Jennifern
Character Sculpt and Animation project at Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center. Worked with a Rigging artist to create this unique character "Jennifern", my contributions are the character concept, sculpt, topologizing, UV mapping (for video renders and real time renderers), texture painting, and test animation.
Digital Art Studio: Spring 2024
Team Members: Melanie Danver & Steven Goehrig
Character Development and Concept Art
The group was prompted to create a strange plant beast that was grown in a greenhouse. Could be a family pet or any matter of creature that could please, horrify, and everything in between. Inspired by a combination of features from walking palm trees, tree frogs, and octopus, we wanted to make something that would challenge me as the designer and my teammate to create a specialized rig for animating.
UV Mapping
I created two separate UV sets, One for Real Time Rendering in Unreal Engine 5 and one for a longer video rendering pipeline utilizing the UDIM system
Real Time
Renderer Set:
UDMI Set:
Animation Tests
I made several 2D test animations to further explore the movement and walk cycle of a 5 legged creature.
