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schabe · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 8:03 am

here is a new lowpolygon 3d model. it is a transport dinosaur (like this thingy from outcast) and has 478 triangles.

i did a little 3d animation with this dinosaur and a guinea pig:

you can view the animation here (make sure you have java enabled) :the tale of dinosaur and guineapig

this is the texture:

comments and critics appreciated.

waylon · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 8:40 am

Hey, that's really cool! The walk animation looks convincing, but you could probably get a little more character in it if you worked just a little longer. Like make his head bob back and forth as he's walking, or something like that. It would really enhance the goofy character look, which it seems is what you're going for. But what you've got so far is really good.

Is this just an animation for its own sake, or is this going into a game or something?

sock · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 9:05 am

ooh, how cute

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nice textures, and this guineapig simply rocks...

i agree with waylon on the animations-tips

William H. Daniels · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 10:06 am

The eye looks a little flat. Try to darken the underneath of the browline to bring out the eye. I like the movement and the flag is a nice touch.

schabe · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2001 2:22 am

thanks for your comments. i will try to improve the walking animation and texture.

waylon: probably i will use this model in a just for fun game project. its a roundbase strategy game (like ufo, x-com, gorky17/odium). if people sit on such a transport dino, they will have more walking steps and more place to carry...

Perplexer · member Member # Joined: 07 May 2001 Posts: 55

this is extremely cute! it's kinda muppet style and i love that. the gunnea pig is just fantastic, i couldn't help but grin from ear to ear when i saw it. good job!

Matt Elder · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2001 2:56 am

that was really cool. I was hoping that the guinea pig would eat the dinosaur or something comical like that. Keep it up

schabe · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2001 2:06 pm

thanks, i'm glad, that you like it.

Perplexer: hmm muppets style... perhaps because alle muppet-puppets kinda look like dinosaurs

Matt elder:err.. i wanted to stay with the facts doing this animation and guinea pigs usually dont eat dinos.

one last little gif here:

Perplexer · member Member # Joined: 07 May 2001 Posts: 55

i said "muppet style" because the face and mouth of the dino remind me a tiny bit of kermit the frog