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Darukin's Sketchbook

Hey thanks dustbin1_uk I really appreciate your comments!

Test: 2 second animation with new Z4 animation features, essentially ZSphere rig animation combined with blend shape animation

It sucks but here it is anyways, please ignore the twitch in the claw, it was a glitch in the animation. Was just testing the new animation features

Unfortunately this is with everything low-polyish

//youtu.be/55mdQj41nT8

Hey Darukin,

I was wondering when you were going to post some Z4 animations! How are you liking the new timeline, considering you developed the first animation in ZBrush?? If you ever decide to develop a plugin for the new timeline I have a few ideas. :wink:

Take care, and I look forward to more ZAnimations!

I was pretty much wondering the same stuff!

how are you finding the new timeline in comparison to your plugin and i do hope it hasnt stopped your progress… your tests still look much closer to claymation which could be a huge breakthrough!

Hey ZWolf and earthtriber, thanks for your interest guys!

What a coincidence, I was almost gonna give up on the entire idea since Z4 has new animation features until I actually played around with them and saw how I can combine my own ideas with the existing Z4 features to make a much more enhanced claymation system.

You see it turns out that indeed ZSphere posing was improved and furthermore now u can seamlessly combine ZSphere animation with blend shape animation simultaneously on same model, which has many great implications for ZAnimator and I got many ideas.

The current animation features in Z4 can get u results but isn’t truly claymation, as far as how u go about achieveing it and keyframing things etc.

However, the new features have indeed opened many doors and I think now I can add true claymation features greatly enhancing my own ZAnimator

The Z4 timeline is certainly much better than my own timeline (as far as timeline interface, not speaking of keyframing) and therefore I need one thing…

I NEED TIMELINE ZSCRIPT SUPPORT otherwise I can’t make good use of it!

Many new ideas but need to have ZScript access to that timeline!
Cheers!

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Checked Zbrush 4 new features and revisited and brought back ZAnimator to life. Just made a new ZAnimator test animating a Zbrush mannequin I enhanced timeline / interface, is still very cluttered though and timeline unclear due to ZScript limits and also I haven't finished it obviously since I'm focusing on core features. Unfortunately no script access to built in timeline so I had to make my own timeline interface. Oh, and everything such as scrolling thorugh frames and previewing is actually much faster, it's just i had many programs running and recording software made it slower for some reason. Realtime Preview is smooth, only rendering snapshots makes it jerky.

Also please excuse my very jerky behaviour with the mouse at times :stuck_out_tongue:
Oh and the same is exactly possible for claymation more importantly

After the core features, i will add motion blending for something more advanced…

Please watch in youtube full size…

//youtu.be/IU0ipNd7AWY

watched the youtube full screen. looking forward to how far you can take the zanimator …very kewl…thnx
ron

I still dream of being able to fully animate in zbrush using multi resolution meshes animation ( if you can follow my train of thought … ) and being able to export a full rig to other softwares for definitive animation and advanced rendering …

creating a full rig in zbrush that can be used in other softwares … from … say … autodesk … complete with animatable face wrinkles and muscles and IK and and associated deformations …

maybe someday …maybe …

this is aready possible with ZAnimator and Zbrush 4 built in animation, only without all the advanced features unfortunately. It’s the best thing Zbrush can add to animation since obviously it can’t become a full animation package, so yeah it makes sense if you can only export/import etc and add high-res pass animation in Zbrush, would be awesome, I follow you.

Darukin the plugin is ready for download? I did not found the link of your amazing plug!

Not yet my friend, still needs just a little more dev before I release alpha
just a little more

then I do a few more advanced features for it and then can finally release it properly

Oh and I’m not pretending that this is a complete animation solution or anything for anyone who might poo-poo it as was done before, I’m merely extending the Zbrush toolset to make basic animations and basic claymations like anisculpt for quick previsualization or short basic animations etc and making it with easy quick to keyframe iterface (and Z4 does have built in animaiton system but without standard keyframing methods etc although I began ZAnimator before these features were even announced)

Excellent Stuff Dude! Compliments! :sunglasses: :+1:

The Blood Elf came out super! And thank you for the credits :slight_smile:

these are some great stuff bro,

I like all of them , keep up the great work!
5*****


http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?p=774018#post774018
http://minastris.cgsociety.org/gallery
Also available on freelance

Thanks alfedo no prob, hope to collaborate again soon once I finish uni!

Thanks minastris much appreciated, love your works also!

@ADMINS: WHY HAS THIS THREAD THREAD BEEN MOVED TO ZSCRIPT UTILITIES?? IT IS MY ARTWORK SKETCHBOOK WITH ONLY ONE VIDEO RELATING TO ZSCRIPT? Please return this to Main Forums :wink:

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 Cheers!

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Really great stuff.

Fantastic renders mate! i really all the details on your characters too :+1:

Nice clay renders!:+1:

fantastic works and renders :+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1: I like best the Kimahri warrior
but I have a weakness for feline Char’s anyway :wink:

…very keen on the Zbrush Animation Plugin is