So much for my great grandoise plans for this summer, getting a whole slew of artwork done and whatnot. All I have to show for my time is about a gig of photos, a couple plans for storyboards, and a page or two of concept drawings.

Pitiful.

MY current project, per se, is a redo of In the Hall of The Mountain King. Only the render won't SUCK this time because I had to get it done in 30 hours flat. The only thing I'm keeping is the basic premise, everything is getting redone. I've been learning about IKs and all that funs stuff and I think that'll help a lot (I met up with some guys at a studio called Stage3 Productions and their lead 3D guy asked me if I used IKs on the original at all and I said no and he had that "wow" look on his face). So I figure once I figure out IKs things'll look a bit better, more fluid and natural.

If I ever get the models done to my satisfaction.

Maybe I need to heed the words of that Autodesk presenter from Atlanta. Does it really need to be all that amazingly complex, or will something slightly more fantastical and simple do the trick? Do I really need to spend SO much time modeling that I completely neglect animation, lighting, and materials?

Ooooh! A shiny object!

Lalalalala.....