Article on the 3D Character Design of Merida from Brave

[j3dj3d]

Hi,
Please check out this article on 3D Character Design of the Merida Character from the winning PIXAR movie Brave from 2012. It gives an overview of the technologies used. Hair systems, facial animation, cloth simulations and a view of one of the star set piece animations of the film where she is interacting with a bear in a Scottish River: http://3d-imaging.co.uk/blog/behind-the-scenes-of-the-merida-3d-character-design-in-brave/

[DaVunci]

@j3dj3d"

Hi,
Please check out this article on 3D Character Design of the Merida Character from the winning PIXAR movie Brave from 2012. It gives an overview of the technologies used. Hair systems, facial animation, cloth simulations and a view of one of the star set piece animations of the film where she is interacting with a bear in a Scottish River: http://3d-imaging.co.uk/blog/behind-the-scenes-of-the-merida-3d-character-design-in-brave/

Interesting. I would liked to have seen more detail about the facial animation and how they managed to make the different expressions whilst keeping the cutesy nature of the character. That is the magic of animation for me. Making a character portray the right emotions whilst staying true to its look is critical.