Doing some research

I have been looking for some Mummy's I can base my character on. Here's a couple I have found.

I'm going to have my mummy still wrapped up in the bandages. There weren't as many 3D animated Mummy's as I thought there would be so that's interesting.

What I have found is that Mummy's don't just look like people covered in bandages, they just look like old dried up dead guys. I have found some more images that I want my Mummy to look like.

At this point I'm not sure if I'm going for a realistic looking Mummy or a cute cartoon looking Mummy. I'll probably end up with a mix of both. Personally I hate when 3D animations try to look too real and prefer them to still have a cartoon style.

I'm also not sure what to do with the face yet. I feel like I want to have some of the Mummy's eyes showing but not sure if it will have a distinct mouth yet. Although it will be easier to portray it's emotions with a distinct mouth, I don't know if that's the look I want for my Mummy.

I am going to be doing a whole lot of drawings to try and get the Mummy looking right. Stay tuned!!

Class Exercise!!!

Shaded some balls the other day

It helps if you squint...

First post and first look a The Mummy :0

Why hello there :D

My name is Sam Ruffell and this year I am doing a Post Graduate Diploma in Animation. I graduated with a Bachelor of Digital Media in 2012 where I learnt to be a filmmaker for 3 years. I've decided I want none of that so I thought I'd do a year in animation where I feel more comfortable.

This year we have to create a 3D model of a character and I've decided to model a mummy. Today in class I drew up a quick doodle of the mummy then gradually added detail as the class progressed. Finally, I ended up with this little guy you see here. I doubt the final mummy will look like this but it's a good start.

That's it from me for now, kthx bye