Horstmann – Animation Test
Fate told me to open up this project again and give it some thought… So I’m thinking about it… hard. I’ve refined the animation rig on Horstmann this evening to better control his base.
Scene Mockup – Pipeline Test
This is a relatively rough version of a final rendered frame. It has been modelled, textured, lit, rendered, comped and graded to a level that is comparable to what I expect to achieve for the final frames. It’s not normally that important to go through this process if you have a pretty good idea how […]
Environment Reference Sketches
Some sketches of Antarctic hut reference imagery. Scott’s bunk, box of penguin eggs, etc.
Horstmann Reference Sheet
This is a reference sheet I used to make Horstmann. There are some other lamps on here for a variety of reasons. The chap on the right is George Carwardine, the inventor of the anglepoise lamp. The chap on the left is Charles Terry, son of the founder of Herbert Terry Ltd.
Populating The Environment
The environment is slowly being populated with all f the updated objects. Textures being added and models being worked on.
Blue is a darkness weakened by the light
Should your glance on mornings lovely Lift to drink the heaven’s blue Or when sun, veiled by sirocco, Royal red sinks out of view – Give to Nature praise and honor. Blithe of heart and sound of eye, Knowing for the world of colour Where its broad foundations lie. — Goethe
Macklin Street Mood Board
This is one of the mood boards for the design and feel of Horstmann’s environment. It’s made up of images taken from Macklin Street taken a while ago with Jim. I build many mood boards for many purposes but the main use is as a quick reference of what things should look like. Even though […]