's nice to know there is a place in LA like that. The goal is to get a good handle on the software so that I can use that to my advantage in my demo reel. As with any artist, one needs to keep updating one's skills to keep progressing and advancing.<br /><br />Ok now that, that is out there for the world, lets go ahead and move onto something I find so much more interesting. Something related to art! This last Wednesday the author and illustrator of the book "Welcome To The Invention of Hugo Cabret", <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Selznick">Brian Selznick</a>, came to Pixomondo to tour the place and to take a look at the film "Hugo", directed by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/">Martin Scorsese</a>, that we are working on. We're doing over 700 shots for the film if I remember correctly. Well my boss ever-so-kindly ran down to Barns & Nobel to purchase some books for a few of us to get signed! <br /><br />At first my intention was just focused on getting the book sign... then I opened the book. What a beautiful book! It's absolutely gorgeous. I had no idea. I'm really looking forward to delving into the book and loosing myself into the world of Hugo Cabret in 2 weeks. I strongly suggest you check out the <a href="http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/index.htm">website</a> for the book. I wanted to share some images of the book as they are so thoughtfully and carefully cross hatched. What an amazing, patient artist.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g5wpI9yVzv0/TqMnjgX6ImI/AAAAAAAAASM/LD43fVKxl_k/s1600/hugo-cabret.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g5wpI9yVzv0/TqMnjgX6ImI/AAAAAAAAASM/LD43fVKxl_k/s320/hugo-cabret.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666416247101334114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lqVHGjZpHyc/TqMnj_4BOmI/AAAAAAAAASY/ybhtK7Lt6s8/s1600/georges-melies-as-seen-in-brian-sleznicks-the-invention-of-hugo-cabret.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lqVHGjZpHyc/TqMnj_4BOmI/AAAAAAAAASY/ybhtK7Lt6s8/s320/georges-melies-as-seen-in-brian-sleznicks-the-invention-of-hugo-cabret.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666416255557515874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Taken from <a href="http://drnorth.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/casting-confirmed-for-the-invention-of-hugo-cabret/">here</a></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0u14jjZcbbY/TqMoLeg6owI/AAAAAAAAASk/ibhMTrJohn8/s1600/hugo-cabret-l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0u14jjZcbbY/TqMoLeg6owI/AAAAAAAAASk/ibhMTrJohn8/s320/hugo-cabret-l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666416933797012226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Taken from <a href="http://www.loveandsqualorfilm.com/2011/01/wildedashs-30-most-anticipated-movies.html">here</a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w4eiDvPCySE/TqMoiJgJcWI/AAAAAAAAASw/mhwnbarKcNs/s1600/fondo1_1152x864.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w4eiDvPCySE/TqMoiJgJcWI/AAAAAAAAASw/mhwnbarKcNs/s320/fondo1_1152x864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666417323293634914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Taken from <a href="http://lainvenciondehugocabret.grupo-sm.com/descargas.html">here</a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CkEk87lMqx8/TqMo28r8wdI/AAAAAAAAAS8/yVDmde8raks/s1600/fondo2_1152x864.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CkEk87lMqx8/TqMo28r8wdI/AAAAAAAAAS8/yVDmde8raks/s320/fondo2_1152x864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666417680630727122" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oH6kC7iCC6Y/TqMs7kFK56I/AAAAAAAAATI/-dJUH2zU9UQ/s1600/Brian%2BSelznick%252C%2BLa%2Binvenci%25C3%25B3n%2Bde%2BHugo%2BCabret%252C%2BCap%25C3%25ADtulo%2B1%252C%2BEl%2BLadr%25C3%25B3n%2B09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oH6kC7iCC6Y/TqMs7kFK56I/AAAAAAAAATI/-dJUH2zU9UQ/s320/Brian%2BSelznick%252C%2BLa%2Binvenci%25C3%25B3n%2Bde%2BHugo%2BCabret%252C%2BCap%25C3%25ADtulo%2B1%252C%2BEl%2BLadr%25C3%25B3n%2B09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666422157971482530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Taken from <a href="http://trazosybosquejos.blogspot.com/2011/04/brian-selznick-el-paris-para-ninos-de.html">here</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Zg8lG8zqok/TqMtRp9x0XI/AAAAAAAAATU/o7moNMu5Sds/s1600/fondo3_1024x768.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Zg8lG8zqok/TqMtRp9x0XI/AAAAAAAAATU/o7moNMu5Sds/s320/fondo3_1024x768.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666422537508213106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Taken from <a href="http://hugocabret.blogs.sapo.pt/1586.html">here</a></span><br /></div><br />This <a href="http://trazosybosquejos.blogspot.com/2011/04/brian-selznick-el-paris-para-ninos-de.html">site</a> has a ton of pictures out of the book for your enjoyment and I'm sure if you Google it you can find many, many more of his art.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div>Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-73459900895931217412011-10-01T18:21:00.013-04:002011-10-01T19:46:32.238-04:00Pipe head and learning ZbrushIn 12 days I will have been at Pixomondo for six months; which means it's been six months since my last post. Looking at my previous post I realize I haven't touched that digital painting since then. Now I want to run off and go work on it. There always seems to be something to take me in a different direction though. I often find myself skipping from project to project so quickly I never actually finish anything. While this can be very frustrating, the more I talk to other artists, the more I realize that a lot of us operate the same way. But it is nice to have something finished, otherwise I feel like I'm spinning my wheels really fast and going no where.<br /><br />However, reflecting back on the last six months I realize that I haven't accomplished nothing. I have in fact accomplished a lot. Most of my hours are spent at Pixomondo as I work a minimum 50 hour work week. Who knew 50 hours a week would suck so much of my time up! I'm also very involved in church activities which take up a lot of my time. After that, I get a few hours here and there to create. And just think, I want a husband and kids someday. That will suck up any remote chance of free time.<br /><br />I have ended up spending a lot of my extra time working on making jewelry for my <a href="http://raincrow.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a>. I've started a new steampunk series that I have spent a lot of my stolen free time on. It's been a blast and I've had a grand time running around Los Angeles looking for bits and pieces to use. I've ended up spending a lot of money and time on this little venture and hope to actually start making money back at some point. I bought my first feature spot on Etsy for next Thursday October 6th and a week later bought another for October 12th. I'm really hoping this drives some business to my shop. Otherwise I'm going to go broke on this little hobby! You can visit my <a href="http://raincrowcreations.blogspot.com/">blogspot </a>dedicated to my shop or you can Like my shop's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RainCrowCreations">facebook page</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XDCnKXIUYZ0/ToeYE2XyVTI/AAAAAAAAAP0/M5JK4b_gGUk/s1600/308375_253640734679695_253567011353734_752128_898281281_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XDCnKXIUYZ0/ToeYE2XyVTI/AAAAAAAAAP0/M5JK4b_gGUk/s320/308375_253640734679695_253567011353734_752128_898281281_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658658665896498482" border="0" /></a><br />I've ended up having to pull back a bit because I found myself spending way too much of my time on it. Now why in the would should it matter if I spend my free time doing something I absolutely love? Well that is because I need to learn a certain software called Zbrush that I didn't have the opportunity to learn in college. Because I'm pursuing a career as a 3D modeler, knowing this software is an absolute must.