Inspiration time

 This much I knew about myself:
1. I like robots
2. I like visual effects and 3D
3. I can create something in 3D and render it out.


For the past few days, I have been formulating ideas as to what to do for a show piece for my class. Now that i have narrowed down my show piece, here are some of my inspirations that i refer to in times that my imagination isn't working.

(a 3D model of josef)

      i like robots. i think i've narrowed that down in the things that i knew about myself. one of my favourite robots to draw is this robot named josef from the game called "machinarium" which is a point and click game. the aim of the game is to save your girlfriend from an bad guy. i like his character style because he's really simple. from his character to his render, i find that his simplicity makes him who he is.

      the next bunch of robots that i like are from the movie called "robots". their a more modern version of what robots should be like but it isn't as slick and minimal like Eva from Wall-E (more on that later.) i love how each robot has a different character, function and characteristic in this movie that makes them stand out from one to the other. 

           i also like the robots from pixar's movie Wall-E. both of the robots have different styles to them representing the new and the old. like the other movie, both robots have a characteristic to them that can be seen by just their outer shell. for instance, wall-e looks tough but his big sad robot eyes tell a different story and eve is sleek and shiny and looks very hard to control. these are some characteristics that i want to develop for my character.

(watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzCEwoKUtpA)

            the style of animation im looking at the moment is from this show called "the amazing world of gumball". it is animated on top of a series of still photographs which are then set as the background of the characters. probably compositing at its finest.

resources: 

• http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RW1rtPinZhU/Tz1ryTiAd7I/AAAAAAAAAGc/R1AhuRT_YX8/s1600/josef_turnaround.jpg
• http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/cartoons/wallpapers/amazing-world-of-gumball.jpg
• http://swotti.starmedia.com/tmp/swotti/cacheCM9IB3RZRW50ZXJ0YWLUBWVUDC1NB3ZPZXM=/imgrobots2.jpg
• http://jhonman.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/robots.jpg
• http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/110/888ccd85cdc84fd4b2311dd6871bb661/l.png
• http://amanita-design.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Josef_by_Greenlands.jpg
• http://www.tripletsandus.com/disney/Wall-E/characters/Wall-E6.jpg
• http://www.artsjournal.com/popcorn/Wall-E%20and%20Eve.jpg