Sunday, December 27, 2009

Happy New Year 2010!





Happy New Year!

Say hello to 2010, may all the unhappiness in Year 2009 be forgotten!
Let's work together to achieve our new year resolutions! :D

This is the work in progress and composite breakdown for the 2009 Christmas Greeting Card I made for all my friends and visitors. =)

This videos shows how I created a 3D Christmas Card from the initial sketch to a 3D model and finally a 3D rendering.

Hope this inspires some of you out there who wants to create your own 3D Christmas Card!

I used Maya and Photoshop.
Took me about 2 days to complete this piece.
You may see the larger-size image here

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Car Rendering

Final Test Render:


Final Lighting Setup:


Received 3D Model:


3D Shading, Lighting and Rendering I did for my friend, Ling Wei.
He is really passionate about 3D modelling.
If I'm not wrong, this is his first 3D car model!

It's impressive, right? :D

I was trying to achieve a basic studio shoot rendering.
It's a pity I do not have nice images or HDRIs to do a photo realistic composite.
Hope you'll like it Ling Wei!

3D Model by Chen Ling Wei
3D Rendering by Ronald Fong

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas 2009 Greetings



Ronald Fong wishes all friends a Super Happy Merry Christmas!
Hope you like this greeting card! :D

Best wishes for YEAR 2010!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Merry Christmas 2009



Season's Greetings!
Merry Christmas!
Take care and have a wonderful new year ahead! :D

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Die-log Short Animation - Voice Your Die-log









Hello!

The objective of this short animation is to encourage viewers to voice out their fears and thoughts about death.
The concept is to show that the more we fear death and refuse to break the silence of death, the more we will live our lives in vain!!
That is what exactly happened to Mr. Blue Ball! So let's share our fears and break the silence on death today!

It's for an Eyeka Asia Competition.
Spent a total of about 15 hours for this from scratch.
I learnt a lot from creating this piece of animation in such a super short time. It's a lot of fun trying to make creative decisions as quick as possible
Not forgetting the need to fight away the temptation to fix all the relatively minor artifects.

There wasn't any time at all for refinement so please forgive the final gather artifects in some areas. oh, and the primitive modelling..
Some of the shots should be held longer because the text cannot be registered by the audience.

Despite the super tight schedule, I understood the importance of a timing reel and hence created a super quick timing reel before I went into the production phase. Shall upload that soon too!

In conclusion, it's an rewarding excercise working on this short animation. Hope you enjoy it!

cheers!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

RF1 Car Design



Designed this car during my free time :)
I don't have the luxury of taking time to turn this design into a 3D model though :P

Monday, November 23, 2009

Sketch Session

Hi all!

Had a guitar, sketch and chat session last night with Zi Chao! :D
I think it's really cool to be exchanging pointers every now and then.
I learnt a lot in these sessions!

Here are some of the gestures from last night! :)









Saturday, November 14, 2009

IAS Awards Channelbox Profile

Hey all,

Channelbox has been recognised as one of the
Most Promising New Media Creative in Asia Pacific!

We did not come in first, but..
Ranked second and third are the following entries by us!
Ronald Fong, Lee Yong Yi, Tan Zi Chao (channelbox) - Impossible is Possible
Ronald Fong, Lee Yong Yi, Tan Zi Chao (channelbox) - Eyeka Creative Challenge

Here is the IAS Awards Channelbox Profile I designed for the upcoming Advertising Hall of Fame Awards event!
:D

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Iori Yagami



Hello,

This is a really quick and rouch fan doodle of Iori Yagami.
He's easily the coolest character ever in the King of Fighters!
Took a couple of hours for this piece.

Hope fans like it! :D

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Minifong Initial Sketch

Hey all, this is an initial sketch of my new character, MINIFONG.
I did this sketch few months ago :)



Plans to make him 3D and do some wacky stuff but not sure how my schedule will be.
Thought it'll be good to just post it to share my progress ;D

cheers!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Digital Portrait

Hey, this is a digital painting practice done in 40 mins.
I'm thinking of doing some 3D speed modelling in about 30 mins to 60 mins too.
Not sure if that is feasible but I'll give it a go soon!

Probably model a simple 3D cartoon character like.. Sonic 3D!
Hope you'll like this painting!

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Demo Reel 2009 Featured



Hey guys, I was informed of a good news few days ago!

My Demo Reel 2009 has been featured in the The Cinema, Oct '09 at deviantART as an "Art Feature".

Click here to view the featured article.

