02-26-2007, 09:16 PM
Scout,
AND...
if you haven't taken a look at DAZ I'd suggest you do.
www.daz3d.com
Hair is pretty easy to do and the facial meshes can be manipulated pretty easily. Oh yeah, best part is the software is free and it's cross platform. There are also some VERY cool tools you can get for it. Like Mimic which allows you to either type text in a plain or phoenetic format, tell it what character you're using and it will manipulate the character's facial mesh to look like it actually speaking the words. You can also tie expressions to the text stream, so you can get raised eye brows, creased forehead, etc. There are also plug-ins that let you do some basic particle animation. And you can't beat the price of the base software! When I get home tonight I'll post some other examples.
Joe B
AND...
if you haven't taken a look at DAZ I'd suggest you do.
www.daz3d.com
Hair is pretty easy to do and the facial meshes can be manipulated pretty easily. Oh yeah, best part is the software is free and it's cross platform. There are also some VERY cool tools you can get for it. Like Mimic which allows you to either type text in a plain or phoenetic format, tell it what character you're using and it will manipulate the character's facial mesh to look like it actually speaking the words. You can also tie expressions to the text stream, so you can get raised eye brows, creased forehead, etc. There are also plug-ins that let you do some basic particle animation. And you can't beat the price of the base software! When I get home tonight I'll post some other examples.
Joe B