Alligator Sit Stand

Our Sit/Stand project in Computer Animation 2 was the biggest project of the year. This assignment is the culmination of everything I've learned in my first year using Maya. The 2 and a half months of work it took to finish this project were challenging, at times very stressful, and in the end incredibly rewarding. Here is some of my process work:

I started out with a simple alligator farmer design.

I knew from the start that my biggest challenge of the assignment would be modeling and rigging a character with a snout and tail. So with those obstacles in mind I made sure to keep aspects like the environment very simple.

I learned a lot about lighting and texturing throughout this assignment and I think the short ended up with the bright, cartoony aesthetic I was going for.

And here's the final piece!

Sharky Shark Simple Poly

Here are my original designs for our final assignment in Computer Animation 1.

I ended up going with the shark.

I was really happy with how the finished model turned out and this ended up being one of my favorite assignments of the year.

Concept Animatics

Here are a few of my favorite animatics from my Concept Development classes this year.

I finally found a way to incorporate my love of pugs and leather jackets into one piece:

First Post!

So this is my first post! It's about time I make an art blog. Now that I've finished my first month as a sophomore computer animation student at Ringling College of Art and Design I feel like I have plenty to post. So i'm going to kick off this blog with some character designs from Concept 1 and Traditional Animation 1 & 2.