Sumo Subway Sashay

Exploring animating on 2's

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has launched! A huge congratulations to BioWare

It has been amazing to have worked with the talented team at Bioware on this game.

Well done to Balisti Studios for their contribution over the course of the project. You guys rock!

Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Official Launch Trailer

 Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Official Release Date Trailer

Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Official Reveal Trailer

Bite

Practicing some facial performance. It was fun getting into character to explore some acting choices.

Thank you to Anna White at Agora.community for the feedback.

Malcolm rig by AnimSchool

AnimSchool Class 5 - Character Performance

 This is my final shot from the AnimSchool Character Performance class I attended.

Thank you Scott McWhinnie, I had a great learning experience in your class.

Well done to my classmates on their fantastic pieces, it was super to see how everyone's shots developed.

AnimSchool Class 4 - Body Acting

 This is my final shot from the AnimSchool Body Acting class I attended.

Thank you Jean-Luc Delhougne for all your enthusiasm and guidance during the term. It was a great learning experience and I'm very pleased with the result.

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

1967-1969 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

An Italian classic

Modelling, shading, lighting and rendering in Maya, using Arnold.

Textures created in Adobe Photoshop

UV unwrapping using 3D Coat

Screwtape Letters - Acting it out

This has been one of the few times that I've filmed myself for an acting piece and I really should do it more often. It's been such a great guide for posing, acting subtleties, general pace and timing. 

Malcolm character courtesy of AnimSchool.com

- Progression -

- The final version -

ANTHEM

Some exciting news as Anthem reveals a game demo and another trailer at E3 2018

I've had the great pleasure of being part of the team at Balisti Studios, working on Bioware's Anthem.

- 2018 Trailer -

- Game Play Demo -

 - 2017 Trailer -

 Release date set for 22 Feb 2019

Quad animation study

This is an animation study I did using the Wolfdog rig

The first animation was mostly a mechanical exercise with the wolf transitioning from a trot to a walk and back to a trot. It's a subtle change of speed and gait, but a valuable study. Another aspect was to have the character travel in an arc (just adding more complexity to the shot).

The second animation was exploring some character traits of a dog. I had a lot of fun with this one and I felt like I managed to capture some of the subtle head positions and body poses which add appeal and believability.

The Original - 1955 BMW Isetta 300

I started off modeling the original BMW Isetta from a blueprint and photographic reference, and once I completed the vehicle I reworked the shape and proportions to make a stylized or caricature version of it.

The Original - 1959 Jaguar mk2

I started off modeling the original Jaguar from a blueprint and photographic reference, and once I completed the vehicle I reworked the shape and proportions to make a stylized or caricature version of it.

The Original - 1969 Camaro SS 350

I started off modeling the original Camaro from a blueprint and photographic reference, and once I completed the vehicle I reworked the shape and proportions to make a stylized or caricature version of it.

1969 Camaro SS 350

A stylized 1969 Camaro SS 350.

I was influenced by the designs of drag racers - exposed engine, custom body work and

different size tires.

Using Substance Painter for the first time - really cool powerful package.

Modeled in Softimage and 3DS Max, rendering using VRay.

Textures created in Substance Painter, and composite done in Adobe Photoshop.

1959 Jaguar MK2

A stylized version of a Jaguar mk2. I was inspired by the stylized Isetta I created a little while back. Modelling, lighting and rendering done in Adobe Softimage. Textures created in Adobe Photoshop. Also playing around with some atmospheric smoke.

Getting into Character

One of the fun and challenging aspects of this type of project is coming up with a unique scenario to go with the audio. Sometimes the scene just pops into my mind and other times I've got to work hard to develop it.

For this 11 Second Club audio, 2 female characters were working through a situation.
These are some of the main points I needed to work out in order to come up with the animation:
-  Whats going through their heads as they reacted to the dialogue of the other character?
-  They go through emotional changes, what are they and what do they look like?
-  How do I compose the scene to best show the emotional changes and interactions.

I came up with these emotional/character traits for the characters which helped me compose the shot
Mom: authority, rule breaker, problem solver, confident
Girl: shy, nervous, inquisitive.

- View the final animation below -

My Custom Bike Build: Part 4

This is my rebuilt Honda cb400f.

Thank you to Devin, Neil and Alan from the WoodstockMancave and everyone else who helped me to complete this project.

To read about the rebuild process follow the links below:

My Custom Bike Build: Part 1

My Custom Bike Build: Part 2

My Custom Bike Build: Part 3

The absolute cherry on came when the Woodstock Mancave put on its annual Garage Built Show in December. The streets were filled with bikes and bike enthusiasts along with pro bike builders showing off their latest creations. Then there was the private or non-professional garage built bikes which were all listed and entered into their competition for the best bike build. My bike was entered and landed up winning the best bike award!! I was totally blown away by this prize and recognition.