Tomo is an original character I am working on that has me excited to dive into the world of motion and animation. Tomo is a Kung-Fu Puppy. I Imagine he is easily distracted and a little clumsy, but hard working and good natured.
Scroll all the way to the end to see the finished result of this new adventure into character animation.
Sculpted in Zbrush, WIP
Clean up and retopology in zbrush as well. WIP
First Render in Blender. Tomo is my gateway into Blender and animation can’t wait to make him move! I had a lot of fun working out lighting and materials here, and am happy with how it turned out, later I adjusted the focal shift for a crisper image.
My first rig!! I ended up adding IK to the legs and arms later but this was a great start
See he can move now!! next onto weight painting and figuring out how to blink his eyes!
Alright! you made it all the way to the end! This is the first time I have animated a character and super exciting to be able to bring him to life even for just 5 seconds.
I hope you enjoyed following along so far. and with a few adjustments to the rig I hope to create more animations soon.
So without further delay, Meet Tomo:
As a 3d artist who usually sculpts static figurines for manufacture, being able to add this extra dimension of life and personality to characters is so exciting!