It's been described as "A neat demo reel, a pleasure to see"
Thanks to the editors of deviantART!
This may not be a big achievement to some, but for me this is very encouraging! :D

Just in case you'll like to watch the embedded version I uploaded to deviantART, here it is:

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Beelzebub by Ishan Shukla

Hello!

Here's one of the winning entries for CGSociety's Secret Agent Challenge by Ishan Shukla. This entry won the Video Individual Excellence Award. Congratulations, awesome work Ishan!

I find the art direction super cool and overall very impressive for an individual effort.
Will like to share it with you guys :)

Enjoy and cheers!

Monday, September 21, 2009

林俊杰 | JJ Lin - Digital Speed Painting



Hey there!

This is a digital speed painting of my idol! Talented Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin (林俊杰) Lin Jun Jie!

Always wanted to paint JJ Lin (林俊杰) but I started this series with Jay Chou (周杰伦) because I'm afraid I might not do a good job with with it. Looking at the result, I think I'm quite satisfied except that I spent too much time on it, took me about 5 hours for this piece!!

In terms of resemblance, I think I did a better job with JJ Lin because there was feedback that the eyes of my Jay Chou painting looked like those of Gary Cao's!

In any case, I hope JJ won't get mad if he sees that this painting doesn't resemble him very much! XP

In fact, compared to the Jay Chou (周杰伦) painting, this painting is of much higher dimensions. That's probably why I took about 3 times longer!

I plan to a series of such videos of celebrities because I think it's super cool to watch the painting process! :D
I'm kind of addicted to making such videos! Hahahaha!

JJ Lin Painting Full view:


JJ Lin Painting Close Up:


I'm open to suggestions to who to paint, so please leave a comment! :D

Next up: Open to suggestions. Jackie Chan, maybe? Or Lee Hom?
Note: JJ Lin Digital Painting Added to Portfolio (still)

Sunday, September 13, 2009

周杰伦 | Jay Chou - Digital Speed Painting



Hello!

This is a digital 'speed' painting of talented taiwanese singer-songwriter Jay Chou (周杰伦) !
I plan to do a series of such videos of celebrities because it's so cool to watch the painting process! :D
I'm kind of addicted to making such videos! Hahaha!

Actually, I wanted to do a JJ Lin one first because he is my idol and I really like his music. However, I was afraid I might not do a good job so I started with Jay Chou first :P

I'm open to suggestions to who to paint, so do leave a comment! :D

The final result:


Next up: JJ Lin Jun Jie (林俊杰)
Note: Jay Chou Digital Painting Added to Portfolio (still)

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Vintage Pin Up

Vintage Pin Up Girl

Another digital painting practice :)
It's really quite interesting to study light!
Almost hitting 2 hours for this piece, slightly longer than I expected.

Hope you'll like it! :D

*Note: Vintage Pin Up Girl added to portfolio (stills)

Pulcinello, Waltz of Joy and Story of I wins Crowbar Awards!

I'm SO SUPER happy for Pulcinello, Waltz of Joy and Story of I team!!
They swept away numerous awards at the Crowbar Awards 2009!!
Congratulations guys! We had a celebration dinner last Saturday and it was an awesome get-together and catching-up opportunity. Hope we'll have another outing soon! :D

Awards are as follows:

BEST OF FILM
Category Film - 3D Animation
Title of Entry Pulcinello
Student(s) Gabriella Mesenas, Hong Kai Wei, Lee Yong Yi, Sheetha
Lakshmanan, Tan Jing Hua, Tan Tai Chi, Tan Zhi Chao, Vanessa
Yeap Min Rong
School Nanyang Polytechnic

Awards Gold
Category Film - Film Craft: Art Direction
Title of Entry Story of I
Student(s) Syarah Mahmood, Jinky Gilbert, Phang Ni Zhen, Rosalind Sam,
Stella Ng, Theodora Hui, Wei Linfang
School Nanyang Polytechnic

Awards Gold
Category Film - 3D Animation
Title of Entry Ronen-Waltz of Joy
Student(s) Anastasia Christina Mas', Jacqueline Chow Pei Qi, Carol Lee, Oh
Han Wee, Edwin Liew Wen Jun, Tan Yong Gang
School Nanyang Polytechnic

Awards Gold
Category Film - 3D Animation
Title of Entry Pulcinello
Student(s) Gabriella Mesenas, Hong Kai Wei, Lee Yong Yi, Sheetha
Lakshmanan, Tan Jing Hua, Tan Tai Chi, Tan Zhi Chao, Vanessa
Yeap Min Rong
School Nanyang Polytechnic

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Sassy - Digital Painting Practice



Hey :)

I love to paint and so here's my latest digital painting practice. I also recorded my slow and full-of-mistakes painting process so that I can spot my mistakes and I hope it benefits you too!

