Eyelids + Adding Eyes + Posing Eyes
Ok gang. Another challenge for ya. This time we’re going to make some eyelids that fit snuggly to eyes (guaranteed!), adding eyes and then posing the eyes. All within an editable mesh. And this time we’re going to go cartoon-stylee. You’ll be able to use the same techniques for more realistic models, but cartoons are more forgiving for early attempts.
I’ve done a screen capture movie of a one hit modelling session. It’s 9mb, ok. I haven’t used sound, as that increased the size dramatically. Maybe another time when I’ve sussed out the best codecs. I hope everything is clear … I’ve used toolbar and palette options rather than shortcut keys, so you should be able to follow along. Let me know if anything isn’t clear. Apologies in advance for the cack-handed way I use inverse masking towards the end. Heh heh.
THE CHALLENGE
Make yourself a little cartoon figure. And give him/her/it eyes that fit nicely. Extra kudos points if you can give your character personality or emotion by simply posing the eyes and lids. Post your pics, time-lapses, scripts or tools here. Good luck!
http://www.wyldehearts.com/tutorials/LIDZ.zip