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"From the magic of hand-drawn frames to the cutting-edge technology of CGI, the evolution of animation is nothing short of extraordinary. In my latest video, I explore the fascinating history of animation, tracing its roots and highlighting the milestones that shaped the art form we know today. Whether you're a fan of classic Disney, Pixar's groundbreaking work, or just curious about the craft, this journey offers a deep dive into the world of animation. link: https://lnkd.in/gEX_tksy . #AnimationHistory #FilmEvolution #AnimationIndustry #CreativeProcess #CGI #DigitalArt #Storytelling"

Why I am so proud about what was achieved in Eternal Strands - Part 4 The reason behind everything showed in the previous parts ? Climbing giants of course ! This video showcases that our giants are physically animated, they are colliding with the environment, can be constrained by the ice. The animation flow starts from animation keyframe, then some custom pre IK animation node modify both the animation pose (to give more clearance to the player when around the shoulders, to tilt the hand to prevent the staff to collide too much with the head) and the IK target bones to retarget the grab/punch/weapon attack. The IK system allows to control independantly where the weapon attack lands, where to put the hand to grab the weapon, etc... #UnrealEngine #chaosphysics #InverseKinematics #GameDev

Blink animation exercise I did in Blender 3.6 https://lnkd.in/edYG8tPC #blender #3danimation #characteranimation #animationpractice

Here is some of my cell animation works.

Finished the first rough sketch for the hair, head and arms. Hand drawn in procreate dreams. This is my first animation trying 24fps instead of 12. :) #procreate #handdrawnanimation #2danimation

Playing around with Marvelous designer and chaos cloth to understand the workflow, ended up with a short sequence because the animation matching started working again Not completely unrelated to my personal project, ended up testing a bunch of stuff too like mixamo body and animation + metahuman head using the free 3dscanstore asset which looked really good! #UE5 #filmmaking #movie #conceptart

Its been a few years since I have updated my animation reel. Here is what I been up to all this time. Thanks for watching #Animation #3D #VideoGames #GameAnimation #VideoGameAnimation #DemoReel #AnimationReel #Maya

Sharing with you my recent Test-Preview of the future 3D Animation 'Racing Business' that I created for our school's Arts Night! (The attached video is from the Arts Night and the original animation is linked below) 💜 🏎 🖤 Link to the original animation: https://lnkd.in/gx3M8TKt #3danimation #blender

And one more thing to add about RS Toon Shader. The shader itself is blazingly fast to render. It doesn't require GI or other heavy rendering features. But in addition to this cartoon style usually requires reduced FPS number. Especially if you aiming for anime look. For example in my test I had 10 FPS, so I've rendered 2 sec of animation in 3,5 min! I think It can be a great solution for any indie studio or author who wants to tell more complex and long story but doesn't have huge budget for infinite renders on farm.

Progress is going well with my Disney Renaissance video, it should hopefully be out within the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, check out my video on why I think Animation peaked in the 90s, where I also briefly discuss the Renaissance: