Target: Ponch's Avatar

[jwalt]

In the long ago, I started a thread on the forums after I took the notion to model Ponch's Avatar. It drew a bit of interest, seemed to me, but has now faded into the mists of time. I've also lost that model when my computer went belly up. That was several computers ago. It wasn't all that good of a model, anyway. I seem to recall that the thread prompted RetroWolf to make one on his own, and it looked much better. At any rate, I think I wanna do it again:

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I had a falling out with PhotoBucket, so searching through my posts won't reveal any of the stuff I made back then. It wouldn't be worth the effort to check them out, anyway.

I'll be taking some artistic liberties with my Ponch model; those stubby limbs would be hard to work with. So far, I've just got the face. Yeah, I agree. I don't see the resemblance either. I have a notion, if I can complete the model, of posing the cow next to a yet to be made model of the Tardis. Why, you ask? Why Dr. Moo, of course.

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Time Lords like Dr Moo have to make all the difficult choices:

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Attempted a walk cycle, which accounts for Dr. Moo's loss of body mass. Also reduced the size of his feet, er, hooves.

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I often wonder if I'll ever make a really good walk cycle.

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One more:

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Decided the PortaPotty needed more love:

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Could probably get the Tardis doors to open, but difficult to model the insides of something that's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.

[Danvzare]

This is so random, yet so entertaining.

[jwalt]

Dr Moo makes a startling discovery:

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[Baron]

I get a lot of joy at the thought of Ponch in a cowboy hat travelling through time in a PortaPotty. 

[CaptainD]

I get a lot of joy at the thought of Ponch in a cowboy hat travelling through time in a PortaPotty. 

This is disturbing in so many ways... 

[jwalt]

Dr. Moo is a sports fan, I found out.

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Seems like I had a model of Baron's Avatar at one time, in the long ago. Needing another character, and he might do.

[Ponch]

Attempted a walk cycle, which accounts for Dr. Moo's loss of body mass. Also reduced the size of his feet, er, hooves.

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I often wonder if I'll ever make a really good walk cycle.

That's exactly how I walk!    And for the record, Tom Baker is my favorite doctor. If I had a TARDIS, it would probably be a porta-potty, so good call on that.

I remember your old cow gifs. I think I still have several of them on an old hard drive. There was a hula cow and a cow dribbling a basketball, as I recall. Now the cow has graduated to being a time traveling pooper. Well done! 

[jwalt]

Attempted the Ponch Avatar Dance:

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400x400 version:

Small 80x80 version:

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Dr. Moo being a bit difficult, today. Not doing much of what I've been trying.

[Baron]

When I dream of Ponch doing the pee-pee dance, this is what I see.

[jwalt]

Been working on Baron, but not done, and not rigged, since I need to add that goatee.

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I note that with a slight change to that chest ornament, I could easily send Baron to Star Fleet Academy.

@Tabata, I still don't do eyebrows. 

Edit: Worked on it a bit more:

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I need to find out why the material on the shirt is moving so much. Most likely a weight painting issue. Now, when Baron meets Dr. Moo, he will have an appropriate greeting.

And just a quick FYI, for anyone interested: I work with Anim8or for this stuff.

[Tabata]

@Tabata, I still don't do eyebrows. 

Oookay, but it's your loss, dear - you can tell soo much more with eyebrows ...

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Peace, baby

[jwalt]

Thanks, Tabata. Gave me a smile. What's your stand on ears? I note Baron's Avatar has none, and neither does my model. Made a walk cycle:

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Edit: Most folks don't know that Dr. Moo once played minor league baseball. Unfortunately, he'd suffer one of those Tommy John's injuries, and his career was cut short:

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I note that often my imagination totally overloads my abilities. I have something in mind here, and the scene above is just a part of it. I'd need to develop it further to have Moo actually toss the ball.

Edit2: Also decided to attempt CaptainD's Avatar:

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D's Avatar has no body shown, so I guess his body is mine, to do with as I choose.

Edit3: Found a spare body for CaptainD's Avatar:

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[Danvzare]

Now that you've made Baron's and Captain D's avatars, you need to add them to the sport's stand with Ponch and the Darlek, so they can all enjoy it together. 

[CaptainD]

Haha my avatar has such tiny legs! What's that about? 

[jwalt]

Now that you've made Baron's and Captain D's avatars, you need to add them to the sport's stand with Ponch and the Darlek, so they can all enjoy it together. 

Actually, I had something else in mind. I've got Dr. Moo with his pitcher pose and now have a tiny legged batter.

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Not entirely happy with this one. Think I need more frames than I'm currently using.

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Will consider putting them in the bleachers, as well.

Edit: @Danvzare  By your command... Sorry. Wrong franchise. So, anyway:

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I could probably animate that flag? Just not sure how to do it when it's attached to The Braon's bones.


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Bit of bad news, for me. It appears my messy big file may have reached some kind of Anim8or limit, and I've lost some ground. I should be able to recover most of the stuff, but CapnD at bat got eaten along the way. I'm trying to subdivide the various characters, which I should have done from the get-go. Oh, well...

[jwalt]

Probably poor form to post two in a row, so I apologize for doing just that.

