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Recent Posts

Toward the Light: Behind the Scenes

08/22/2018

tags: cinema 4d r15 3d animation toward the light particles rigging

This long-overdue post is a visual effects breakdown for some of my favorite shots in my VES 153AR: Intermediate Animation final project and first complete short animation, Toward the Light. To follow along, you can find the film here. I’ll be referencing times based on the YouTube link to discuss the animation.

C4D: Fire Room BTS

12/15/2017

tags: cinema 4d r15 volume effector modeling

My fall semester of senior year has come to an end! To celebrate, I fired up Cinema 4D to try and complete a video contest in a day or two. I gave up on the video contest, but at least I made this adorable Wes Anderson-esque interior. Let’s talk about some of the interesting bits.

C4D: Volume Effector

10/01/2017

tags: cinema 4d r15 volume effector modeling

I recently tried out the Volume Effector in Cinema 4D. The tool allows for a discrete version of the boole operation, allowing for a pretty cool modular effect.

C4D: Unreliable Booles

09/05/2017

tags: cinema 4d r15 boole displacement deformer animation

I came across an interesting issue while trying to displace the surface of an otherwise static object. When using the Boolean tool to intersect two objects with an animated displacement deformer, the point of intersection occasionally fails to render on certain frames.

Welcome to my Graphic Art Blog!

08/30/2017

tags: intro

Welcome to my graphic art blog! Here, you’ll find posts about techniques I’ve discovered while creating and designing graphic art.