You can actually see that I had proportion problems at the beginning when blocking. Hahaha! I'm still trying very hard to learn to paint digitally! :D

I kinda like the result of this piece because I can finally get more form in my painting particularly in this piece. The final color scheme is also very close to what I was looking for.
Took me about an hour to complete this painting from scratch.

It's a fun and nice exercise and I'll improve along the way and hope you'll like this video demonstration!



On a side note, I will be serving my National Service from mid-September 2009 till about a couple of years later. Probably less updates during this time, but do check back because I'm planning for a surprise in this website!

Hint: Digiron will strike back with his new-found weapon!
Update - 17 May 2011: The Easter Egg on this website has been removed since version 6.0

cheers!

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Got Something - 11 Second Club August 2009



Latest Update (6 September 2009): Ronald Fong's 11 Second Club August Entry Finished 60 of 188 entries! That's about top 32% and I'm happy about that! I will strive to bring this percentage down in my next entries. :D

Here is my entry for the 11 Second Club August 2009 Competition! :D
I had some difficulty uploading my clip to the competition earlier, hope it gets through! This is my first submitted entry to the 11 Second Club!

I learnt from this exercise that I have to keep my poses simple and "stupid". I had some poses which were much more difficult to read that what I have now, but I discarded them after generous critiques from my friends. If I find time, I'll pose a compilation of my work in progress before I arrived at this final. I am aware these poses can be greatly improved and I have some unusual acting choices here, but nevertheless and most importantly, I can feel that I'm improving!

Critiques and comments are most welcomed!

Title: Spooky Spooky

Description:
2 buddies landed themselves in a spooky environment.
One of them, Charlie, gets duped into scouting the eerie passage! ><

Time Taken: Approximately 35 hours

Transcript:
"I'm not sure what we've got here Charlie... but if we've got what I think we've got, we've got something! There's one way to find out..."

Software: Maya, After Effects

Skills showcased: Character Animation, Compositing, Lighting and Rendering

Friday, August 21, 2009

Channelbox Official Logo Design





Recently, I re-designed the Channelbox Official Logo with the help from my buddies at Channelbox.

Channelbox is coming up with a new short film (yet to be named) which is scheduled to finish preproduction work August 2010. It is currently in the process of refining the story and visual exploration.

The Official Website of Channelbox is scheduled to be up on the 30th of September 2009. I hope you guys are as excited as I am about the official website launch! :D

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Lucasfilm Animation Singapore Jedi Academy Summer Internship

Hello! :D

As part of receiving the Lucasfilm Animation Singapore Outstanding Project Work Award [Animation], I had a 3-month internship opportunity to be part of the Lucasfilm family for Summer 2009. I was so excited to be part of one of Singapore's largest animation production studios!!

This internship program, known as Jedi Academy Singapore, has just ended last week. During my stay at Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, I have made many fantastic new friends and learned a lot of new things.

As an animation trainee, I discovered a whole new perspective towards character animation and I feel that my character animation skill has improved a great deal.
I hope to be able to put these newly acquired skills to good use in my personal projects and future animation work.

Once again, thank you Lucasfilm Animation Singapore! It has been an awesome summer!
I'm off to catch the all-important National Day Rally 2009 Live on television! :D

"Much to learn, I have!"

Nanyang Polytechnic NewsBytes Newsletter

Hi! :D

I came across the Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) NewsBytes Newsletter Page the other day.
I found myself featured in the 12 June 2009 NYP NewsBytes Article! Thanks to the Desmond, NYP Communications and the NYP NewsBytes team!

The article is a special edition for NYP Graduation 2009, covering the highlights of the memorable occasion and interviews with some of the special graduates.
The section "Glad to have graduated!" covers how "Ronald bounced back after a major operation" and some other interesting stories about my learning journey in Nanyang Polytechnic.

