Welcome to AM on the way

Disney Channel show Pacman and the ghostly adventures

2014-06-20T10:18:00.000+10:00

I have been to Japan working on a Disney channel show: Pacman and The Ghostly Adventures (TV) for sometimes and I absolutely loved it. It was fun experience working and living in Japan. Now the question is when can I see my first Pacman episode :P

Hand drawing examples

2013-07-27T22:32:00.003+10:00

Here are some of the hand drawing examples I did when I had more free time. enjoy!
please note: some paintings were originally designed by myself and some inspirations of paintings were from the internet and books.

My first kungfu panda TV episode

2013-06-03T19:28:00.002+10:00

Hey Guys, good news, and finally Nickelodeon decided to air Kungfu panda: Legends of Awesomeness from this month. My first episode will be aired on 25th of June 2013. Enjoy!

RIP Garfieldy

2012-07-24T17:57:00.002+10:00

A while back, you passed away. But your spirit and memory will retain on earth.

I remember the first time I saw you, you didn't run away, instead, you came to me, leaned against me, touched me with your tail. You also purred, that was just so cute.

I am a typical dog lover, I used to have cats, but for some reasons they didn't like me, they either ran away or ignored me. I felt generally distant from cats. But you changed my view for cats. They can be fun and lovable as long as you are with the right person. And, yes I AM the right person, I felt so happy. So that made you the first cat who loved me.

They say you would ran away when strangers came, but it was a miracle to see you like this, to me. I also remembered when I was going to leave, you appeared from nowhere and started follow me around. Couldn't take my hands off you when something like that happens.

RIP Garfieldy.

animation contest

2012-05-13T13:48:00.002+10:00

Hey hey everyone, I am glad to announce that I won the 3rd place for the Animation rigs annual animation contest for 2012.

Also please check out the polished horse running cycle. :)

IBL test

2012-05-05T23:52:00.001+10:00

Recently, I found out that IBL(image based lighting) is really time efficient in terms of lighting a scene.
The following render test took about 7 seconds to render on my machine.

I am really happy about the result. May use this method on my next projects. :D

ps: the upside down superman logo I did on purpose.

The idea of 'The Muybridge Project'

2012-04-15T01:17:00.001+10:00

Hi everyone, recently I came across an idea of 'recreating' Eadweard Muybridge's Locomotion, in 3D, which I call it 'The Muybridge Project'.

Ok, the idea behind this project is to create 3D animation cycles base on Muybridge's locomotion plates. There are three volumes in Muybridge's Complete Human and Animal Locomotion series, and I am going to mainly focus on volume III - animals' locomotion.

The reason for that is because for the first two volumes, the focus of locomotion is human. For animators who need references, they can do pretty much everything that the books illustrate. Whereas for animal locomotion, it is quite a challenge to find valuable references.

My ultimate goal for this project is that each week I will pick one plate from volume III, analyse the motion and create a 3D animation.

Additionally, a purpose of doing this is for me to better understand animal body mechanics in a way to improve my animation skills as well as educate others.

Animation Contest - 11secondclub March 2012

2012-03-22T03:50:00.004+11:00

Hey guys, this is my first time entering animation contest for 11secondclub. Thanks for watching!

for more info on this contest, please refer to 11secondclub.com

Some piano songs

2012-03-19T21:26:00.001+11:00

Hi everyone, a part from playing my awesome guitar, I also play piano, oh yup.

Here are some songs I really enjoy playing.

Back to business

2012-02-26T18:03:00.001+11:00

I just came back from holidays. Now my energy is fully charged up.

It's time to do some serious stuff! :D

Some awesome stuff is coming soon... so keep your eyes out...

Happy Feet 2 Cast list screen shot

2011-12-28T00:32:00.003+11:00

Hey everybody, as I went to see Happy Feet 2 in the cinema yesterday, I got to capture once in a lifetime thing at the end of the movie. I am sooooo proud of myself being part of the Happy Feet Crew.

New animation showreel

2011-12-15T21:38:00.001+11:00

Hi guys, my new animation showreel is now up. It includes some new awesome shots from Happy Feet 2. Hope you guys enjoy them.

Showreel breakdown will be available soon here www.nothingsweet.com/breakdown

Check it out ^^

Time to kick some arses

2011-11-10T13:03:00.002+11:00

Back from Sydney a couple of days ago. Away from my work and friends.
Now, since I have more time, I will start working on my next kick.

