Introduction
Hi! My name is Lillian Husky, and next year I am going to study Civil Engineering at Cal Poly San Louis Obispo. Although my major is not very art related, it will definitely implement the 3D modeling skills I have learned at Freestyle. I hope to bring a more artistic and creative perspective to Engineering, using the soft skills I’ve learned in Freestyle English to pitch out of the box solutions to real structural issues in our communities.
Showcase Video
For my showcase video, I am showing you my Zenith project. For my Zenith I wanted to create something combining my favorite parts of 2D and 3D Animation. I really enjoyed the mobility of a 3D background, the way you only need to make the set once and then you can capture it from any angle. But I also really missed drawing things in 2D, so I decided to make a 2D character, animated over shots of a 3D background. This was partially inspired by works like Arcane which also composite 2D and 3D.
Once I had decided the medium of my Zenith, I began thinking about what setting I wanted to model, and what story would take place there. I bounced around a few ideas, a pirate ship, a medieval castle before settling on a forrest with a castle in the trees.
I was specifically inspired by the California redwoods. They are huge and beautiful, and I have one in my own backyard.
I wanted this project to combine all of the things I’ve learned in the last two years. 3D and 2D modeling were part of that for sure, but I think I also learned how to apreciate nature more as well. I hope that this project make the audience feel something, and maybe just expand their minds a little.