The Moo Crew grabbed their masks and got into a little pre-Halloween hijinks:

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I guess Dr. Moo never got the memo about Sci-Fi themed costumes. Then again, I guess Barbar has made it into space?

@Cassiebsg Sorry. Didn't have any suitable masks for that franchise.

[heltenjon]

Probably poor form to post two in a row, so I apologize for doing just that.

I don't think so. That's more of a concern in the tech threads. In this kind of thread it makes sense to make a new post, or else we won't get a message that there is a new post to see. Editing often goes under the radar. (Non-mod speaking.)

[CaptainD]

Bit of bad news, for me. It appears my messy big file may have reached some kind of Anim8or limit, and I've lost some ground. I should be able to recover most of the stuff, but CapnD at bat got eaten along the way.

I thought something strange was going on yesterday but couldn't put my finger on it (probably because my finger had just been eaten!)...

[jwalt]

Should probably try to make them do more, here. At any rate:

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A few days early, but soon enough.

[jwalt]

Tried to give da Moo da pigskin and da uniform, in a manner of speaking.

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Might be a suitable pose for Ponch's Hubba Bubba Football card?

Edit: So, anyway:

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Edit: Moo is in the Cowmobile, spinning donuts.

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Seriously tempted to put a set of cow horns on the hood, but Ponch objected. The animation revealed an issue, which I have hopefully fixed. Were I smart enough, I might have added smoke from the burning rubber. Alas, I'm not all that smart.

[jwalt]

Makes it three in a row for me. Still strikes me as poor form. Also, not sure there really is much interest in this. However, I am having fun, and I am learning stuff about Anim8or, so there's that, at least.

Today's effort:

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I can't take any artistic credit for the abs. I found something on the web that would work. Sorry, Ponch, it's only a four pack. I suspect Baron drank the other two.

Edit: Tried my model on all fours:

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Meh, regarding the walk cycle.

Edit: Wanted to try for a better four-legged walk cycle. Noted some other exercise possibilities:

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No wonder Ponch has such a well-developed four pack. That looks like a pretty rough exercise regimen. But still not happy with that walk cycle.

[Ponch]

Exercising every day is how I have the phenomenally ripped and toned body common too all AGSers. 

I appreciate you have me playing proper sports and none of that unAmerican nonsense like soccer and (shock, gasp) cricket. 

But shouldn't Baron be playing Canadian Fight Club, aka hockey?

[jwalt]

Exercising every day is how I have the phenomenally ripped and toned body common too all AGSers. 

I appreciate you have me playing proper sports and none of that unAmerican nonsense like soccer and (shock, gasp) cricket. 

But shouldn't Baron be playing Canadian Fight Club, aka hockey?

Gave it a go:

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[ThreeOhFour]

I appreciate you have me playing proper sports and none of that unAmerican nonsense like soccer and (shock, gasp) cricket. 

The last time I was in America every Uber driver wanted to talk to me about cricket 

[jwalt]

Real cows play real football:

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Untouched by human hands.

Beginning to think I've picked up the wrong cow model somewhere along the line? I thought I'd reduced his girth, but not looking like it, lately. I've now got a jumble of files that are, increasingly, becoming less manageable. Poor organizational skills, evidently.

Edit: Tried for ThreeOhFour's avatar:

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Thinking about trying a different approach to the head, since I'm not liking the color change in the face. On the plus side, I might be able to add eyebrows to this one and get Tabata off my case.

Edit:  @Tabata  Here be eyebrows:

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Also figured out a fix for that coloring on the face that was bugging me, up above. This worked surprisingly well. At least, seems to me.

Edit: A friend commented that my take on ThreeOhFour's avatar reminded her of a num:

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Ponch is so gonna get whacked.

[Tabata]

@Tabata  Here be eyebrows:

[ThreeOhFour]

Ponch is so gonna get whacked.

Now she's REALLY ready for cricket! 

[jwalt]

Since Ponch is the only one in the class, he lacks all plausible deniability:

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I picked up an odd head tilt along the way, and I'm not sure why it happened. Leaving it alone, since it didn't mess up anything important.

Working on this made me realize that those Pixar guys are really good at what they do.

[ThreeOhFour]

This is exactly the sort of behaviour I've come to expect from young Ponch - he has a lot of potential, and if he'd only apply himself in class he could be an excellent student. Alas, he is one of my biggest problems.

[Ponch]

I wasn't expecting this thread to become so blatantly erotic! 

[Baron]

I vaguely remember sleeping with ThreeOhFour's nun avatar at a party back in college. 

The hockey animation is eerily accurate. Have you been fanboying me from the stands??

[jwalt]

Trying to make a diving suit for our favorite avatar. Accidently created a .3ds file. When I was trying to track down the .an8 file I wanted to add to my Anim8or project, I found the .3ds file and opened it in the Castle 3D viewer. It looked like this:

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South Park's Kenny has nothing on our cow.  ;-)

Edit: Came up with this, for no particular reason.

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Haven't rigged the seahorses, yet. Rigging is always an adventure, for me at least.

[Ponch]

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Reminds me of the Volus from Mass Effect.