Artist Statement

I'm inspired by ancient history, and my work explores the middle ages through the eyes of the Vikings. I wanted to demonstrate what it feels like to live in this unknown era, where long boat battles were taking place in harsh environments. The piece combines a historical past and a cartoonish style design inspired by Pixar films. I’m passionate about working with 3D designs and animation. Although the short is simple, my frame-by-frame motion allowed me to focus on aspects of the animation flow. My art process was rough; I was inspired by the time period, location, and mood and developed that narrative with it. I unitized Zbrush to create my 3D models and Maya for rigging and animation. Exploration is a 3D short with a semi-realistic character and world that displays a simple story with complex cinematography and has a realistic animation, detailed textured environment, and aspects of an animated film.