<br /><br />I, however, am really good at procrastinating with my free time and for some reason haven't been spending as much time learning this software as I know I should. I have come to the conclusion that because I spend 10+ hours a day in a dark room staring at duel monitors, the last thing I want to do is go home into an even smaller dark room and stare at duel monitors. Thus I end up spending my time on jewelry making instead of software learning. Well last week I came to a header with myself. It's a do or die situation. My current job here at Pixomondo will be ending at the end of the month. The goal is to move me into a modeling position. However I'll be extremely ill prepared if I don't learn this software ASAP. So I've started cracking down on myself.<br /><br />Right now I'm going through an awesome free tutorial that I found online. I'll come back in later and post the link in here, I don't have it on the computer I am currently writing this one. I will post some pictures of my progress. I haven't spent much time on it yet, but for the little hours I have spent, I think it's progressing nicely. As you scroll down you'll see my progression.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JlkdiTmRdJg/ToehX7OJZaI/AAAAAAAAAP8/29aYPgwn6Ps/s1600/299983_535304279599_82801100_30951825_4374794_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JlkdiTmRdJg/ToehX7OJZaI/AAAAAAAAAP8/29aYPgwn6Ps/s320/299983_535304279599_82801100_30951825_4374794_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658668889220408738" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wnjBOzAARno/Toehl-xTQTI/AAAAAAAAAQE/3lrXzogBSFI/s1600/305826_535296999189_82801100_30951725_3059362_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wnjBOzAARno/Toehl-xTQTI/AAAAAAAAAQE/3lrXzogBSFI/s320/305826_535296999189_82801100_30951725_3059362_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658669130691330354" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lJJ9vc3zG_Y/Toehl_xXWOI/AAAAAAAAAQM/OAW58nYC7Y4/s1600/320223_535304264629_82801100_30951824_1848292_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lJJ9vc3zG_Y/Toehl_xXWOI/AAAAAAAAAQM/OAW58nYC7Y4/s320/320223_535304264629_82801100_30951824_1848292_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658669130960034018" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fZNGiRDvSQE/ToehmPzNvOI/AAAAAAAAAQU/SKsGr9GVgMQ/s1600/302258_535304249659_82801100_30951823_4465697_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fZNGiRDvSQE/ToehmPzNvOI/AAAAAAAAAQU/SKsGr9GVgMQ/s320/302258_535304249659_82801100_30951823_4465697_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658669135262760162" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c4fGpluMOqo/ToehmPU7aOI/AAAAAAAAAQc/QWvWcqvwoLw/s1600/298272_536658351029_82801100_30964824_222082896_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c4fGpluMOqo/ToehmPU7aOI/AAAAAAAAAQc/QWvWcqvwoLw/s320/298272_536658351029_82801100_30964824_222082896_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658669135135729890" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vVW5OvOl7eY/ToehmRbmYwI/AAAAAAAAAQk/MDjL0Z9fJaw/s1600/300363_536658365999_82801100_30964825_609587970_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vVW5OvOl7eY/ToehmRbmYwI/AAAAAAAAAQk/MDjL0Z9fJaw/s320/300363_536658365999_82801100_30964825_609587970_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658669135700583170" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BnCC2OCNpo8/Toeh5JzKgoI/AAAAAAAAAQs/CHuX6lpC6Nw/s1600/294700_536658380969_82801100_30964826_1803307978_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BnCC2OCNpo8/Toeh5JzKgoI/AAAAAAAAAQs/CHuX6lpC6Nw/s320/294700_536658380969_82801100_30964826_1803307978_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658669460069450370" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1z2XZjPVq38/Toeh5Zec5vI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/2XzOxTLJ1Nk/s1600/316752_536658390949_82801100_30964827_410150592_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1z2XZjPVq38/Toeh5Zec5vI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/2XzOxTLJ1Nk/s320/316752_536658390949_82801100_30964827_410150592_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658669464277542642" border="0" /></a><br />I have to say I am absolutely loving this software. It is the coolest thing since sliced bread in my world! So why in the world do I procrastinate when it comes to sitting down in front of it? Once I actually get started it takes everything to pull me off of it.<br /><br />As you notice the there is a progression of proportions on his head. At first the top of his head was too short, fixed that. Then someone else pointed out in the second group of images that it looks like the back of his head is too far in. That's actually an illusion created by the pipes on his head. I should post a picture without them for perspective. And yes those are actually going to be pipes eventually, not horns. Something with this type of feel (mainly I like the connection points on these - NOT the coloring):<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CBbmu4oQrYo/ToekBFlWkII/AAAAAAAAAQ8/7AVDn6_DGY4/s1600/Old-Industrial-Metal-Pipes-1586612.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CBbmu4oQrYo/ToekBFlWkII/AAAAAAAAAQ8/7AVDn6_DGY4/s320/Old-Industrial-Metal-Pipes-1586612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658671795399987330" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GqV9sIDOcAU/ToelK369H9I/AAAAAAAAARE/b2vDEHJQD_Q/s1600/weathered-old-aged-grunge-gas-pipe-connection-flange-isolated.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GqV9sIDOcAU/ToelK369H9I/AAAAAAAAARE/b2vDEHJQD_Q/s320/weathered-old-aged-grunge-gas-pipe-connection-flange-isolated.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658673063042818002" border="0" /></a><br />I have a feeling this model is heading in a steampunk direction but I have no idea really and probably shouldn't even put that out there in case it heads in a whole different direction. Oh well, it's already out there. We'll see where this goes. I'll keep you posted.Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-61621232099130544722011-04-12T15:02:00.010-04:002011-04-12T16:51:27.131-04:00A start of a new life! and a new painting.A lot has happened since the last time I posted a blog. I have to say I'm pretty lame at keeping this thing up. I have officially moved out to California! I packed up my car and headed west on Feb 10th. I stayed in Albuquerque the first night mainly to visit my friends Jodie and Matt, their daughter and their new baby boy. Matt was an animator of Sony Albuquerque on Green Lantern. I arrived in North Hollywood on Saturday, February 12th to my friend Agnes' house. Where she graciously let me crash on her couch for the next four weeks while I looked for work. I have to say I really enjoyed my time there.<br /><br />Two weeks after arriving in North Hollywood I landed a freelance job as a 3D Pre-viz artist for <a href="http://postmango.com/">Post Mango</a>, thanks to my friend Mitch's referral. I didn't start the job until the following week so in the meantime I went up to San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference, which was quite fun and a bit exhausting as well. So much walking. I stayed with my friend Mari who currently works at EA as an animator and I got to see so many of my friends that I haven't seen since graduating Ringling 9 months previous. I also got to attend a Ringling Alumni get together which was a lot of fun! The last day I skipped out on the conference and went and toured EA, bought $150 dollars worth of video games at their store for $30 bucks! I also got to visit my friend Cat Hicks who is an animator at Pixar. She gave me a tour of the place of which I do have some pictures of... but I'm too lazy to upload right now.<br /><br />The following Monday I started work at Post Mango. I had a great time and really enjoyed doing the work. The shots where a lot of fun to work on and I'm excited to see what happens with the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706593">Chronicle</a>. A week after working there I moved down to Culver City for a short 3 months lease. I didn't want to be tied down to anything as I knew this job would end soon. The job ended sooner then expected, but that seems to be the nature of the game. However I got to meet a very cool story artist named Troy and an awesome 3D Generalist named <span id=":fq" class="HHshnc ">Jocelyn.<br /><br />After the job ended I went over and spent a few days at </span><a href="http://rareformpictures.com/">Rareform Pictures</a> doing some UVing for them. It's a volunteer project but it's something I can get on my resume. Come and go as you please and spend as little or as much time as you want on the project. It will give me some more experience and really like I said, get something more on my resume. I think I will continue to go over there when I've got time. But onto what this was all leading up to.