Enjoy! Click here for the article.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Happy 44th Birthday Singapore



Ronald Fong wishes Singapore a Happy 44th Birthday!
Singapore is doing well in so many areas in recent years, including the digital media industry. I am very excited to be part of this growing industry in Singapore and hopefully Singapore will be a digital media hub in the coming years! Majulah Singapura!!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Nanyang Polytechnic Graduation 2009



Guest-of-Honour
Mr Seto Lok Yin, Director of Industry Development Division [Left]
Media Development Authority of Singapore

Ronald Fong, Digital Media Design Merit Diploma Graduate [Right]
Recipient of MediaCorp Silver Medal Award
Recipient of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore Outstanding Project Work Award [Animation]




Mr Freddie Yeo, General Manager of Infinite Frameworks [Left]

Ronald Fong, Digital Media Design Merit Diploma Graduate [Right]

I am very honoured to receive my Diploma in Digital Media Design with Merit, MediaCorp Silver Award and Lucasfilm Animation Singapore Outstanding Project Work Award from Guest-of-Honour Mr Seto Lok Yin, Director of Industry Development Division, Media Development Authority of Singapore and Industry Guest Mr Freddie Yeo, General Manager of Infinite Frameworks at the Nanyang Polytechnic Graduation 2009 Ceremony.

I know I have mentioned this before but once again, thank you Nanyang Polytechnic, MediaCorp and Lucasfilm Animation Singapore! =)

Friday, July 10, 2009

New Script Category in Downloads page



Click to go to the downloads page. :)

Hello everybody :)

I have picked up a little bit of Maya Embedded Language (MEL) Scripting in my own free time and have quickly written two scripts which can be helpful when rigging characters.

The Shape Switcher
Have you ever come across rigs with controllers which are difficult to select?
You can now use the Shape Switcher Script to swap away controllers which you do not like. It has proven to be useful for animators and riggers.

The Curve Color Changer
Having different colors for different controllers in a character rig can save a lot of hassle when trying to select the right controllers, especially in the case of differentiating the limb controllers of the left and right sides.
This little utility can help you change the curve colors of either the shape node or the transform node (override color) depending on your preference.
Once again, it can be very useful for both animators and riggers.

Though they are meant to be used for rig controllers, they can largely be used for any Maya Dag Object. :)

If you have any suggestions to improve the script or report any bugs, please feel free to email me.

Enjoy! :D

The MEL scripts are written by Ronald Fong with the sole intention to help himself and fellow digital artists who wants to learn. Use at your own risk and do not use them for commercial use.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Mini Cooper S 3D Animation Wireframe



Hi! :D

Here is a wireframe version of the 3D MINI Cooper S Lighting and Rendering Exercise I did earlier. By the way, there has been some queries on how to achieve the rendered wireframes on 3D models. If this information is of help to anybody, tt is actually done using the mental ray contour simple shader.

Hope you'll like it :)

Saturday, June 6, 2009

MINI Cooper S Photo Realistic Rendering



Hello =)

I have always wanted to take my 3D Mini Cooper S model for an animation ride.
The 3D model is done in Maya some time ago and I rigged it for animation for this exercise.

I have already created a still
using this set of HDRI and backplates I got from www.hdri-locations.com some time ago.

But a still image was not enough for me :P

I played around with the camera and backplates to give the illusion that it's a real trucking/zooming/panning camera. I feel that some shaders can be improved but I am quite happy with the results. This is a very fun exercise for me. I hope this may inspire some out there who wants to do some photo real animation with their 3D vehicle models and I certainly hope you'll like it ;D

It's fully rendered and composited in High-Definition, so feel free to watch it at 720p resolution! :D

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Nanyang Polytechnic Graduation 2009









Hello,

The Nanyang Polytechnic Graduation 2009 Ceremony was awesome!
Guest of Honour Mr Seto Lok Yin and Director of SIDM Mr Daniel Tan each gave a very inspiring and encouraging speech.

I have graduated with a Diploma in Digital Media Design with Merit!
Plus, I am super happy to receive the following awards:

MediaCorp Silver Medal
Lucasfilm Animation Singapore Award for Outstanding Project Work (Animation)


Thank you Nanyang Polytechnic, MediaCorp and Lucasfilm Animation Singapore! =)
With this encougarement, I am even more motivated to do my little part and contribute to the digital media industry.

Friday, May 8, 2009

F1GPSG.COM Animation Competition Winner Announced

I did not win, and I got an honourable mention! :)

"It was a very close race to the finish but Gorgeous Prabowo (kutudaun) of Indonesia took the top honors! Two who almost made it were Ronald Fong (minifong) of Singapore and Tomasz Ochotny (tomay) of the UK. Congratulations to Gorgeous for winning the US$3,000 prize! We will contact you shortly. On behalf of F1GPSG.com, thanks to all those who participated in the competition. It was an incredible race!"

