Opening Soon...

Here we are, people. So Fancy has been submitted. I will never forget the night before the deadline, a night made of hopes, dead rendering TDs collapsing on the desk, Super Mario Land tournaments while scenes were rendering, cursing Maya and saleswomen walking trough walls. We had to compromise on a few things to get decent renders on time, but that doesn't mean we've stopped working on this. There are still lots of things that need to be fixed and be made fancy, and soon enough So Fancy will have an official opening!

A Beauty Pass & a Zombie Lynda

We are getting the first beauty shots of some scenes and must say it's looking good - maybe colors are a bit over saturated, but we still have some time (reading: a few days :P) to correct balance. And if you're wondering, Lynda is just missing her skin texture, it's not like we changed the story and made her a zombie. But we're considering the option.

It's been a long day

Here are some test renders of the exterior of the boutique during different times of the day.

Blocking Up

Here are some block and timing test of the shots I am taking care of, the head swapping scene and the last scene where she drags the bag out of the boutique. They may seem ugly (they are) but since those scenes are quite long, blocking is essential to get a satisfying timing - changing things here is still easy if you're not happy. But I am happy indeed, so let's get going with tangents and finesse!

The dream team

What happen when your group gets blessed with an awesome modeler? In case you didn't realize, it was a rhetorical question.

The height of the saleswoman has to be slightly adjusted. Can't wait to slap those cute little thingies on our sets.

They grow up so fast!

Lynda's model development is almost turning to an end. The result is definitely nice and very faithful to the model sheets.

Let there be light

Sury has opened a fancy little blog to update us about the lighting development. It got some nice ligthing experiments with chopped heads. Worth checking!