Armando Lopez, Spring 24

Graveyard Exterior Scene

This project was created to showcase my ability to model and texture objects for an exterior scene.

This specific exterior scene is a graveyard at night.

Laundry Room Interior Scene

This project was created to showcase my ability to model and texture objects for an interior scene. This interior scene is a laundry room, with a Clorox bottle.

Low Poly Objects

Pickaxe

Paddle

Aztec Sword

Speaker Composite

Mackintosh Furniture Set

This project was created to showcase my ability to research a historic style and apply it to my 3d work. This piece shows a furniture set based on the style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Bauhaus Tea Set

This project was created to showcase my ability to research a historic style and apply it to my 3d work.

This piece shows a tea set based on the Bauhaus style of Marianne Brandt.

Mexican Battlefield Simulations

This project is a composite of 3 different projects where I showcase my ability to create fluid, particle, and cloth simulations. This project shows a Mexican battlefield after the battle ended.

Aztec Scene

This project was created to showcase my ability to model and texture a character. In this scene, I am showcasing an Aztec warrior holding a Spaniard’s helmet.

Fossilization Infographic

This project was created to showcase my ability to research a topic and my ability to then use motion graphics to represent the information. The infographic is about fossils, and it explains how dinosaurs died, how they became fossils, how they were preserved, and how paleontologists found fossils.

Meteor strikes the earth and kills the dinosaurs.

Showing the main categories that fossils fall under, including altered and unaltered fossilization.

Introduction of the infographic’s topic.

Showing an example of an unaltered fossil, by showing a mammoth being frozen in an iceberg.

Explaining that most fossils are found near big bodies of water. Explaining how dinosaur’s bones became fossils.

A timeline that shows how plants and skeletons of animals fossilized over a long period of time.

Another example of an unaltered fossil, by showing an insect being encased in an amber type of liquid.

Showing how humans evolved over time and explaining why fossils are important to the future of our species.

Thief Rat

This project was created to showcase my ability with storytelling and basic animal movement. This narrative is about a rat who is trying to find food. The rat sees the homeowner placing a trap with cheese, and the rat tries to use simple tricks to get it.

Rat in their rathole, thinking about food.

The homeowner placed a rat trap with cheese on the table. The homeowner leaving the room and leaving the rat trap.

Rat running towards the rat trap.

The rat throws a rock to get the trap cheese off the trap. The rat tries to eat the cheese, but the cheese ends up being a fake cheese. He then gets angry and throws the cheese.

The rat trying to set up the trap to make it into a catapult. The rat uses the trap as a catapult to get to a cabinet with cheese. The rat grabs the cheese, but the homeowner approaches the cabinet. The rat notices the homeowner, so he jumps out.

The Future of Energy Infographic

This project was created to showcase my ability to research a topic and my ability to then use motion graphics to represent the information. The infographic is about fusion, and it explains how different types of energy work, along with some of their disadvantages, and it also explains how fusion works.

The animation starts with a car passing by a city, while the topic of the infographic is being introduced.

Showing the disadvantages of renewable energies, such as the fact that they depend too much on the weather.

Introducing the energy type of fossil fuels, by showing the all different kinds, including oil, coal, and gas.

Introducing the new type of energy fusion.

Scientists are arguing about how to make fusion work. Showing inertial confinement, which is one of the methods scientists used to generate energy with fusion.

Showing the disadvantages of fossil fuels by showing a running factory with smoke coming out of it.

Showing the fact that fusion needs enormous amounts of pressure and temperature in order for it to work.

Showing inertial confinement being initiated.

Smooth Relief Advertisement

This project was created to showcase my ability to advertise a product and my ability to use character animation to make the product compelling. The advertisement is about a product named Smooth Relief, which is very similar to product to the existing of Pepto Bismol. The advertisement will show a character going through stomach pain, and using Smooth Relief to alleviate the pain.

The animation starts with the character watching his plate. The character grabs the hot sauce.

The character drinks the soup.

The Character’s stomach begins to hurt. Zoom in on the character’s stomach on fire.

The character trying to reach out for the restroom’s door.

The product Smooth Relief appears on the screen while shining. The character drinking Smooth Relief.

The character turns into a solid while showing the Smooth Relief liquid going down the character’s throat.

Living Tree Narrative

This project was created to showcase my ability with storytelling, basic human movement, and forest design. This narrative is about a kid who gets lost in the forest. He then begins to wander around to find his way back, until he encounters a tree that can move, and it attacks him. The animation ends with the kid being saved by sunrise and with a “to be continued” end screen.

The animation starts with the kid crying and sitting in the forest. After walking across a strange tree, the camera zooms into the tree, revealing the tree having an eye.

After hearing a strange sound behind him, the kid turns around and points out his flashlight in front of him.

After flashing his light the kid sees a living tree appearing. Zoom in on the kid being surprised and then running. The living tree begins to run toward the camera following the kid.

Side view of the kid running and the living tree following him. POV shot of the kid running and falling to the floor. The living tree tries to attack the kid after he falls, but the sunrise begins, hurting the tree and saving the kid.