Hunter & a Killer

I posted this on a couple of threads earlier this year but thought i'd post it here now as well..

At the start of this year i was asked to produce a Terminator for a clip.

This i where went with it..

[Darrell Lawrence]

Nice. Upgrade to the T-880?

I actually based this guy on the t-700. The 600 was a bit too lumber-some but i liked the rusty, worn look of him. The 800 has been done so i thought i'd go for the 700, a cross between the two..

I've been going over my mesh controlling the increase of the mesh density by the displacement. I also re-worked the back and chest increasing the details to the skull. I'll do a poly count when I'm finished.

I've been fed up with everything i do looking to clinical. I saw an article in 3dworld a few months back about making something look like it was painted, using displacement maps. It gave me an idea. This is one of my first tests.

[Darrell Lawrence]

Whatever it is you tested, it's looking pretty good. I like the texturing not being a clean shine. A little dirty-up goes a long ways with it.

[gmd3d]

Looks awesome ...... and bloody mean too

I've had some trouble with rigging him. Too many phases in his motions, bits having to catch up to other bits etc.

He is pretty much rigged on one side now (i always do 1 side first with complicated rigs incase something doesn't work out, this being a perfect example).

Here we go. I doesn't loop properly yet but he's in motion anyway..

http://doghouse@www.doghouseanimatio...0walk%206c.mov

Now for the other arm and leg.

[gmd3d]

Originally Posted by mikeb

I've had some trouble with rigging him. Too many phases in his motions, bits having to catch up to other bits etc.

He is pretty much rigged on one side now (i always do 1 side first with complicated rigs incase something doesn't work out, this being a perfect example).

Here we go. I doesn't loop properly yet but he's in motion anyway..

http://doghouse@www.doghouseanimatio...0walk%206c.mov

Now for the other arm and leg.

That looks cool .. smooth movement ...

what program are you using ))

I use Cinema 4D, photoshop and sony vegas..

So here is the symmetry work. I have removed a couple of things as he's become a little muddled. I've used many references to build him and some have been a little contradicting, certain pipes and even body structures are taken from the T600, T700 and the T800. I like where it is but i am aware it's not 100% Skynet issue..

So now all his rigging is ready, i can make him walk where i want and pretty much do what i want..

http://www.doghouseanimations.com/t8...0walk%207b.mov

Next up is armament..

[gmd3d]

I think you have it nailed .....

I'm still working on the minigun, grenade launcher combo.

I saw that elsewhere in the new film, two t600's had another weapon. It turns out they were the F2000, a Belgian assault riffle. It looks very futuristic.

Thanks to Robert Rettgers modeling talents i have one of these to equip my boy..

http://www.doghouseanimations.com/t800/f2000.mov

[gmd3d]

excellent .... work

[Tenement]

That's pretty damn good. Great work on the texturing.

I'm very happy with my materials but it will be another thing altogether to get it to work in an environment..

After many tests on how best to make the bullet feed work, the T600 has it's weapon platform of choice. His minigun with an semi-automatic M203 grenade launcher.. So unless you have the undercarriage of a train hanging around somewhere you won't be wanting to bump into him..

http://www.doghouseanimations.com/t800/gunfeed6.mov



Now all i've got left to add are some straps to hold onto the big guy..

[Darrell Lawrence]

They're alive! LOL

Lookin' damn fine!

Is rigging in Cinema 4D similar to Lightwave, or is it more like Max, or totally different from either? Can you export BVH files?

[gmd3d]

awesome update ..

There are a list of animation controls missing (such as the hands), but i will get round to them as i test out the rig.

The render time is a bitch. I have a new i7 computer, even that's chugging while rendering this.

http://www.doghouseanimations.com/t8...0walk%2008.mov



Next up I'm going to try my rig in some more complicated moves..

[gmd3d]

cool how log for each render

[Darrell Lawrence]

Damn! That is looking good!

About 3 minutes a frame if i remember correctly, mostly down to the hi quality reflections on spd materials..

So here is my next test. Still working on the rigging, and trying to keep it the minimum number of controls.

This time the knee rotations needed a target to get the look i wanted.

http://www.doghouseanimations.com/t8...%20turning.wmv



Next up is a proper test for the arms (i may even rig the hands again).

[gmd3d]

cool .. very intimidating model

I remember reading that Lance Henrickson was originally cast in the role of the T-800 (T1000 style i guess).

It was later that they went with Arnie, but the plans for the endo has already been set, hence it doesn't really look like he would fit on that endo. I think my version is a bit more Arnie..

[gmd3d]

Originally Posted by mikeb

I remember reading that Lance Henrickson was originally cast in the role of the T-800 (T1000 style i guess).

It was later that they went with Arnie, but the plans for the endo has already been set, hence it doesn't really look like he would fit on that endo. I think my version is a bit more Arnie..

I would agree with you there

So more tweaks. This time I have been checking how to to turn the lights out (more difficult than it sounds).

I spent a long time getting the lighting right on this model, for the final composite i must be able to light things how i more according to the scene and not just him. So i thought I'd test out a ballistics hit.

The still frame is just the sparks lit composite layer..

http://www.doghouseanimations.com/t8...the%20back.wmv



This is the first clip sporting my new watermark, my new website is now mostly online as well..

[Darrell Lawrence]

That's pretty good animation there. The flash of light seems a bit too saturated though, and not reflective enough.

[gmd3d]

that was cool .. I could just about animate an object in a straight line

very cool

[Mapper]

Thats pretty neat

[gmd3d]

great skill .. beyond my efforts easily

Very impressive.