<br /><br />I will be starting tomorrow at 10 am at <a href="http://www.pixomondo.com/">Pixomondo</a> as a Render Wrangler, Jr. Max Artist at their Burbank office. I'm excited about this oppertunity. You know that friend Mitch I mentioned earlier that referred me to Post Mango, well he just so happens to work at Pixomondo as well, however he works at the Santa Monica office where I had my interview. All artist hope for an artist position, however this one will not be an artist position. At first I was a little surprised as the add didn't mention that it wasn't an artist position. But I'm totally ok with that now. I will get to learn something I've never learned as they are willing to train me and it will put one more good thing on my resume! Plus help pay the rent! And in the mean time I get to network as much as possible and continue to work on my art.<br /><br />Sooo onto the real motivation for this post, since this blog is not called "The History of Jasmine's Life" but instead called "The Art of Jasmine Hope". Last night I was wondering around the internets (yes I said internets) and came across this awesomely cool clothing website <a href="http://www.toofastonline.com/">Too Fast Online</a>, I of course had to check out their awesomely cool artists, which then lead me onto the art of <a href="http://marcusjones.daportfolio.com/">Marcus Jones</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F0-DU3yaUow/TaSwh9EbLGI/AAAAAAAAAKg/19l2y6Hpsng/s1600/MarcusJones.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F0-DU3yaUow/TaSwh9EbLGI/AAAAAAAAAKg/19l2y6Hpsng/s320/MarcusJones.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594790734476291170" border="0" /></a><br />It so inspired me I decided I needed to start a digital portrait. It has been YEARS since I've done any painting. Literally years. The last digital paintings I worked on were my junior year of college for my Drawing for Animators class. So last night I chose a picture of a friend from high school, Nikki. I colored out the background so it would be less distracting for me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8p3U8RmsjA/TaSu99m7t_I/AAAAAAAAAKY/xJ-5_73j2Uk/s1600/NikkiReference.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8p3U8RmsjA/TaSu99m7t_I/AAAAAAAAAKY/xJ-5_73j2Uk/s320/NikkiReference.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594789016634111986" border="0" /></a><br />I hooked up my live stream page and I worked on it last night for about 2 hours and got a nice basic outline going. Like I said it's about 2 hours long so you can skip around to see the progression of it. Here is the recording:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://cdn.livestream.com/embed/jasminehope?layout=4&clip=pla_63e80bc6-6a05-45c0-8859-c86443dbbf84&autoplay=false" style="border: 0pt none; outline: 0pt none;" width="560" frameborder="0" height="340" scrolling="no"></iframe><div style="font-size: 11px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 560px;"><a href="http://www.livestream.com/jasminehope?utm_source=lsplayer&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=footerlinks" title="Watch jasminehope">jasminehope</a> on livestream.com. <a href="http://www.livestream.com/?utm_source=lsplayer&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=footerlinks" title="Broadcast Live Free">Broadcast Live Free</a></div><br /><br />I think when I finish this painting I'm going to take the videos and speed them up put them together so you can watch the whole thing done in like 10 minutes, then youtube it! I've always wanted to do something like that but never taken the time to.<br /><br />Here is the finished simple outline with no real detail.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-inYhrEbCmEU/TaS1VFKbQLI/AAAAAAAAAKo/oO7EfNx5pQM/s1600/Nikki_Day1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-inYhrEbCmEU/TaS1VFKbQLI/AAAAAAAAAKo/oO7EfNx5pQM/s320/Nikki_Day1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594796010868785330" border="0" /></a>Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-40737237361946973882011-01-27T21:58:00.004-05:002011-01-27T22:13:45.365-05:00I'm moving to LAA big change is coming for me soon. This past Tuesday I made the decision to move out to LA and hunt for work with an LA address. After speaking to friends who are also in the same field as me (and graduated college with me) and out in LA working, it was determined that this really is the best course of action for me. I need to take that leap of faith and just go. So in a few weeks I will be heading out there and couch hopping if I can locate some people who are willing to let me do so. So in the mean time my mother bought me a GPS system for a month early birthday present. We're praying it gets here before I actually leave. I know I don't ever talk about God on this blog and just try to keep this art/work related. However, I really feel like He's behind this sudden change, and I'm super excited about it, and a bit nervous. It's going to be a big adventure!<br /><br />In the mean time as preperation I'm going to be scrambling to finish modeling, UVing, and texturing my car so that I can get it on my demo reel. I've been putting it off since the last time I posted on here, but now I really have to kick it into gear.<br /><br />I've business cards I need to get printed and I've a bunch of leave behind portfolios I need to print and a bunch of demo reels I need to burn.<br /><br />Anyway the real reason I am posting today is to let you know that I have officially updated the galleries on my website! They are much better and totally different then what I had on there before. I had no idea that you could make galleries using Adobe Bridge. When I discovered that I was super excited. It was so easy. I just need to code in some back buttons to get to the main gallery page. However, that right now is kind of on a back burner.<br /><br />Here is the link to my galleries page: <a href="http://jasmine-hope.com/gallerymenu.html">http://jasmine-hope.com/gallerymenu.html</a><br /><br />There are four different galleries on there: 3D art, digital, traditional, and my photography. Leave me some feedback and tell me what you think!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://jasmine-hope.com/gallerymenu.html"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TUIzydUXoZI/AAAAAAAAAKM/mqK0eYeo4Yk/s320/gallerymenu_05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567069031339893138" border="0" /></a>Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-10166497338465224362011-01-20T13:24:00.011-05:002011-01-20T14:02:08.767-05:003D Modeling of my Chevy AveoI've come to realize, it has once again been too long since my last post. While I have set things aside for previous posts, they never managed to happen. So this post I will dedicated to my current 3D modeling project. Which I have actually been working on and off now for about 8 months (amongst many other projects), much more steadily recently however because I want to get this project done and on my demo reel<br /><br />Today I also plan to update the galleries on my website as they desperately need to be updated. I am not a webmaster and I don't know all the coding that goes behind decent websites so I built my website using a Dreamweaver trial version. While I got it all done in time... I am unable to update it because the trial is now over. And while many other people would just pirate the software and do what they need, I have a strong aversion to using pirated software. All of the programs I have on my computer are bought and paid for.... yes the CS5 Production Premium that I have on my computer, I paid an arm and a leg for, but it's legally mine! And the Autodesk Maya and Renderman I have a year license, bought and paid for. Unfortunately Dreamweaver was not included in that package... and after spending $1600 on the CS5 Production package I just didn't have another $400 to spend.<br /><br />Anyway the point is that today instead of working on my 3D Aveo model, I am going to attempt to stumble my way through updating my website via the coding! This shall be a fun attempt.<br /><br />Ok so on to the reason I'm actually making this post, to show my current modeling progress on my Chevy Aveo. I chose my car because I love it for one, and it's right outside my window for me to pear out at while working. Here are some pictures of my little car that I love so much! This is actually the second one I've owned, my first one got destroyed in a tornado that hit my home in 2008.