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Ashli - Lighting Challenge & Lookdev

Just in the mood for lovely colours right now.
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Lighting, lookdev, and character work for the Academy of Animated Arts lighting challenge of February / March 2021
Full ACES workflow
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"Ashli" base model by Danny Williams

Final Lookdev

Final Lookdev

Close Up

Close Up

Exploration / Evolution I really wanted to come up with something vibrant that had a hand crafted touch and also strayed away from common shading solutions. This also meant purposefully embracing imperfections, which I'm historically terrible with.

Exploration / Evolution
I really wanted to come up with something vibrant that had a hand crafted touch and also strayed away from common shading solutions.
This also meant purposefully embracing imperfections, which I'm historically terrible with.

I've been reading a lot of Spirou from the Tome & Janry era and noticed how the eyes of female characters are always cleverly supported by numerous curves. The 3D model had a tacky visor that I switched for round glasses to implement this idea.

I've been reading a lot of Spirou from the Tome & Janry era and noticed how the eyes of female characters are always cleverly supported by numerous curves.
The 3D model had a tacky visor that I switched for round glasses to implement this idea.

A few references Left: Yeah we all saw it coming. That movie changed everything. Middle: A compelling smorgasbord of colours and shapes! Right: Precisely where I did not want to go with this character.

A few references
Left: Yeah we all saw it coming. That movie changed everything.
Middle: A compelling smorgasbord of colours and shapes!
Right: Precisely where I did not want to go with this character.

Critiques by Mike Tanzillo
My bit is at 2:02

For the win!

For the win!

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