Mike Rodriguez in 3D

Mechanic Walk

2011-09-25T21:45:00.000-07:00

Just a walk cycle :)

Mechanic Character

2011-08-01T22:30:00.000-07:00

Latest WIP. Took about 2.5 months to model/texture in Maya and rig/animate in XSI after work. Animation took about 2 days.

Credits to May Chow and Bruce Chang for providing tutorials and work samples. Also, credit to Adam Sale for creating the tutorials, giving advice, and providing useful custom ICE compounds for rigging purposes.

Animation Reel July 2011

2011-07-05T07:51:00.000-07:00

Posed out and animated all characters, vehicles, and cameras for 'Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5'.
Last shot was animated using a clip from 11 Second Club.
Currently animating on 'League of Super Evil'. Stay tuned for updates!

Denial - 11 Second Club July Entry

2010-08-04T23:58:00.000-07:00

Some animated dialog I did for the 11 Second Club July competition. The rig I used is pretty good - it's called the Norman rig and it's free to use. Special thanks to Hugo Cierzniak for customizing and posting this particular version on Romain Digonnet's site to share with others.

3D Grad Reel

2010-08-03T21:18:00.000-07:00

Maya was used to model the characters and environment, ZBrush for some minor cloth detail, and XSI for rigging/animation and compositing. Adobe After Effects and Premiere were used for final editing. The music and sound FX were not created by me and were used for the sole purpose of presenting this demo.

Link here if it doesn't display properly.

Sexy Breakdown

2009-05-15T15:16:00.000-07:00

This is a simple breakdown of the character from rig to final render and an excuse to animate a sexy walk cycle.

Link here if it doesn't display properly.

2D Flash Showreel

2009-05-13T21:28:00.000-07:00

Some Flash pieces I animated over the past few years. The shows include George of the Jungle, Pucca, Being Ian, The Buzz on Maggie, and El Tigre. However, I can't take credit for the animated 'wheat' and 3D backgrounds. All music is purely for presentation purposes.

Final Composites

2009-05-10T14:57:00.001-07:00

Here are a few action stills with final compositing. I added softness to the lighting which allowed me to render the environment with less detail and better render times, but still maintain the same visual mood.

Final Character Renders and Poses

2009-05-10T14:35:00.001-07:00

These are the final rigged models based off the colored roughs. The hairstyles are quite different and the pant legs on one of the characters were lowered slightly for better appeal. Overall, the skin deformations seemed to work quite well.

Final Environment Render

2009-05-10T14:25:00.001-07:00

This is the final look I wanted to achieve in the environment. I kept it simple, but used lighting to create interesting shapes and colors on the floor and walls.

Rough Characters & Environment

2009-05-10T14:16:00.000-07:00

These are all the rough concepts for the characters and environment just before I started modeling them. The environment sketch was very loose and quick since it wasn't going to be the focus of the demo.

Storyboards

2009-05-10T13:15:00.000-07:00

A few pages from my rough storyboard. After critiques from all my instructors and some classmates, I ended up creating a board which closely matches the final product.

Art School Reviews

2009-05-01T10:01:00.000-07:00

I was invited to write an article for Art School Reviews. It's a great site for people interested in going to one of many famous art schools in Vancouver.

Check out my review!