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiBVA_dKeI/AAAAAAAAAJE/APSXiMdyd2c/s1600/P1020403.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiBVA_dKeI/AAAAAAAAAJE/APSXiMdyd2c/s320/P1020403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564339537659636194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiCaYnUTpI/AAAAAAAAAJM/OGWxZviw-fM/s1600/P1020406.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiCaYnUTpI/AAAAAAAAAJM/OGWxZviw-fM/s320/P1020406.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564340729411817106" border="0" /></a><br />I'm a long way from done but here is the progress so far.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiCy7da6LI/AAAAAAAAAJU/ixv0SKjxtME/s1600/01-20-2011_01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiCy7da6LI/AAAAAAAAAJU/ixv0SKjxtME/s320/01-20-2011_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564341151082408114" border="0" /></a><br />These two images aren't the same, one is smoothed and one is not, click on them and you'll see the difference.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiC629gm-I/AAAAAAAAAJc/xCFska7KRRc/s1600/01-20-2011_02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiC629gm-I/AAAAAAAAAJc/xCFska7KRRc/s320/01-20-2011_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564341287313775586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiDFyQtJXI/AAAAAAAAAJk/6U2FdykOmM0/s1600/01-20-2011_03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiDFyQtJXI/AAAAAAAAAJk/6U2FdykOmM0/s320/01-20-2011_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564341475030672754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiDObU6ERI/AAAAAAAAAJs/YLjUKDXeBbA/s1600/01-20-2011_04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiDObU6ERI/AAAAAAAAAJs/YLjUKDXeBbA/s320/01-20-2011_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564341623493103890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiDW7th4oI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/sd6MRlbWJbE/s1600/01-20-2011_05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiDW7th4oI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/sd6MRlbWJbE/s320/01-20-2011_05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564341769625264770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiDeHiOVoI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/5mfnG44XT90/s1600/01-20-2011_06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiDeHiOVoI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/5mfnG44XT90/s320/01-20-2011_06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564341893058156162" border="0" /></a><br />And as you can see the back is so not even close to finished... it's not even started!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiDlzOkh_I/AAAAAAAAAKE/9qM2BXVZE0M/s1600/01-20-2011_07.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TTiDlzOkh_I/AAAAAAAAAKE/9qM2BXVZE0M/s320/01-20-2011_07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564342025045968882" border="0" /></a><br />And so that's all I have to show you for now. I want to have this done, UVed, textured and up on my demo reel within the next couple of weeks... that is the hope anyway.Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-82277349670091847682010-10-07T16:39:00.006-04:002010-10-07T17:25:55.718-04:00In flight and on paperSo I put my blogspot up on Google Analytics and I've come to notice that my bounce rate for this site is 89.5% at 22 seconds a view... which is really bad. So I figured perhaps I should put up a new post... something that might be interesting to viewers. But then again I'm not sure that the same thing that is interesting to me is also interesting to the average web surfer. And since this blog is really dedicated to my art I guess that leaves me to post some of my art. Now whether it's interesting or not is still up in the air.<br /><br />Now my problem is that I don't really have any new art to post. I have small little sketch that I drew in my sketch book last week. I wanted to ink her and color her in before I posted her, but perhaps I should do the before and after.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TK405V6UlCI/AAAAAAAAAHM/jdjNWols9n4/s1600/SurprisedGirl.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TK405V6UlCI/AAAAAAAAAHM/jdjNWols9n4/s320/SurprisedGirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525411952569127970" border="0" /></a><br />I want to ink the outline... then the colored pencils I'm using are water colored pencils. Which I am quite excited about using - because I really haven't had much opportunity to thus far. So once it's done I'll post the finished product.<br /><br />As far as 3D goes I've been working on a 3D hummingbird. I haven't gotten as far on it as I wanted to by now, but oh well. Here are some screen grabs and the original turnaround sketch I'm going from. I want to finish modeling it, UV it then texture it realistically. The bird is being modeled in action so that it looks like it's flying. This bird will not be rigged and is specifically for demo reel purposes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TK43JK75IsI/AAAAAAAAAHU/KqTXuAIOgkI/s1600/turnaround.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 410px; height: 185px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TK43JK75IsI/AAAAAAAAAHU/KqTXuAIOgkI/s320/turnaround.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525414423524090562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TK43Rwll2XI/AAAAAAAAAHc/0uVt4atQiaU/s1600/hummingbird3_4ths.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 411px; height: 148px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TK43Rwll2XI/AAAAAAAAAHc/0uVt4atQiaU/s320/hummingbird3_4ths.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525414571070052722" border="0" /></a><br />As you can see there isn't much there yet. I have barely touched his wings; right now they are simple extruded faces with a little bit of smoothing. I'm still debating if extruding the faces and modeling from there is what I want to do. Or if I want to model each feather and stick them in there for his wing instead. They are so thin I'm going to need to put a transparency map in there for the light to come through to show just how thin the wings are. I was planning to do it on the tail - so I might just go ahead and do it on the wings to match.<br /><br />The particular hummingbird that I am modeling from is a Broad Billed Hummingbird and they are just beautiful little creatures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sdakotabirds.com/species_photos/photos/broad_billed_hummingbird_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 410px; height: 291px;" src="http://sdakotabirds.com/species_photos/photos/broad_billed_hummingbird_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I think I am going to have a great time working on the texture for my hummingbird. It should be a lot of fun. It's going to be a while before I am able to finish it as I seem to have a pretty full schedule of late. It's amazing how busy one can be even if they're not working.<br /><br />On a completely separate note I have been helping some friends out with their haunted walk in the woods. It's like a haunted house/haunted corn maze, that type of thing but this is in the woods on their property. So I've been working on making different props and such for them. If I am able to get up there today I will take some picture of the process work and post them up here.Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-49219218317092003282010-09-29T11:57:00.012-04:002010-09-29T12:18:37.753-04:00Some of my jewelryToday I received an e-mail from <a href="http://makingjewelrysupplies.com/">Jewelry Making Supplies</a> letting me know that my blog was being featured on their website! So I figured it's probably be a good idea if I posted some of my jewelry on here so that new and old visitors can see (and buy) some of my jewelry!<br /><br />Thank you <a href="http://makingjewelrysupplies.com/">Jewelry Making Supplies</a> for featuring me.<br /><br />I have a shop on etsy.com that I post all of my new jewelry and other things that I make.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/raincrow">http://www.etsy.com/shop/raincrow</a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I wont post everything but I will post some of my favorites for you to check out. I will link them to my etsy shop if you want to look farther or purchase anything.