100% smooth is not the best

So we all animate on low-res characters and things look nice and chunky and the world is a happy place. Then you finish your scene and turn on smoothed-mode and your character goes to mushy, smooth, noodle land.

Mushy, smooth noodle land is not the best.

Turn down the smoothing to 0.5 and experience +10 happy points.

A Couple Stills

Still finessing the lighting and colours and background.. it's coming though.

Backgrounds

Well, these pretty little characters need a pretty, little background to live in ... nothing really working for me yet.

Uno in a teacup

Exhibit Number 1:

Uno is sad because he is in a teacup.

Also because he has no nose or mustache.

Happiness Lesson Number 1:

If you are sad, grow a mustache.

Firing Up The Blog

It's almost time to start real production on my short film, Eye Like Pizza.

Maybe I'll give this bloggy thingy a shot?!

Here's Uno the cyclops pizza gardener:

Character Design Lesson Number 1:

If you character doesn't look right, it's probably because he is lacking in mustache.