Source: [Eyeka Asia Blog: The Race is Over, We Have a Winner!]

You may view the winning entry [here].
You may view my humble entry [here].

Thanks to all who voted for me! :D

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Coke Zero - Impossible is Possible



Description:
In order to convey the message of "Impossible is Possible" in line with the new Coke Zero Campaign to reach out to youths, our concept revolves around this mighty Coke Zero can which is able to survive all forms of disasters, just as how we youths will be able to overcome the seemingly impossible adversities we face in life! Impossible is possible, just as how it is possible to have real Coke taste and Zero Sugar!

Hello everyone! :D

This animation is created by my buddies and I (Ronald Fong, Lee Yong Yi and Tan Zi Chao) of Channelbox for the Eyeka Asia Coke Zero Video or Animation Competition.

In this production, I worked on mainly on the compositing and editing, look development, developing the ink stroke and fluid visual effects, the cars and buildings modelling and animation and the coke can rig.

I'm glad that Channelbox has matured a lot through this production, in terms of communication, coordination, quality and the possibility of effective online meetings. We are a team!

You may view our work in progress thread here
You may view our Eyeka Asia Coke Zero submission here.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

F1GPSG Singapore Animation Competition

Hello! I worked on a F1GPSG Singapore Eyeka Video / Animation Competition recently :)

The objective was to promote www.f1gpsg.com as a hub for F1 fans.
Instead of just showing my passion for the sport, I wanted an additional touch to have the viewer think about what this sport means to him or her.
Here's the final product which I submitted on the 29th of March 2009:



Description:
A play of words in the introduction to spark the viewer's thoughts. The viewers starts questioning what exactly F1 means to him or her. The tension builds up and awakens the viewer, who will start to find out more and share with the rest of the world about F1!

Hope you'll like this video!
You may view it on Eyeka competition website itself here.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Wacom Intuos 4

Wacom Intuos 4

I cannot help but introduce this new product to you! :D

I bought a Wacom Intuos3 about 3 years ago and I thought very highly of this technology then.
During these couple of years, I enjoyed my user experience with Wacom Intuos3 very much.
I liked it's highly customizable driver and functions, it actually allows users to customize different ExpressKeys for different applications!
I had a separate set of ExpressKeys for Photoshop and Maya.
A downside will probably be the fact that I'm actually left-handed, hence it was slightly tricky to customize.
I kept telling myself that it was such a good product, such that it will take some time for its successor to be released.
Indeed, I felt that it took quite awhile, now it's here - Wacom Intuos4

Here's the official trailer:


The Intuos4 can now turn 180 degrees to suit the user regardless of left or right handed users.
And then, I was thinking - "Wouldn't the cord get in the way?"
I read on an article that the USB cord at Wacom's end is actually detachable!!
The scroll strip is ingeniously tranformed into a scroll wheel which allows infinite zooming in and out as far as the application can take you in a single stroke! (Just like the Ipod)
The wheel allows intuitivity when rotating the painting canvas, which is newly introducted in Photoshop CS4.
There's also an OLED display beside the ExpressKeys to remind the user what are the shortcuts assigned to them.

I have only written down the functions that I'm excited about and I feel are noteworthy. Please read this [article] to find out more!

Calligraphy Ink Stroke Effect

Hello! :D

Channelbox is embarking on the Coke Zero Video Competition organised by Eyeka Asia.

As far as visual development is concerned, we are looking forward to some inking effects.
I achieved the following in Maya and After Effects.
This technique can be applied on to any 3D model, however it takes some time. I'm currently trying to simplify the process by turning this into a script.

Trying to avoid a total lift from our reference, I worked towards a more Chinese calligraphic style, hope it works for this production. ;)

hope you'll like it, cheers :D

Available in Fullscreen High-Definition

Saturday, March 14, 2009

NYP | SIDM | Fusion 2009

Thanks to all who have helped to put up a successful graduation exhibition! Specially those who came down to visit my booth and everybody who made this possible, including visitors, my family and friends, lecturers!

I'm really really grateful! :D

Pixel and Pencil Awards 2009



Pixel and Pencil Awards 2009
Most Outstanding Portfolio | Best CG Art | Most Outstanding Personal Work
I am very happy and honoured to have received these awards. Thanks everybody!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Demo Reel 2009



Hi all!

