Student Rigging Demo Reel: May 28, 2015

The moment is finally here.. my demo reel is done!! For now, at least. This reel will be continuously updated as I learn new things and get better as a character rigging artist. Today is my last day of class at Full Sail, and I have completed the demo reel that I have been working on for the past three months. This reel focuses on character rigging, and I just want to say thank you to the awesome animators and texture artists who helped me with my reel! With that said, enjoy. :) Please leave feedback if you'd like! I deeply appreciate it and all critiques are taken in. Thank you!

Artwork Progression

I went through old pictures of my artwork, and decided to compare my new artwork to my old artwork to see how much progress I have made. Wow, what a difference a few years can make! I really learned how to make things appear to have more depth, and to really push values darker. This is great motivation to me, and I encourage anyone to do this who is an artist! There may be times when you had pieces that you weren't so happy with, but let those downfalls benefit you and let them be the fuel to the fire to your creative spirit! Practice makes perfect, and we all make mistakes in between the victories. Keep working hard, fellow artists. :)

Dinosaur Rig: Motion Test

So this month, I have been working on my dinosaur/creature rig (whichever name you think suits him best!). My favorite part about this rig is his tail as I gave it 3 different systems: IK, FK, and an autoWave. This gives the animator more control over how the tail moves and also gives them more flexibility with the rig. With the autoWave system, all the animator has to do is adjust the attributes for the speed, amplitude and delay of the joints and press play. If they want more overlap, they can adjust each individual joints speed, delay and amplitude. This will really come in handy for various animation scenarios.

Here's the motion test I created for the dinosaur rig. Critiques are always welcome! Let me know what you think. :) Also, my reel will be finished in about a week, so stay tuned!  You can check out my current progress on my reel at my website: www.shannongilmorecgwork.com. Thank you in advance!
http://youtu.be/0O8aEycDCOo

"The McCutcheon's" Traditional Piece

Here is a finished piece I did as a wedding gift for my best friend and his soon-to-be wife. Its 18x24 inches in size, and it's all in graphite pencil. Prisma color pencils were used for the colored numbers. The reason the numbers are the only thing colored in the picture is because that is the day they are getting married (May 22nd), as well as his real motocross racing number. I also added in a progression photo of the drawing so that everyone can kind of get to see what my "drawing process" is. Let me know what you guys think! If you have any questions or concerns, just shoot me an email at shannon2171995@gmail.com smile emoticon I'll be posting this on my website as well as part of my portfolio: www.shannongilmorecgwork.com. 
Thank you in advance!

"The McCutcheon's" Progression

 "The McCutcheon's" Final Piece

PCC3: Creature Rig

As I have completed the first week of my PCC3 class - the last class in my program at Full Sail - I am almost completely finished with my creature rig! I plan on finishing it up this weekend, creating a motion test for it, and passing it off to my animators for my demo reel. :) I also will be adding my mechanical robot rig to my demo reel as well. I have a very talented animator working on that rig as well! Stay tuned as I wrap up my first student demo reel. :)

PCC2 Final Shot - Small Dragon Rig

This final shot was created for my PCC2 as part of my demo reel. The animations might be expanded on and other minor things may be changed  on this shot over time. However, I am happy with how it come out overall and can't wait to see what my final demo reel will look like. :) Enjoy!
As always, thanks for your time!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9uPS-xDKsE&spfreload=10

Small Dragon Animation: Test #1

As I wrapped up my PCC2 class today, I finally was able to render out the animation for my small dragon rig! smile emoticon This is more of a test render, as I plan to expand on the animation some more throughout next month and fix a few other minor things. Thanks to my awesome animators for all their help while I focused on the rig! Check it out and let me know what you think! http://youtu.be/WFVBqK5rCsI