Until then, I shall keep some secrets about the project.

Will keep you guys posted.

Need sometime to polish up my showreel and create a short film.

2011-10-03T20:20:00.001+11:00

It has been more than a month working on Happy Feet 2. The experience is incredible.
Due to the heavy workload, I had insufficient time for AnimationMentor.

Now, I am officially graduated from AM but I feel my showreel is incomplete. Well, I will keep working on it after this job.

Surprisingly, AM has offered some new characters that I can use, and hopefully I can use them for my next short film which is...(well, still in my head). ;)

Stay tuned for further information. ^^

Animation job

2011-08-10T14:34:00.001+10:00

Ahh, after a few weeks of waiting I finally got accepted by Dr. D studios. As a motion processor(bulk edit), I will be working on Happy Feet 2. Yey!

I can't wait for it. Sydney! I am coming. I mean 'penguins' I am coming.

AM Class 6 week 5 animation update

2011-08-05T15:48:00.001+10:00

Some paintings I recently did.

2011-07-29T02:27:00.003+10:00

Dialog shot WIP

2011-06-17T20:13:00.003+10:00

AM class 5 week 7 - dialog blocking

2011-05-16T15:05:00.001+10:00

Animation Mentor Class 5 week 3- final

2011-04-19T17:40:00.001+10:00

Animation updates:
Full facial animation
Minor animation adjustments.

AM class 4 Week 1

2011-04-04T16:38:00.002+10:00

Ahhh, it's Class 5 now. Time went past so quickly. My life at moment is very tough. Mostly I feel physically and mentally tired. I really wanna just focus on animation, but life goes on with unexpected dramas.

What I can do for now is just keep on going...Bless me...

AM class 4 week 11 - final

2011-03-22T18:54:00.000+11:00

AM class 4 week 10

2011-03-13T18:15:00.001+11:00

Some thoughts on adding extra frames before and after your shots

2011-03-06T19:01:00.005+11:00

Hi guys, after the Q&A last week, I thought about putting this idea here to share with you guys.

It is as to adding extra frames(let's say 10 frames) before and after your shots. It also means you will have to animate that extra 20 frames for the sake of your main shots. This way, it will ensure your shot doesn't have a dead start or dead end, since there are shots before and after yours.

Another important factor is that in this way it will make sure you won't have weird motion blur in the final production, think about your shot end at frame 100, and your character is jumping, so what's going to happen to the motion blur at 100 if there is no more frames after it?(if you know how motion blur is created)

Cheers.

add or remove keyframes MEL in Maya

2011-02-24T20:42:00.003+11:00

UPDATED 10/2012: see below for the updates.

Hi guys, I have been using this method for a while now, and I have found it quite useful. So I thought it could be a salient idea to share with you guys as well as for future reference so that I can find it. :D

So let's get started. Firstly, Let me introduce the following MEL code:

timeSliderEditKeys addInbetween;

timeSliderEditKeys removeInbetween;

So, its very straight forward, the first line is adding a frame, the second one is removing a frame.

Next, let's make a button on a shelf.
1. create a new shelf or use the existing one.

2. open up script editor, copy and past the code above to the editor

3. select one line,and hold MMB(middle mouse button) and drag the code to the shelf, save as MEL script.
4. select the other line, and do the same as above.
5. change names, I usually name it as '+key' and '-key'.

6. done!

Tips:
when you animate a shot, if you want to adjust the timing of one particular part, then remember to select all the controls and then add or remove frames. This way, you won't mess up with your keyframes and other timing.

Hope this helps.

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Updates (10/2012):

Let's make a shortcut for this one. (faster workflow)

Step 1: click->Window->Settings/Pref ->Hotkey editor

Step 2: Create a new Hotkey by click 'New', input values as shown below for the add inbetweens, same process for remove inbetweens.

Step 3: Assign new hotkey, This is your part to fill in, depend on what hotkeys you feel right. for me I'd like to use 'Option' + d(for Mac), or 'Alt' + d (for PC) for adding inbetweens, and 'option' + s, or 'Alt' + s for remove inbetweens. Sometimes Maya tells you the Hotkey is already assigned to something else, if you find that you will never use that you can replace it.

This process will fastern your animation workflow. Similarly if you want to assign a Hotkey to open Outliner, you can do so by adding OutlinerWindow; to the Command area then create a new Hotkey (I use Alt + b)