Jacqueline Evans

5:03 PM

New Discovery: Ardipithecus

Posted by Jacqueline Evans

'Ardi', the oldest human ancestor was unveiled today. She dates back 4.4 million years. The story of Ardipithecus will premiere on The Discovery Channel on Sunday, October 11 at 9 p.m. ET . Go check it out :)

I was fortunate enough to work along side a great team to get this project out the door. After a few bumps in the road Impossible Pictures brought in Daev Finn (CG Lead), Spice Jones (producer), Toby Cochran (Animator,teaser shot setup), Russ Adkisson (lighting/composting) and myself (Lead Lighting/compositing) to jump into the inferno. There were quite a few long nights, software battles and scooter rides while waiting for renders now we finally see Ardi arrive to the public eye.

Only one cg image has been released to the public. Once the show has been aired I can share more about the crazy process we went through to create the shots. I will also add more as content is released to the public.

Ardipithecus Interactive Handbook : http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/handbook2/handbook2.html

Discovery Channel article: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/01/ardi-human-ancestor.html?campaign=dsc-int-hp-dl-dn

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11:09 AM

WIP Gene's House

Posted by Jacqueline Evans

I thought I would post my WIP for Gene's house. Build from a concept by Zachary Stark. The concept was used as a rough layout while still exploring what could be done with the scene.

Maya, Photoshop, Mentalray

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10:39 AM

Comic Con- Floor/Costumes

Posted by Jacqueline Evans

So much eye candy!

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9:29 PM

Comic Con-Sculpts/Toys

Posted by Jacqueline Evans

There was so amazing things to see at Comic Con. Although I havn't always been a huge comic book reader I can really appreciate and admire the artwork I saw. Plus all of the costumes and passion that the fans provide. Awesome! I want to give you a bit of what I saw. I was able to take some pictures on the floor and a few in the panels. You are not allowed, of course, to take pictures of what they show in panels. Many sneak peeks and not yet shown material..yumminess! Not only was it comic book material but some of the larger studio work, toy/sculpture companies and cult tv series. I feel like I needed another week to really absorb and see everything.

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Coraline

Pixars UP

Disney

Trick or Treat, Lilo & Stitch, Where the Wild Things Are

Iron Man - Amazing!

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11:43 PM

Poor lil Bug

Posted by Jacqueline Evans

I lit and textured the scene. I also modeled the small bug and tear. This was a character development piece.
Produced for Big Grin Productions, LLC.

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8:04 AM

Maxx Swimming

Posted by Jacqueline Evans

Created with Maya, Photoshop, After Effects
I lit the entire scene, added fog, modeled background with exception of a few coral. Which are paint effects. Scene was built in several layers and composited in After Effects.
Maxx model created by Lino Masciulli, Rig by William Petruccelli, Animation Ryan Hobbiebrunken
Produced for Big Grin Productions, LLC.

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7:47 PM

A Happy Lump

Posted by Jacqueline Evans

Meet Gulp. A happy little lump of clay ready to consume and grind down anything in his path. He has no skeleton only clay.

Original concept by Ming Chew
Oil Based Clay
WIP, created to eventually explore creating casts from oil based clay.