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Autumn Diamond Lace Necklace <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51572786/autumn-diamond-lace-necklace"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TKNjjteI18I/AAAAAAAAAGc/qS4oee5VaNc/s320/P1020742.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522367033238935490" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51572786/autumn-diamond-lace-necklace"><span style="font-weight: normal;">http://www.etsy.com/listing/51572786/autumn-diamond-lace-necklace</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Black and Red on the Rocks Necklace<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49576951/black-and-red-on-the-rocks-necklace"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TKNkIyTW6nI/AAAAAAAAAGk/vmCwcDUuoBc/s320/P1020477.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522367670191057522" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: normal;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49576951/black-and-red-on-the-rocks-necklace">http://www.etsy.com/listing/49576951/black-and-red-on-the-rocks-necklace</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Cobalt Blue and Pearl Mosaic Ring<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51854642/cobalt-blue-and-pearl-mosaic-ring"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TKNkuymaLeI/AAAAAAAAAGs/d7bW6y_lmjw/s320/P1020748.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522368323105992162" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51854642/cobalt-blue-and-pearl-mosaic-ring"><span style="font-weight: normal;">http://www.etsy.com/listing/51854642/cobalt-blue-and-pearl-mosaic-ring</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Forest and Pearled Diamond Earrings<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51078462/forest-and-pearled-diamond-earrings"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TKNlIH0_f2I/AAAAAAAAAG0/QDm0xPtRdes/s320/P1020673.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522368758301032290" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51078462/forest-and-pearled-diamond-earrings"><span style="font-weight: normal;">http://www.etsy.com/listing/51078462/forest-and-pearled-diamond-earrings</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Blue Coral Lace<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49049186/blue-coral-lace"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TKNlcWlfxrI/AAAAAAAAAG8/9rrJG6UfeRk/s320/P1020329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522369105859954354" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">http://www.etsy.com/listing/49049186/blue-coral-lace</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Funky Town Bag Necklace<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49376387/funky-town-bag-necklace"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TKNl08dePoI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Y8WFSbT-qKY/s320/P1020396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522369528343707266" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: normal;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49376387/funky-town-bag-necklace">http://www.etsy.com/listing/49376387/funky-town-bag-necklace</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Well that is a few of the things I have posted on my shop for your viewing pleasure. If you want to check out more please visit: </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/raincrow">http://www.etsy.com/shop/raincrow</a><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-41201516971814852562010-08-20T13:04:00.005-04:002010-08-20T13:13:35.797-04:00Monkey see monkey tattooThis one is a quick post. So my friend Michelle asked me to draw out a tattoo for her of some monkeys. The description goes as follows:<br /><blockquote>2 to 3 inches tall, one monkey that is white with a cream face and the other monkey that is light brown with a cream face. The white monkey sitting on a branch with the tail hanging down. The body profile and looking forward. The light brown monkey swinging below slightly forward while also facing forward. Lots off leaves and branches and such surrounding them.</blockquote>After much procrastination I finally got a decent sketch ready for her. I wanted to take the image into Corel or Photoshop and clean it up and then perhaps do a colorful leafy background or whatever. However, since I haven't had a wacom pen (that's really the reason I procrastinated so long on it) I wasn't able to do that. So I hand inked the image so the tattoo artist would have something to work with and then s/he could take it from there and I turned it over to Michelle. I'm going to post what I gave to Michelle and then later (once my new wacom intous4 arrives) I will post the digital painting I do with this image. It'll be too late to get the final image tattooed on Michelle as I'm sure she's already gone to her tattoo artist for the final design. However it'll be a fun little project to do in my spare time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG63hil8neI/AAAAAAAAAGM/TaIY4LhAWW4/s1600/together.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG63hil8neI/AAAAAAAAAGM/TaIY4LhAWW4/s400/together.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507541181170228706" border="0" /></a>Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-41565856213590465192010-08-19T22:01:00.008-04:002010-08-19T22:35:01.233-04:00My Red Panda modelI'm working on a project that originally got started while I was still at Ringling. It was my final project there; a small little project that could be whatever we wanted it to be. The intent was to pad our demo reels more. I chose to model a character that I designed my junior year as a possible thesis character. The story that she was designed for never passed, however I always loved her character design and just thought she was the cutest little thing. She is a red panda girl scout.<br /><br />Here is a picture of the original character turn around. Click on it to enlarge. There is also a copy of the turnaround on my website <a href="http://jasmine-hope.com">http://jasmine-hope.com</a> without the watermark all over it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG3kZ1Y4ytI/AAAAAAAAAFc/sh-ruBSB5So/s1600/RedPandaSAMPLEturnaround.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG3kZ1Y4ytI/AAAAAAAAAFc/sh-ruBSB5So/s400/RedPandaSAMPLEturnaround.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507309051823311570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Even though school was finished and the project got turned in, there was still a ton of things I wanted to do with her model before I put it on my demo reel. So I started working on her yesterday. She still needs all of the patches on her vest and I am going to UV her. Once I get her UVed I will put her into Mudbox and have a run at her. I'm quite excited about this because I've never really had an opportunity to play with Mudbox.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG3lX5zCAYI/AAAAAAAAAFk/_kyAzQi1xi8/s1600/RedPandaHalf1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG3lX5zCAYI/AAAAAAAAAFk/_kyAzQi1xi8/s400/RedPandaHalf1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507310118158598530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've been putting off doing anything in Mudbox and anything with texture because I haven't had a wacom pen since the end of school. Mine was stolen during senior render week. I rented one from the college, however that had to get turned back in at the end of school. So since then I've had a wacom tablet and no pen. The tablet mouse just doesn't cut it because there is no pressure sensitivity.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG3oDD1dI2I/AAAAAAAAAF0/f2m-sEOA2Lk/s1600/RedPandaWhole1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 194px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG3oDD1dI2I/AAAAAAAAAF0/f2m-sEOA2Lk/s400/RedPandaWhole1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507313058610750306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />However, I am super excited to report that last night we purchased a Wacom4 wireless tablet package. It shipped today and I'm hoping beyond hope that it arrives this week - which probably means Saturday (crossing fingers). Once again I can do a whole bunch of different things digitally that I was not able to do without the pen. I can do digital paintings again! I am super happy about this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG3ou5KBQDI/AAAAAAAAAF8/eyfPVcdvso8/s1600/RedPandaWhole2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG3ou5KBQDI/AAAAAAAAAF8/eyfPVcdvso8/s400/RedPandaWhole2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507313811658457138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So in the meantime I want to get her all setup and ready for Mudbox. I'll post an update once I have a chance to play with her in Mudbox!