Scrunchie was modeled using Nomad Sculpt and was retopologized using Maya 2022. Their skin was surfaced in Substance 3D Painter and the groom shader was made using the LamaHairChiang in Renderman 26.3.
While modeling him, I had the keep it mind the anatomy of a cat, as his animation will be used as a blueprint for the grooming artist. I also modeled additional tuft geometry that would serve as a curve guide for the groom in Houdini.
Groom was created by Anthony Juarez
Going into this project my team and I knew we wanted to work on a 2D animated short which won Best in Originality in Gigajam! Gigajam is a 36-hour creative competition that allows participants to apply their desired creative techniques to a piece of work to be judged.
For the theme this year, “Out with the Old” we decided to delve on the theme of childhood nostalgia. Our main character, Shelby the beagle, wanders upon an endless elementary school that is haunted with a child spirit, being her younger self. Shelby knows that she needs to move on, but she can’t seem to keep herself from collecting old childhood keepsakes. As she fills her bag with more and more, she must face the overwhelming fear that perhaps it's time to leave her old life behind.
Roles: Lead Project Manager & Lead Compositing.
Other Contributions: , Key Frame Animator and In-Between Frames Artist, & Coloring
Programs used: Ibis Paint, Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, Toonsquid, Davinci Resolve, & Premiere Pro
Concept Art
Animation
Initial playblast with animation block out to be later updated with the final animation. Responsible for shot 1, shot 3, shot 6, & shot 8 initial key frame animations for the playblast pass.
Responsible for all aspects for shot 1 animation.
Responsible for all aspects for shot 6 animation.