Rofideo: 3D Artist cartoon characters animation

Mascot preview for NZ Client

2011-11-01T06:39:00.005-06:00

I start new projects and want to share it, now I am working in some characters, the first one is this mascot for a N.Z. Blind store

The eyes of this character are a png file on a transparent plane

This guy was based on Andy Hickingbottom works, I am very happy when my client ask me to do a character like one of His ones. I learn some few tricks with this job. Upgrading my render and rigging skills and also learn few more tricks about alphas on mental ray.

The real challenge was make the cartoon eyes rigged, I have seen a loot of 3D models from games and I see they use planes with alphas so I rig it with the "Animate>Set Driven Key" tool from Maya and it seem like it works.

I show you more Characters soon.

Creature Comforts

2011-03-11T00:16:00.002-06:00

More WIPs This Time I am Aim the style of Creatures Comforts, Maybe this guy and his fella could be my mascots some time.

Vector Susan Storm

2011-03-02T02:03:00.003-06:00

I work on this Sketch By Scoot Campbell, More vectors on Illustrator, its still a WIP, maybe I finish it later.

Illustrator Advances

2011-02-28T21:40:00.002-06:00

Hello, I am still upgrading with illustrator, next days I try something more complicated.

Monkey Vector

2011-02-19T00:09:00.002-06:00

More practice with illustrator

Flash in Blogger 360 Character

2011-02-17T22:24:00.002-06:00

It Works!!!

Now I am cooking with gas!

Last time changes

2011-02-16T21:47:00.004-06:00

Sadly one client cancel this project, Its my first try to make something PIXARESQUE

(The rig wasnt finished, thats why it does nor blend his fingers)

Illustrator

2011-02-14T17:14:00.003-06:00

This little fella was the last one, made in one or two hours. I am getting the edge of this tool
This is another WIP, Am Still learning and upgrading
This is made wit a tutorial at side, Nice, but 3D is limited in Illustrator.

More Old Work

2011-02-11T21:07:00.004-06:00

More scans from the folder I found... I remember When I stop drawing because I am no good enougth... I allway be a hard Judge.

Comic Style

2011-02-11T15:55:00.004-06:00

Hey I found a folder with some draws I made, I thougt it be a nice adition to my porfolio.

I made this When I enter the psicology Univerisity, I like it a lot.
These are the females of comics we like 13 years ago... and she still hot!
Oh man this is when superman return from Death, Some of out favorites heroes

I scan the another ones an put it here.

Wow its an Orc

2011-02-05T13:42:00.003-06:00

I made this concept to take as gide for my next project, I want to make them in 3D

Too much quality O_o WTF

2011-01-19T13:04:00.004-06:00

Thats the weird thing that I heard for a client!

I was hired to make some illustrations for the covers of childrens books

But at the end this images cannot be used because it looks like cheating when you open the books and the inside images are far simple.

Unfortunatly I made this images before I learn a little more about rendering, If I find some time I must polish it. When you have the best as your masters, you still have a lot to upgrade.

Thank you Guys for share your secrets with newies like me. (from CGtalk.com)

By the way I still need to make the "lowprofile" images

Old paints... Part 2

2011-01-18T21:50:00.003-06:00

There is the remaind of the set, I miss these days...

Old paints...

2011-01-18T21:27:00.003-06:00

Some watercolor paints I made 1o years before, sorry they are scan from real photos, I mean there are not good digital cameras when i do these.

Hi some client ask for watercolor illustration

Like 10 years ago I dont touch a brush, the subjet ... in psycology exist a word for that -spanish word, sorry "Sublimar" After all was nice to see it and I like to post it here.

New year and starting as 100% Freelance

2011-01-18T13:06:00.005-06:00

Long time I dont post, there is a small test to make a photo a cartoon

This is my second week as a freelance, nice start...but really nothing interesting enought to post here, sometimes y feel more like a 3D worker than 3D artist but well hope to earn some to start the artistic works.

Rofideo

Samurai Pizza Cats 3D

2010-11-24T11:26:00.003-06:00

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Hello am bussy these past days, but in my spare time am wirking in this one

Samurai Pizza Cats! Do you remember that? Hope I can find time to make it all.

See you.

3D interiors

2010-10-18T18:41:00.003-05:00

This are my first 3D Architecture renderings, click on images to enlarge.