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG3pA5YwCEI/AAAAAAAAAGE/weEJEfl0RIg/s1600/RedPandawholeface1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/TG3pA5YwCEI/AAAAAAAAAGE/weEJEfl0RIg/s400/RedPandawholeface1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507314120957888578" border="0" /></a>Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-81081602620726602842010-08-05T15:22:00.011-04:002010-08-05T17:30:37.377-04:00Catching up since graduationWow it's been months since I've last updated this. I can see that I haven't posted my final thesis on here at all. So much to catch up on in this post. So much has happened since April 1st (my last post).<br /><br />I have finished my thesis! That was a huge relief. Then it was scramble time for the recruiters. I got an interview with Sony which was very helpful. Ken Maruyama was extremely nice to speak with and he gave some wonderful suggestions to improve my lighting demo reel! So I bought the student version of Maya and Renderman for a year license and I hope to get a few more small projects done to up my demo reels.<br /><br />I graduated on May 7th with a BFA in Computer Animation from the best school ever! Ringling College of Art & Design was an incredible experience. It's definitely not for the faint hearted. You have to be 120% in love with what you do to make it through there and an extremely hard worker. I'll tell you I feel like at this point in my life, if I can make it through Ringling's Computer Animation program I can do anything!<br /><br />Since then I've come back home to Colorado for a little RnR and to recoop from the last 4 years at Ringling. My primary focus in life right now is job hunting. I so desire to work in film, however it would be incredible to work in video games as well! Right now I'd like to just get in anywhere and get my foot in the door so I can start gaining that wonderful thing called experience!<br /><br />I've also completely redesigned my website and added more to the galleries pages and another demo reel. So I'll post the demo reels and perhaps tomorrow I'll post some gallery stuff!<br /><br />My website: <a href="http://jasmine-hope.com/">http://jasmine-hope.com</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">My Thesis; Don Pollo:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="672" height="378"><param name="salign" value="lt"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="scale" value="noscale"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="&streamName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/demoreels/thesis.flv&skinName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/Corona_Skin_2&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=true"><br /><embed flashvars="&streamName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/demoreels/thesis.flv&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=true&skinName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/Corona_Skin_2" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="LT" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" wmode="transparent" width="672" height="378"></embed> </object></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Alright and here is my Lighting Reel:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="672" height="378"><br /><param name="salign" value="lt"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="scale" value="noscale"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="&streamName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/demoreels/lightingreel.flv&skinName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/Corona_Skin_2&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=true"><br /><embed flashvars="&streamName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/demoreels/lightingreel.flv&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=true&skinName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/Corona_Skin_2" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="LT" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" wmode="transparent" width="672" height="378"></embed> </object></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Here is my Modeling Reel:<br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="672" height="378"><br /><param name="salign" value="lt"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="scale" value="noscale"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="&streamName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/demoreels/modelingreel.flv&skinName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/Corona_Skin_2&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=true"><br /><embed flashvars="&streamName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/demoreels/modelingreel.flv&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=true&skinName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/Corona_Skin_2" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="LT" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" wmode="transparent" width="672" height="378"></embed> </object></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">And here is a generalized reel I put together for my website:<br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="672" height="378"><br /><param name="salign" value="lt"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="scale" value="noscale"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="&streamName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/demoreels/generalistreel.flv&skinName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/Corona_Skin_2&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=true"><br /><embed flashvars="&streamName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/demoreels/generalistreel.flv&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=true&skinName=http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jadams/Corona_Skin_2" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="LT" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" wmode="transparent" width="672" height="378"></embed> </object></div><br /><br />As far as my lighting reel goes I'm currently working on a project that Ken suggested I do, placing a modeled object into a photograph and making the lighting on that object photo realistic so you can't tell what is CG and what isn't.<br /><br />To improve the modeling reel I want to re-render the turnarounds faster and I'll be adding a car model in there as soon as I'm finished with it. I'll post those as I update them, but it might be a while before that happens.<br /><br />It seems that I have several projects going at once and I'm a little overwhelmed by it all right now but that's ok! They're getting done one at a time. I'm also working on a tattoo design for my friend Michelle. I'll post that when it's finished.<br /><br />I also make jewelry! Yes I bead. I love to bead. I've beaded since I was a child and it is one thing I've missed so very much since going to Ringling. If you'd like to check out my store here is the link:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/raincrow">http://www.etsy.com/shop/raincrow</a><br /></div><br /><br />Ok that seems to be all for now! Until next time "Just Keep Swimming"!Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-16376513705277365912010-04-01T01:39:00.007-04:002010-04-01T03:21:56.598-04:00Revisiting my caricature modelThough thesis is due (we got an extension for the first time ever!), I need to take a mental break from everything that I've been working on for so long. So instead, I am working on my portfolio. Right this minute I am rendering out a model turn around for my demo reel of my self caricature. I'll share with you a few things I have never posted on here(not that there is a whole lot that has been posted on here before).