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She heard a noise. She didn't know what it was, only that it was behind her...and it didn't sound friendly. She ran as fast as she could. Panicked, she blindly stumbled into the swamp water, and before she could stop herself properly, she lost her footing, and fell completely under. When she reemerged, she gasped desperately for air, and then realized whatever was chasing her was gone. Now she was drenched in swamp water, and none too happy about it.

This is my latest swamp animation that I decided to publish for the site. I wanted to experiment with a couple bits of content that I downloaded for Reallsion iClone 4 PRO (the 3D modeling/animation program I use). So, monkeying around with the character a little bit, I was able to take her from completely dry to sopping wet. She has two sets of hair, dry and wet, and her clothes and skin are given a wetlook effect with video overlays of water running down a window that I can turn on and off, to get her from dry clothes to swamped. To add to the effect in the second video (the same video from different angles), I added particle effects of water coming off her body. Alas, I chose not to use sound effects this time. Thus I wrote the above little tale to set the mood.

Anyhoo, all the tech stuff aside, I hope you enjoy this animation, demonstrating the capabilities of iClone.

The Hootersfiend

Looks good. I'd be really interested to see what you could make with these tools.

Thanks, Viridian.

Ya never know, I might just do one in 3D next time, as I found out that the latest upgrade patch for iClone 4 PRO included stereoscopic output. Anaglyph (the traditional red/cyan effect for old style 3D glasses) and Side by Side (the more contemporary form of 3D).

I did a test with it in Anaglyph mode (thank God I still have my 3D copy of Sharkboy and Lavagirl which came with 3D glasses), using elements of my Battlestar Galactica animation project, and it turned out really cool.

Ooooooo.....k....

Lotsa downloads, and only one comment.

It's either mindblowingly amazing, or it really.....really....sucks?

Nice! Can the "body drip" effect be changed from clean water to something muddier-looking?

Most awesome! Can't wait to see you experiment with the sinking and struggling side of things...

Thanks for posting your creations!

nachtjaeger wrote:Nice! Can the "body drip" effect be changed from clean water to something muddier-looking?

It can, but I need to find a video on YouTube that has muddy water running down a window with a clear background beyond. That way, when I superimpose the video on the skin and clothing, it'll look muddy.

Or, I suppose I could create my own animated mud and then superimpose that.

Glad you liked it. Was getting worried.

PM2K wrote:Most awesome! Can't wait to see you experiment with the sinking and struggling side of things...

Thanks for posting your creations!

Thank you, PM2K. Most kind.

And yes, I am currently working on a sinking and struggling animation as I write this. In fact, I'm gonna do two versions....one in regular view, and the other in 3D (Anaglyph mode, the old red/cyan 3D glasses method). It oughtta add some "depth" to the sinkings. I've viewed test footage of it, and it really does give the swamp a live feel.

Folks, I'm not wanting to spam, or anything, but I'm tellin' ya right now, if you want a good and simple (and surprisingly versatile) 3D model animation program for fairly cheap, get Reallusion iClone 4 PRO. The possibilities are almost endless.