Fellow Chicago artist Sergio Farfan asked me to collaborate on a fun animation he had planned for an installation piece. The animation was inspired by the Super Mario 64 intro and the character was based on one of Sergio’s 2D paintings.

The Original artwork provided by artist

A few work in progress screenshots working on blocking in all the shapes and fine tuning the details

Stills from the final animation.

The animation was displayed on a CRT monitor during Sergio’s “Five Years” exhibition at Vertical Gallery in Chicago. You can view a walk through of the exhibit here.

Team

Ashley Blanchette: 3D Modeling

Rodger Ruzanka: Animation

Sergio Farfan: Character Design