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abstract

When being set a project which aims to push you to test ideas you have or try and solve problems that you have come across, there is a decision to be made. Do I start by looking at this project as an entity of its own or do I look to link this to an already on going project. I decided to look at the latter of these two options, linking this project with a comical piece of work I am producing for my major project.

In my major project I will be modelling and animating a cat, which in computer graphics means a few issues are likely to occur. This cat is to have fur, but not the standard fur that Maya provides for you, a more cartoon looking type of fur. So this project seemed like a good opportunity to try and produce this look for my cat. After looking at the idea for what the cat is to look like I have tried to get an overview of the issues that will need to be addressed. Issues like the cat having varying lengths of hair, its body casting shadows on itself, the flow and freedom of the movement of its fur. These things are important to the realistic portrayal of the cat.

In this report I have looked at a variety of methods to achieve this effect. I have limited myself to using software which I am already familiar with due to my knowledge of computer animation. These programs are Maya (a 3D animation package), and Shake (a compositing package). Through the use of both of these programs I aim to achieve my objectives.

Appendix 1.doc

innovations report FINAL.doc

GCampbell.zip

Appendix-1.doc

innovations-report-FINAL.doc

GCampbell.zip