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THE ART OF“TAKEN FOR GRAN

MANISHA DUSILA

COMPUTER ANIMATION


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IDEAS AND INFLUENCE MAP

Presented to us where three bio-scientific scenarios by

our client, Dr. Klapper; the effects of the Zika Virus, HIVor how bacteria becomes resistant to antibiotics.

I decided on the last scenario: I believe straightaway

there is a powerful message to be told: do not take

antibiotics for granted, otherwise bacteria will become

resistant much faster than the human race can

anticipate.

Beginning with a mind map, I looked at some ideas of

what I would like the shapes and forms of my bacteria,

antibiotics and the world would look. Initially, I wanted

to go for a clean, polished and professional animation,

but slowly changed my mind.


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INITIAL DIGITAL

After viewing the influence

dozen rough digital sketch

(using painting software A

to explore and get down th

head. The bacteria are sim

yet menacing, whilst the asimpler and more soft look

the “good” and the “bad”.


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UNDERSTANDING THE STAGES

Here, a small storyboard/diagram is made

to help me better understand the stages of

bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics

better, and to be a visual representation ofmy research.


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Expanding on designs for the bacteria, they’ve

become much more sinister and the recurring

theme are the sharp spikes all the way around.


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Now looking at the mutated

bacteria, I wanted to make them

much more menacing and stronger.


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Developing the antibiotics more; this time, i’

m keeping in mind the capsule shape

throughout.


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Environment sketches. My aim is f

to be set inside the body, perhaps

bloodstream or an organ, so thing

look organic, fleshy and gooey.


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Developing

antibiotic

designs.


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An array of colour tests. I ended up with choosing number 7.


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FINAL

ANTIBIOTIC

DESIGN


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Orthographic view

Orthographic views like this help in the 3D modelling stage, as the 2D

drawings come together how the model would look in a 3D space.


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Bacteria

developmen


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Some colour tests for the bacteria. I leaned more towards the green theme.


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Trying out different hues of green


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More subtle shades of green, and on number 3, the eyes glow so much so it leaves re


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Exploring tail designs; I did end up keeping the original 3 tails.


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Tweaking the tails some more.


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Playing around one last time; distorting the bacteria to see how it would look

either elongated or thicker.


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Some colour tests.


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More colour tests, this time with the two types of bacteria side by side, so that they look similar in

and colour.


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E i t d l t


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Environment development

Initially quite a realistic and generic idea; for example this bloodstream.


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I moved onto more abstract and sharp designs to keep with the toony feel of the characters


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A more developed scene of the environment. I decided it would take place in an organ, such as the inte

which are quite compact, tight and fleshy.


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Testing colours; I decided this will be the final environment design

Rough Storyboard


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Final characters concept art


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Final storyboard


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Modelling process


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The modelling process begins in Autodesk Maya. As mentioned earlier, the orthographs are used as ref

the models.


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Adding some colour to the model, but I wasn’t getting the result i liked.


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Experimenting with glow effects to achieve the glow, but this was quite intense


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More towards what I was going for, but not completely. I decided I would UV the texture on

(hand paint and apply the painted texture)


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UV MAPPING


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UV mapping can be a tricky process, but important nonetheless. The UV layout on the right shows how the

packed, and the job is to move, cut and sew edges together, like assembling a box the right way round, in

textures to look good.


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After the mapping is complete, a placeholder is applied to show the direction and look of th


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UV TEXTURES


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APPLYING TEXTURES


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RIGGING


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Rigging - the process of creating bones, binding them to the skin in order to make the model move. A

was an attempt of a smooth curl upwards of the tentacle, but I hadn’t binded the ski


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Completed rigs -the rainbow coloured symbols are the joints, and the grid is called the lattice - the la

smoother animation. The character also has a spine, and will soon come to life.


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The antibiotics didn’t really need to be rigged - some basic controls are better.

Some unique controls were created, such as the top half of the head being able

to spin, to individual finger movements.


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After rigging, controls are placed. The circles are nurb circles, which allows the joints to be moved better, a

known as the “master control” with controls the entire model.


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PIPELINE


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Wireframe Untextured T


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