CONTEXT:
A slight take on my previous APD last year, but this time I've added my two moods. I wanted to show the world how I (and I'm sure every students) feel.
We're having such a wonderful time while stressing out over work at the same time! :D
Inspired by Major Lazer's music video called Light it up. It features various dance moves with 3D particle effects and it made me wanted to experiment with Hair particle effects on blender.
METHOD:
I used a free rights Adobe's Mixamo 3D Model and animation and importing their FBX file to blender. Instead of using their pre-made material, I made my own simple shade and simulate 25k - 30k strands of hair. There are some limitations to how my computer could simulate and 30k might be it's limit
The way I shot the animation is to give a sense of visual cues (mise en scene) where my happy self is invading half of the frame on the foreground while my stressed self is lurking around in the background alone.
RESPONSE:
The hair strands on the happy self is looser because I wanted to show that people's hair are more looser and flimsier whereas the hair strands on the stressed self is stiff and puffy. I took a a lot of references on animes where the character's hair puff up and rise up when they are stressed.
REFLECTION:
Hair is a really big challenge for me because I'm not one to use hair simulation in blender, but this is such a great exercise for me and I feel like after this weekly exercise, I want to experiment with Blender's hair simulation more, to implement with my future projects.