CEZ TV commercial

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:28:42 +0000

Ive had the pleasure working on CEZ TV commercial in UPP as an animator. It was long and hard work, but Im very pleased with a result.

You can see the TV spot on youtube.

UPP crew
Animators: David Drbal, Frantisek Krejci, Jan Konicek, Sasa Muller, Vlastic
Riging and TD: Jan Konicek
Lighting and Render: David Pekarek
Flame Artist: Peter Nemec

2d animation attempt

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:10:58 +0000

New tablet and new motivation = hand draw animation attempt.

Chickeneraptor

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:12:36 +0000

Another speed test with sculpting in Zbrush. Because Zbrush doesnt support any reference images in the background ( so far I know ) I made the base mesh in XSI first. It took me about 10 minutes. Then I added details in Zbrush. Its still rough model, but all took about 2 hours of work which is good for sufficient looking 3D concept.

Warrior Concept

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:36:41 +0000

Igor sculpt concept

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:46:06 +0000

It takes a while, but I get my hands into Zbrush finally. This came from simple sphere and so far Im pretty happy with the result. This is my first try. I hadnt have any concept made before I started this. It also shown big potential of Zbrush as 3D sketching tool.

I had quiet frustrating time not to get results I wish with classic modelling tools. The problem was mostly with workflow and topology problems. Many times my 2D sketches didnt work so well in 3D and changing them in classic way was quiet pain. I feel unlimited with Zbrush right now. I feel comfortable with the tool like when Im drawing my concepts. I dont need to care about polyflow as I will adjust it ( retopology ) when Im done with sculpting. That sounds good to me .)

Interesting Blog

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:45:45 +0000

Today I find Hans Bacher’s interesting blog. It’s a full of great materials about animation and art. Be sure to check it out, because its worth it.

SimpleBot Rig v.2.0.0

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:34:18 +0000

- Redone facial controls ( eyelids also react on eye rotation automatically )
- Added controls for antennas ( thanks Tuna for tip )
- Fixed rotation order on feet
- New color scheme ( well its not big feature, but I like him more in green hehe )

Download Rig for Softimage XSI (should works with XSI 7, 7.5 and 2010 as well) .

New Kitten in the house

admin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:05:13 +0000

From Friday we got new company, and our older tomcat named Bruce, too. We call him Xavi – read “chavi”, it’s 8 weeks old blue British Colorpoint tomcat. He is born in Leon sign and he show what does it mean be a lion. He already got everyone and everything under control, but you are not against when he spend hours on you sleeping with his characteristic purring sound.

Geometry Constraint Plug-In

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:32:02 +0000

Great script from Mohammad Abdulfatah for those using XSI. I believe many people will find it very helpful. Get it from Mohammad’s blog.

ELEPHANTDI Concept

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:35:34 +0000

It took me long time to do something in 3D again.This reminds me old designs
I have done long time ago. Like a cow, dino and others – those “infantile”
characters, but i will always have a special place in my heart for them.

This character is all done by metal, but I believe it could not cut off anything
from his cuteness.

Enjoy it, and feel free to add some comments under the post if you wish.

Free Model

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:14:32 +0000

I decided upload one of my Toon character mesh for Free download.
It’s a silly bug character and I hope you will enjoy him.

Download

The file is in FBX, so nobody should have a problem with import.

Robotic design doodle

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:52:29 +0000

Free XSI SimpleBot

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:43:56 +0000

Its a simple cartoon robotic character, designed and rigged by me. Rig is fully compatible with Softimage XSI 7.0 and up. This rig was used in TVCs for T-Mobile and worked well for several animators, hope it will serve you well too .)

Im not going to do any manual for it, as I think its easy to understand and use rig. Anyway if some people ask for, I will do it.

• IK legs setup with smooth stretching ( thanks to Andy Nicholas )
• More controls for feet
• Facial rig
• You can hide/unhide rig parts.
Select “Base” object and you can control visibility under keying panel
• COG guide ( sometimes it helps, sometimes its useless )
• 2 character sets. One for rig, second for facial rig

…. so what are u waiting for ? GET IT and have a fun.

Doodle in Illustrator

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:06:21 +0000

Those are my first sketches done in illustrator.
Finally I find drawing software which is friendly to my minimum skill I have with tablet.
I hope I will improve soon to the level I have with pencil and paper.

Another Simple Character Design

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:56:27 +0000