The huge gaming website Polygon recently did a piece on a bit of technology I have developed to ease the character generation process in games. Be sure to check it out on the link below: http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/3/5863785/ubisoft-female-characters-assassins-creed-the-mandate
Category: Animation
useful slug and Order brings top secret BAE Systems sketches to life.
BAE Systems wanted to create some animations showing off some of their previously top secret designs that never got off the ground. From the sketches we received of the various designs we collaborated with Order to produce full 3d animations displaying what the crafts would have looked and moved like, had they been made. A… Continue reading useful slug and Order brings top secret BAE Systems sketches to life.
Real Big Deal WIP
This is one of these Work in Progress personal animations that have a tendency to stay on the hard drive and just get fiddled with from time to time. Model and texture maps by Lee Perry Smith Infinite Realities LTD. http://www.ir-ltd.net/ Rigging, animation, shading and shader technical by Vegard Myklebust at useful slug. http://www.usefulslug.com Audio… Continue reading Real Big Deal WIP
Making EPIC
See examples of the work at: http://www.usefulslug.com/2011/09/plankton-invasion/ Over the past few months I’ve had the pleasure of working on the rendering and effects side of Plankton Invasion, and in so doing I created a very extensive system that would go from A to as near Z without artist intervention in as many cases as possible… Continue reading Making EPIC
Help other people!
There are many reasons for why you should take the time to help out your peers in a professional or learning environment. Here are some motivators: One: Helping others helps you! If the person you help buggers off and you never see them again, you will at the very least have managed to solidify your… Continue reading Help other people!
Plankton Invasion
The past few months I’ve been down in Belgium working with GRID and together with TeamTo on setting up the pipeline, rendering and effects for Joeri Christiaen‘s Plankton Invasion. Finally some of the images are ready for the small screen and will be hitting VTM in Belgium this month, Canal+ in France next month and… Continue reading Plankton Invasion
850 meters teaser
Vegard is working closely with Joeri as technical director on this short film in production.