PROJECT MALAKAI
INDEPENDENT STUDY
MAY 2024 - PRESENT
Self taught 3D animation and character design for style exploration and world building. ​
During the Summer of 2024, I took a leap of faith by not applying to any internships in order to focus on teaching myself 3D animation. With no prior experience in animation, Blender, or After Effects, I learned and combined techniques from countless tutorials to create my own original project.
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My goal to achieve stylized 3D animation was inspired by Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse and Arcane which resulted in a combination of comic book shaders and painterly textures.
CHARACTER DESIGN
BLOCKOUT
MODELING
TEXTURING
WALK CYCLE
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY
RUN
DODGE
SLIDE
WALL JUMP
PUNCH
COMPOSITING
BACKGROUND BLUR
I rendered the background and characters separately so that I can blur the background to express motion.
IMPACT FRAME
I inverted this frame to make the audience feel the critical strike from the punch.
CAMERA SHAKE
I added camera shake upon impact in order to further enhance the explosion.
ARTIFACT 1
VOLTAIC CELL
In this dystopian future, the global energy crisis has resulted in batteries being a currency preferred over cash. ​​
MODULAR CONNECTION
​​Modular connection points are found on all sides of Voltaic Cells to combine and ensure compatibility across all devices.​
ARTIFACT 2
BIOELECTRICITY HARVESTER
Humans genetically engineered plants to produce electricity for society. Bioelectricity harvesters exploit the power that certain plants produce.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
