Author Archives: Qi Zhou

Project 1-3: modelling the head

Posted on 1st May 2022 by Qi Zhou

Mesh Tools – Create polygons Use this button to sew the corners of the mouth. I guess it is the Merge button. This is the introduction to sculpting tools: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2020/ENU/Maya-Modeling/files/GUID-820F611F-3380-4D33-AC69-EEC62A59109B-htm.html In Maya 2020 Grap tools icon changed to : I … Continue reading →

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Character Rigging and Animation Workshop with Toby week 1

Posted on 21st April 2022 by Qi Zhou

Select child first and parent second. Press P. Display – Transform Display – Local Rotation Axes Radius can change the size of joints.

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Week 11: Manual Rigging

Posted on 20th April 2022 by Qi Zhou

Rigging menu: skeleton – create joints

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Read thesis 1: An Appetite for Violence (Donna Witters Banks)

Posted on 1st April 2022 by Qi Zhou
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Project 1-2: Character design and modelling body

Posted on 26th March 2022 by Qi Zhou

Character design： I remembered the character design I had done before, and there was a character design with a lotus as the element. Based on this, I drew three views of her. Since I haven’t painted for a long time, … Continue reading →

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Project 1-1: Inspiration and Storyboard

Posted on 24th March 2022 by Qi Zhou

Before I started working on the project, I thought about whether or not to continue working on the story about kids waking up. Because the project required a lot of scenes, and the content itself was not very creative. So … Continue reading →

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Week 10: Harvard reference

Posted on 17th March 2022 by Qi Zhou
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Week 10: Conclusion of Links

Posted on 16th March 2022 by Qi Zhou

Video links: The whole teamwork: Recording of the game: Personal responsibility: Team materials and documents: The sketch: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOI4xRLI=/ The sound: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jUd2CdvOF3NZl8BIIi4J6mMOPUojlKH5 The Game file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j0ClhA6EIHiy7kJJl_KHGBmXVgm6ORsr/view The personal animation file: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kTU_J1n2C3mVh4Amei-Eu3oVpBHFVCsk?usp=sharing Weekly work records: https://qijenny.myblog.arts.ac.uk/category/collaborative/ Week 1: Finding a group and … Continue reading →

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Thesis proposal 3: Draft

Posted on 14th March 2022 by Qi Zhou

Topic: How can violence be properly expressed in animation to reduce the adverse effects on children? Introduction: The influence of film and television works on people is enormous. Film and television workers are the engineers of the human soul. Some … Continue reading →

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Week 9: Sound and the conclusion about cooperation

Posted on 12th March 2022 by Qi Zhou

Sound The sound file and the screenshot of our communication: After communication with the voice students, they finally gave us a very satisfactory dubbing. I can’t thank them anymore. The voice makes our project more appealing to the audience. The background … Continue reading →

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