Basidiospores Scene Progress

Made some progress on the growth of basidiospores scene, I think I got the animation right now I just need to work on textures and lighting. I've also added the spore flight scene to the playblast below help establish the transition between the two scenes.





The UVs are now working correctly with the joints and blend shapes. As Alan pointed out earlier, be sure to lay out the UVs and clear the history BEFORE binding joints, otherwise the UVs will go quite mad.

Spore Scene Progress

This particular scene covers panels 2:5 - 2:7 of my storyboard, involving the flight of spores. As the camera pans, we follow the central spore that will begin its growth. The movement and timing is aimed to fit the pace of the music.





For the spores, I intend to have a few hair like features protruding outwards similar to my previous concepts. I believe a fur could work but I wondered if this will animate subtlety to fit with the movements? Either way, its something I need to experiment with but any suggestions would be great.

Basidiospores Concept #01

Basidiospores (the spores of the mushroom) concept piece



Continuing with the otherworldly theme with a visually engaging aesthetic, I've created the spores as if on a completely different world, with tentacle like spores growing from the underneath surface of the mushroom on a microscopic level. Additionally, I've used a bolder colour scheme to avoid the sterile x-ray monotone aesthetic when compared to the references, hopefully making for a much more stimulating effect.





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Basidiospores References

The reproductive spores from fungi are referred as basidiospores, where they are forcibly discharged into the air to find a suitable habitat and germinate. Here I've gathered a collection of spore imagery as reference and inspiration.