Well This is not my regular area of work but If "money talks"

Lumberjack 3D Character

2010-10-01T17:09:00.003-05:00

There is a new image for the fairy tale books, like the way it looks, hope it likes to my employer.

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There is the lumberjack, the hero who's gonna kill the Big Bad Wolf

Goldilocks and the tree bears

2010-09-28T14:52:00.006-05:00

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Well I guess am update the thuesdays, so there is my new characters

I know, I know, must work a little more on textures (more? there is no textures, only basic shaders) and need to make the backgrounds, but want to show it.

See you

Big Bad Wolf

2010-09-21T09:51:00.006-05:00

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This is one of my favorite characters

Am must to work a little more on his clothes but want to show it

Tree little pigs

2010-09-14T13:24:00.005-05:00

Well I have a little more work than I can handle...need to organice my times

There is the preliminar of a serie, hope you like it

Huevocartoon Rig test

2010-09-05T14:49:00.005-05:00

Estaba planeando hacer una animacion en forma, pero vi que Huevocartoon abrira vacantes en Guadalajara asi que hice esta captura de pantalla para enviarla como muestra.

Espero ser parte de este proyecto, hasta pronto.

Cartoon Boy and Orange Man

2010-09-01T11:42:00.004-05:00

Hello am really bussy last week, Am working in a couople of animations with this little guy, when I finish it I show it here.

And this is the last model I made am still working on him (He is the little brother of the office girl) they have the same face... :-P

See you later

Lowpoly model

2010-08-02T15:03:00.003-05:00

Well this weekend I made this lowpoly model

Its my first one, hope you like it.

Any one knows what is the average lowpoly for each game plataform?

Please send me a mail.

Expresions 3D Character

2010-07-21T10:34:00.004-05:00

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More than a year I made this for a contest on CG Talk, a great forum.

"Thats the second more expresive snake I ever seen" Thanks folks!

Groovy Dancing Teddy Bear

2010-07-14T01:38:00.002-05:00

Ya puedo renderear "pelo"!!!
Toma mucho tiempo para renderear pero me gusta el resultado

FUR RENDER (Teddy Bear)

It takes a lot to render, but like the result.

And yup its a tribute to Sophie Marie the "Groovy Dancing Girl"

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Huevos Rancheros (3D)

2010-07-07T12:07:00.005-05:00

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Porque en Jalisco somos machos, ¿O no compadre?

Because in Jalisco All men are machos. Right compadre?

Huevocartoon characters (gay ones)

Update: I have some directions from the creators! That guys are amazing, I work on that tomorrow.

Huevo Filosofo / Eastern Egg

2010-07-06T10:59:00.005-05:00

Este fin de semana me propuse terminar un proyecto resagado, un pequeño homenaje al renacimiento de la animacion en Mexico.

¡Gracias Huevocartoon!

This weekend I want to finish an old project, so do this small piece dedicated to those who restart the animation in Mexico.

Thanks for all Huevocartoon!

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Work in progress / Trabajo en progreso

2010-07-02T14:47:00.006-05:00

Am experimenting with Pixar style and try to get the look of this character
This is the advance

Estaba experimentando con el estilo Pixar, trataba de hacer este personaje
Este es el avance

Character design by
GORO FUJITA

Cookies Contest Advice

2010-07-01T09:48:00.000-05:00

Hello there is my entry for a cookies contest
I have fun making this emoticons

You can see the work here:

Esta fue mi entrada para el concurso de Emperador

(Habia mejores videos que los finalistas pero asi es la vida)

Disfrutenlo, me diverti haciendolo y aprendi mucho.

My journey to reach a life. Cartoon style

2010-06-25T10:57:00.000-05:00

Hello, and welcome!

My name is Israel Robles

Am born in Guadalajara, Mexico. A nice place to live. (but a nightmare if you want to jump on animation as a work) Almost an inexistent industry here. Its a hard way to get a life with animation, follow me in this epic adventure on the wastelands of Mordor (Mexico) to reach my childhood dream: Become a cartoon animator

The cartoons was my passion since a child, so drawing was the way I got all the things out of my head. As a grownup I follow that dream learning everything I can.

But thats a theme for another entry

Software

Autodesk Maya:3D modeling, render, rigging

Photoshop: textures

After Effects: Composition

Well this is my demo reel