I have just graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic | School of Interactive and Digital Media! :D
Digital Media Design (Animation)

This is my demoreel compiling my school, professional, group and professional projects.
Here is a little breakdown:

Demoreel 2009 Opening Shot - Personal Project - Tracking, Animation, Lighting, Rendering and Compositing
Mini Cooper S - Personal Project - Modelling, Animation, Lighting, Rendering and Compositing
Eyeka Creative Challenge -First Prize - Group Project - Modelling, Motion, Animation and Compositing
Magnolia GO! TV Commercial - Profession Project VHQ Post - Modelling, Animation, Lighting and Rendering
Gan Cheong Kin TV Series - Group Project - Character Animation, Compositing
Safety At Work Digital Animation Judges Choice Award - Group Project - Modelling, Animation, Lighting and Compositing
Panther Trot - Personal Project - Quadruped Animation

Hope you'll like my reel. :D
In case you want to see the breakdown of the opening shot, here's it :D

Monday, March 2, 2009

Mini Cooper S HDRI Lighting Work in Progress 5

Hello! :D





Took my MINI out for a HDRI ride! ;)
It's interesting to do HDRI lighting especially when provided with high quality backplates. It will be interesting to have some animation rendered. But for now, hope you'll like it.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Fusion 2009

Ronald Fong will be displaying his work at Fusion 2009

Here's a web poster! Do drop by! :D



Fusion 2009
6 - 7 March 2009
Fri, Sat 10am - 8pm
Nanyang Polytechnic Auditorium

Fusion 2009 is Nanyang Polytechnic | School of Interactive and Digital Media | Graduation Show and Exhibition!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Vue 7 PLE

Hi everyone!


Created with Vue 7 Personal Learning Edition

Vue 7 Digital Nature has been released not too long ago and it's amazing!

I strongly recommend this product to all matte painters. You can get a very good head start to getting the matte done for your film just with a simple setup and let Vue and your machine do the work!

Watch the trailer: http://www.vue7.com/

And if you're interested in learning the software, there's a Personal Learning Edition which you can download for free and try it out!

I've tried it out myself, it's very easy to pick up and it produced nice results considering that it was just a few clicks.
Very interesting!

To matte painters, I think it's a must-have!
To 3D artists or digital compositors like myself, I think it's a good-to-have. I can tackle the trickiest nature effects such as Oceans, Sky, Clouds, Volumetric Clouds, Vegetation.. plus dynamics and simulation! These are difficult to achieve it the usual 3D packages.

So, that's all for this post!
I love software developers who are willing to provide learning editions of their packages.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Demo Reel 2009 Look Test



A paintover the viewport to quickly test the look I'm trying to achieve for the Demo Reel 2009 Opening.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Compositing of 3D Cube with Live Footage



Hello, hope you'll like the video.

The objective of this project is to achieve a reasonable quality match move and also to achieve the same lighting as the original footage.

I know it's not very creative to only do a cube.. I take this as a practice, anyway it's still my initial attempts at matchmoving.

In my opinion, the compositing and lighting is 1000x better than the matchmoving! Hahaha! Can't help it...

I'm quite happy with the result, minimal sliding which I can still improve actually...
Just wanted to move on to the lighting and compositing stage :P
The grain match adds a lot to the realism. Yay!
I'm happy with lighting and compositing too!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Daze



Another doodle.
I usually paint in black and white first to look out for tonal value. This time I used a different approach, I painted in colour.

Didn't turn out extremely well but I'm quite happy with the result. :)

Making of Demo Reel 2009



Hi,

I've been working on Demo Reel 2009 to showcase my latest work.
The target for this reel is to have only the work which I feel is of professional quality. I don't have too many works to showcase, so I'll also be working on some shots in the meantime.

Fusion 2009 - NYP | SIDM | Graduation Show 2009
is around the corner! I'm still quite far from done in terms of compiling my work.
Animation clips have yet to be touched up and rendered nicely.

Hmm.. I'll focus on a few projects and put them in the reel. In the meantime, here's a teaser to the opening of my new Demo Reel!

Still working on the look but it's going somewhere in this direction.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Eyeka Creative Challenge Prize Presentation

Hello everyone!

I had wanted to post this award presentation photograph some time ago.
From left, Zi Chao, Ronald, Yong Yi and most importantly the CEO of Eyeka, Alexandre Olmedo at the Prize Presentation of the Eyeka Creative Challenge.
Thanks Eyeka Asia! :D



This photo is courtesy of Eyeka.