<br /><br />This is my caricature that I modeled my junior year here at Ringling for my lip sync assignment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S7QymmBGJEI/AAAAAAAAADs/yhKK6sssv0I/s1600/Jasmine_ColoredStill_Front-HD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S7QymmBGJEI/AAAAAAAAADs/yhKK6sssv0I/s400/Jasmine_ColoredStill_Front-HD.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455040687274075202" /></a><br /><br />Just by revisiting this I can see how much I have improved in my modeling skills since then. Here is the character turnaround so you can get an idea of the original design.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S7Qz0sbz-EI/AAAAAAAAAD0/idmrSMi7EXo/s1600/Jasmine_TopHalfPage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S7Qz0sbz-EI/AAAAAAAAAD0/idmrSMi7EXo/s400/Jasmine_TopHalfPage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455042029026539586" /></a><br /><br />And here is the painting I did in DFA for my caricature. The colors have been lightened a bit since the original painting. This was done in Corel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S7Q195CbIyI/AAAAAAAAAD8/g9SF-BFsyDQ/s1600/JasmineCaricature-Updated.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S7Q195CbIyI/AAAAAAAAAD8/g9SF-BFsyDQ/s400/JasmineCaricature-Updated.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455044386051793698" /></a><br /><br />Once this file gets done rendering out I'll throw some facial expressions up of my caricature so you can see her blend shapes!Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-5708293859721096882010-03-01T21:51:00.007-05:002010-03-25T21:22:24.917-04:00Some Lighting RendersOnce again it's been a while since I've updated this. You'd think sense I am spending so much of my time in front of the computer that I would actually post something up here... but it just doesn't seem to happen.<br /><br />Right now I'm trying to update my portfolio with some stills from my thesis film. Dreamworks will be here next week to look at portfolios and I want to be ready (plus they're due in to Career Services tomorrow). Since I am pulling images from my thesis I figured I could post them up here as well so you can have a taste of what my thesis will look like.<br /><br />My thesis is due next Thursday morning at 9 am. It's exciting and a little nerve racking as well. There is always more that could be done but it's all got to end sometime... right?<br /><br />Ok on to the images. Please keep in mind these are NOT final.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S6vlTfTQMVI/AAAAAAAAADM/knSc_SeHkMw/s1600/Shot0_162.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S6vlTfTQMVI/AAAAAAAAADM/knSc_SeHkMw/s400/Shot0_162.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452703896844644690" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S6vltvqxNQI/AAAAAAAAADU/OJrerUcz48Q/s1600/Shot10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S6vltvqxNQI/AAAAAAAAADU/OJrerUcz48Q/s400/Shot10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452704347914843394" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S6vmIIkIFcI/AAAAAAAAADc/UZ8BR_9f2ew/s1600/Shot1_42.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S6vmIIkIFcI/AAAAAAAAADc/UZ8BR_9f2ew/s400/Shot1_42.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452704801274467778" /></a><br /><br />And one more for now, I will post more at a later date.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S6wLWvkUGrI/AAAAAAAAADk/grstT8Mmd_I/s1600/Shot25_07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/S6wLWvkUGrI/AAAAAAAAADk/grstT8Mmd_I/s400/Shot25_07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452745734192634546" /></a><br /><br />Alright now I've got to get back to work!Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-33901438500427815242010-01-13T17:11:00.005-05:002010-08-05T17:28:26.470-04:00The fridge is done, light the candles!Ok so I've been in the lab all day since 8:30 this morning working hard and it doesn't seem like I've gotten much done. Sometimes you just have those days right. I think it's due to fine tuning as opposed to modeling large ticket items. Oh wait, I did model my barn, however I'm not going to show that until I have some texture on it.<br /><br />I'm about to go take my first meal break of the day (it's 5:12pm) and have some food. Then I'll be back in here till midnight!<br /><br />Yesterday I finished my fridge. A few days ago I finished the table and chairs - now I just need to get some decorations on there... I'm still not quite sure what I want to put for the setting decoration in the middle of the table.<br /><br />I wanted to share these cute candle holders. I came across a picture of some that were similar and liked them so much I decided I needed to create my own version for my environment. Too bad I don't have them in real life because I sure do like them!<br /><br />Click on the image to see a larger version<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_fridge_01-13-10.jpg" border="0"><img src="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_fridge_01-13-10.jpg" width="360" height="353" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_candleholders_01-13-10.jpg" border="0"><img src="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_candleholders_01-13-10.jpg" width="360" height="198" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_table_01-13-10.jpg" border="0"><img src="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_table_01-13-10.jpg" width="360" height="210" /></a></div>Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-62946466276059330582010-01-11T21:14:00.000-05:002010-01-11T22:21:15.508-05:00A little bit of kitchen at the beginning of the semesterI realize it's been a long time since I've last posted anything on my thesis. I was hoping to keep this blog much more updated then I have been... but then again senior year has been extremely busy it's hard to make time to post things. Well it's the first day back to my last semester here at Ringling College before I graduate! I have to say it's been an amazing time here but I am excited to step forward into the next chapter of my life.<br /><br />Ok so over break I've been working on the modeling of my environment. I had a lot of things simply blocked in during last semester simply because of lack of time. Modeling is something that I absolutely love to do and I find it super relaxing. Honestly, I was hoping to have more finished before school started back up, but sometimes that's just the way the cookie crumbles, right? Anyway I just finished my stove. It is not textured at all and has simple lambert applied as texture. I have several more things that I want to get modeled in the kitchen before I can start to UV, another thing I really like to do and find relaxing.<br /><br />I like the way the stove turned out and I am sure it will look so much better once it's been UVed and the textures have been applied to it.<br /><br />Click on the images to see them larger.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_stove_01-11-10.jpg" border="0"><img src="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_stove_01-11-10.jpg" width="299" height="360" /></a><br /></center><br /><br />I spent a day working on the window treatment and, as you can see, there is still a lot more work that needs to go into it. I have to figure out some type of dressing for the shelf above the window. Some type of country kitchen stuff! I need to get a sink modeled and put in. I also want to work some more on the curtains so they don't look so perfect. They need a little life breathed into them.<br /><br />I was getting a bit frustrated at the lack of good reference I was able to find then a funny thing happened the day before I started working on the window, I got a Pottery Barn catalog in the mail for "Farm House Style". How perfect was that? It's really helped a lot to spur new ideas!<br /><br /><center><a href="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_Window_01-11-10.jpg" border="0"><img src="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_Window_01-11-10.jpg" width="360" height="283" /></a></center><br /><br />Ok so here is the overall kitchen. Like I said, there is a lot of work to be done. I plan to have a lot more clutter on the counters. I want it to look "lived in". So I am planning to get some type of dressing (dishes, candles, etc) on the table. General kitchen clutter on the counters and I want to put some dressing above the top cupboards. I need some door handles still as well.