Ever since I started playing minecraft, I Have had many ideas into creating some animated shorts in 3ds max and me and another 3D artist from my school has written up ideas/scripts around about Mid 2010.
But we where boged down with school never really kicked it off but i Did manage to release an Alpha Rig that took me an hour to make here on Mod Db It was not textured and was at the level of version 0.5 but it did have much better bending joints than the Blender model which was out at the time.
From then on I've been working away in my free time Modeling all the items/things in minecraft ready to be animated with. so I can easy catch up the lost time when at school so i can start my project and push forward it in my free time.
I have not really used the minecraft forms, and decided that it might intrest others to see my progress. But I do know that there seems to be already another thread simlar to this but related to blender. and i am not trying to compete with anyone in fact me and my friend are doing this for our own enjoyment and its kinda became a small hobbie anyone else who is doing simlar things as me are a separate entity. This Would Be all my own work.
-------------------------------------- SO heres where I am Up to. ------------------------------------- KEY: Name, Completed, Not Completed
*Human Rig v1.4
---------- Fully Textured and Unwrapped compatible with any Minecraft texture
---------- Legs and Arms Bend nicely and Fitteted Swivel Joint Targets to them
---------- Torso is now Bendable forwards and backwards
---------- Added Custom UI's to incredibly make animation Process Easy :biggrin.gif:
---------- Can Lean left and right
---------- Made Compatible with Hats
---------- Animatable Eyes
---------- Animatable Mouth
* Have textured/Modeled Everysingle Current Block in Minecraft
* Have modeled and textured about 96% of ALL the items you can hold (Yes i do mean everything)
* Written about 3 Scripts which will soon be turned into storyboards. then into animatics then into short finished animation.
-------------------------------------- To Do List. -------------------------------------
* Fully Finish all the items you can carry which I first started just before christmas (Currently at 89%)
* Start on some mobs/enemys
* Work on non block items in the world of Minecraft *Placed fence/sign etc...
* Get my sound Guy to start thinking up music.
* Write up minecraft terrian generating script for Max in Max script. (using a height map) * and ill write down anymore stuff when i think of it
And I have my Official 3D Artist youtube Page here so you guys can keep updated with what i am currently doing. which i know soon ill upload a video of all the items of minecraft, but that will be a mabye a week or so.
So I am going to wrap this up now, ill edit this soon and keep it updated + post some more videos and pictures.
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Currently Working On
---------------------------- All User Hand Held Items (99% Complete) he Keeps adding stuff and Improving Minecraft Man so able to bend stomach and twist his torso for animation
And I Now Give you where i am on the items and how i made them. 1 more render to upload but it stuffed up so this came first in which it was ment for after the render to explain the stuff but oh well. enjoy
Very cool. I think if there's going to be better walking for the minecraft characters, there should be more detailed characters. They're too blocky and ugly for them to be actually walking like you made them.
Can't wait until the eyes and mouths are able to be animated! Also, if I may make a suggestion, would you be able to add fingers, somewhat like what CaptainSparklez has (not exact, just similar in what you can do with them i.e fist, pointing, holding an item etc.). Also, I was just wondering how the mouth and eyes are coming. Don't feel rushed, I'm just wondering
So It all Began
Ever since I started playing minecraft, I Have had many ideas into creating some animated shorts in 3ds max and me and another 3D artist from my school has written up ideas/scripts around about Mid 2010.
But we where boged down with school never really kicked it off but i Did manage to release an Alpha Rig that took me an hour to make here on Mod Db It was not textured and was at the level of version 0.5 but it did have much better bending joints than the Blender model which was out at the time.
From then on I've been working away in my free time Modeling all the items/things in minecraft ready to be animated with. so I can easy catch up the lost time when at school so i can start my project and push forward it in my free time.
I have not really used the minecraft forms, and decided that it might intrest others to see my progress. But I do know that there seems to be already another thread simlar to this but related to blender. and i am not trying to compete with anyone in fact me and my friend are doing this for our own enjoyment and its kinda became a small hobbie anyone else who is doing simlar things as me are a separate entity. This Would Be all my own work.
--------------------------------------
SO heres where I am Up to.
-------------------------------------
KEY: Name, Completed, Not Completed
*Human Rig v1.4
---------- Fully Textured and Unwrapped compatible with any Minecraft texture
---------- Legs and Arms Bend nicely and Fitteted Swivel Joint Targets to them
---------- Torso is now Bendable forwards and backwards
---------- Added Custom UI's to incredibly make animation Process Easy :biggrin.gif:
---------- Can Lean left and right
---------- Made Compatible with Hats
---------- Animatable Eyes
---------- Animatable Mouth
* Have textured/Modeled Everysingle Current Block in Minecraft
* Have modeled and textured about 96% of ALL the items you can hold (Yes i do mean everything)
* Written about 3 Scripts which will soon be turned into storyboards. then into animatics then into short finished animation.
--------------------------------------
To Do List.
-------------------------------------
* Fully Finish all the items you can carry which I first started just before christmas (Currently at 89%)
* Start on some mobs/enemys
* Work on non block items in the world of Minecraft *Placed fence/sign etc...
* Get my sound Guy to start thinking up music.
* Write up minecraft terrian generating script for Max in Max script. (using a height map)
* and ill write down anymore stuff when i think of it
And I have my Official 3D Artist youtube Page here so you guys can keep updated with what i am currently doing. which i know soon ill upload a video of all the items of minecraft, but that will be a mabye a week or so.
So I am going to wrap this up now, ill edit this soon and keep it updated + post some more videos and pictures.
----------------------------
Currently Working On
----------------------------
All User Hand Held Items (99% Complete) he Keeps adding stuff and Improving Minecraft Man so able to bend stomach and twist his torso for animation
Proffesional 3D Art Youtube Page
I'm Sure I'm not the only one who wants to see the models/textures shared at some point later in the project.
Will be waiting to see what you are creating.
Aloha,
Merlin_Q
North Pole, AK
here is that minecraft rigg
Proffesional 3D Art Youtube Page
Proffesional 3D Art Youtube Page
heres 3d render of the files
Proffesional 3D Art Youtube Page
Awesome job :smile.gif:
Hope you continue it!
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