360º head rotation

[Furpuss]

Hello all-

I watched a tutorial by a guy named Lychee and it inspired me to do a full head turn utilizing some of AS 3D functions.
You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-lS-UZBlN8

I expanded on this technique by first making a crude 3D template to work over. Many attempts at head turns use what I call 'eyeballing' which is OK but the 3D model keeps the head nice & solid looking because it's all mathematical. The 3D wireframe template was based on a maquette I had made years ago when I animated Tony Tiger commercials.

Then I added 2D frame by frame color shapes guided by the template. Which was a LOT of work! The exceptions were the eyes and nose which are flat surfaces and could be easily rotated around the head. Mind you, it's still not perfect.

Unfortunately, this technique is probably impractical since it took me about 50 hours to complete and has no eye blinks, mouth shapes, etc. So I'm labeling it an R&D work in progress. If anyone has any thoughts on how to use this technique more efficiently, I'm all ears. You can see it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbcaPuG ... e=youtu.be

Cheers, Furpuss

[3deeguy]

"Tony The Tiger"! 50 hours is a lot of work but it's a technique worth learning.
I also think you made an excellent case for using reference photos. The stripes rotated very well.
I got someone to do head poses for me so I could get the proportions right. I want to do believable head nods as well as head turns. I expect it to take more than 50 hours so I'm gonna make backup copies of my work.
Thanks for sharing your work.

[neeters_guy]

Quite Impressive that you could pull this off. Could you have done this frame-by-frame in the same time?

[Little Yamori]

If anyone has any thoughts on how to use this technique more efficiently, I'm all ears. You can see it here:

Lychee has some great insights on making the AS do wonders. Here's another tutorial by Selgin, which works nicely too
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54411/AS8/forum ... torial.mp4

[jahnocli]

If you show 360 degree head rotation, surely you'll need a priest standing by?...

[muhire]

pretty nice, even it takes along to achieve!!!

[RussSilva]

Very long tutorial but informative. Nicely done...

[Pinesal]

It's GRRRRRRRRRRREAT!