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_overallkitchen_01-11-10.jpg" border="0"><img src="http://jasmine-hope.com/blogspot_images/jadams_overallkitchen_01-11-10.jpg" width="576" height="360" /></a></center><br /><br />Ok time for me to get back to work. Hope to be posting sooner rather then later!Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-64434710591991611952009-12-16T13:41:00.000-05:002009-12-16T13:44:50.646-05:00Ringling College is #2 Digital Arts Program in the WORLD!Two Cool things concerning my college:<br /><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="right" valign="top">Subject:</td> <td>MEDIA ALERT: Imagine FX Selects Ringling College as #2 Digital Arts Program in the WORLD!</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p> </p><p><a href="http://www.imaginefx.com/" target="_blank"><em>Imagine FX</em></a>, a publication of the Future Publishing Group based in the United Kingdom, has selected Ringling College of Art and Design as the #2 Digital Arts program in the WORLD!</p><p>The article gave special notice to RCAD's Computer Animation, Game Art & Design and Illustration program.</p><p><a href="http://www.imaginefx.com/02287754332325055513/top-10-digital-art-schools.html" target="_blank">Read the article!</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top">Subject:</td> <td>MEDIA ALERT: Lindsey Olivares '09, Computer Animation, Headed to Japan for SIGGRAPH Asia</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br />Ringling College of Art and Design Computer Animation graduate Lindsey Olivares '09, is traveling to Japan this week to accept the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.siggraph.org/newsfeed2009/siggraph-asia-2009-computer-animation-festival-winners-announced/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.siggraph.org/newsfeed2009/siggraph-asia-2009-computer-animation-festival-winners-announced/">"Best of Show" award at SIGGRAPH Asia</a> for her senior thesis film <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPyjGkZqwUc" _fcksavedurl="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPyjGkZqwUc">"Anchored."</a><br /><br />The awards ceremony is being held tomorrow night, December 17, in Yokohama, Japan and will be followed by a screening of all films selected for the Compu<span>t</span>er Anima<span>t</span>ion Fes<span>t</span>ival Elec<span>t</span>ronic <span>T</span>hea<span>t</span>er.<br /><br />See page 47 of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/for_attendees/ProgramGuide.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/for_attendees/ProgramGuide.pdf">SIGGRAPH Asia Program Guide</a> for Lindsey's "Best of Show" notation in the Electronic Theater.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/for_media/releases/SAPressRelease4_CAF.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/for_media/releases/SAPressRelease4_CAF.pdf">Read the original news release about Lindsey's win.</a><br />Animation Reporter, Asia's leading Animation industry magazine, published a three-page feature on "Anchored" in its December 2009. Visit the Kimbrough Library to read the article.<br />Congratulations, Lindsey!Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730722735223384489.post-77806396181629736432009-09-12T13:36:00.000-04:002009-09-12T15:58:05.106-04:001st Critique on my thesis modelsAlright this is looooooong overdue. I created this blogspot over a year ago and have never posted anything. Well as most of you know and some of you don't, I attend Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, FL for my BFA in Computer Animation. I recently started my senior year here and am currently working on my thesis. Our thesis is a 2 minute short computer animated film. We create everything within this film from concept of story, to the finished product. So that means we start the second semester our junior year working on the concept of our story. It's an extremely tough process that involves much blood sweat and tears and many full faculty critiques. Plus the drawing and redrawing of a ton of story boards and animatics. It's actually an extremely hardcore process.<br /><br />Then if you pass you move onto your senior year to be able to work on your film! It's a rigorous schedule to get everything done. There is so much to do in 8 months and unless you're in a group (which most aren't) you're doing everything yourself. I am not in a group so this is all me, bad and good.<br /><br />Our first deadline of the year was yesterday. We had to have our characters modeled and rough textures placed on them. Then for a full faculty critique. The really neat thing is that Dreamworks director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382769/">Steve Hickner</a> came to all of the full faculty senior critiques and talked with us about our thesis story ideas and how we could improve them. He was great! He also did a 2 hour presentation for the Computer Animation department this morning. Man I am so lucky to go to such a great school that people from all different major animation studios want to come here and talk with us, sit in our critiques, and give presentations!.<br /><br />Anyway so here are some shots of my thesis characters so far. These are FAR from done, however I will continue to post shots as they are developed even farther. Keep in mind the textures are simple textures that were placed on there primarily for teachers to have an idea what they will be. By no means are they even close to finished. For instance Tony's skin looks lifeless and dull and the chicken is going to be black and white instead of white and about a hundred other things.<br /><br />Also I am planning to take both characters into Mudbox and make them just downright better!<br /><br />Oh ya for those of you who don't know, we use Maya as our 3D program.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Tony:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/access/blogspot/01Tony_09-11-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/Sqv6eEIcb3I/AAAAAAAAABo/gdcPsoY8dvU/s320/01Tony_09-11-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380669574236368754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/access/blogspot/02Tony_09-11-09.jpg"></a><a href="https://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/access/blogspot/02Tony_09-11-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/Sqv68eYM00I/AAAAAAAAABw/ngKKYLf5yos/s320/02Tony_09-11-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380670096677851970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/access/blogspot/03Tony_09-11-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/Sqv7N_uNXzI/AAAAAAAAAB4/cyxebsjvJMo/s320/03Tony_09-11-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380670397686308658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My hen:</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/access/blogspot/01chicken_09-11-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/Sqv7Oav2XSI/AAAAAAAAACA/XhQHD1fz_rE/s320/01chicken_09-11-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380670404940946722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/access/blogspot/02chicken_09-11-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/Sqv7Om8CvhI/AAAAAAAAACI/XHsz6c0z-BQ/s320/02chicken_09-11-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380670408213315090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/access/blogspot/03chicken_09-11-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/Sqv7O60c4SI/AAAAAAAAACQ/IVrt49DIQl0/s320/03chicken_09-11-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380670413550182690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/access/blogspot/04chicken_09-11-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/Sqv7PeqkWjI/AAAAAAAAACY/h4GwPUeJ3_4/s320/04chicken_09-11-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380670423172405810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And here is a size reference for you.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.ringling.edu/%7Ejadams/access/blogspot/01Tony-chicken_09-11-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HkkFwvP6d9c/Sqv79KHGfjI/AAAAAAAAACg/pHMqI3DiLKM/s320/01Tony-chicken_09-11-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380671207928921650" border="0" /></a><br />Alright so that's it for now. My next step is Mudbox and then I have a date with my bed. I do not bode well with prolonged sleep deprivation. But I guess you've got to do what you've got to do to get the project in on time.Jasmine Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222232155835962720noreply@blogger.com0