Popular Post Michael Brennan Posted May 11, 2020 Popular Post Posted May 11, 2020 Hi Guys, I'm happy to share an animation I've been working on the past few months, I'll try to make a long story short... Since all this Covid 19 stuff things have been different, previously most of my spare time was spent working on fine art projects a lot of work I did preparing for art shows was put on hold and like many people it's been a stressful time. I guess psychologically the best way I've been able to deal with it has been to tap into my silly side and rekindle some of the things that inspired me in my younger years. Using Animation Master was one of those things, it was the first app that got me seriously into 3D and actually helped land me my first job out of college. I made a friend on this forum over 20 years ago (Bud) Mike Lium, we eventually lost touch and reconnected on Facebook even though I wasn't using A:M much or posted 3d stuff he was always a friend... always encouraged me and my art. These past couple months while working on this animation I couldn't wait to surprise him with it. Sadly I didn't finish it in time, and found out he passed away a few weeks ago. So I dedicate this to Bud. Mike https://vimeo.com/417019628 <br> 1 6 Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted May 11, 2020 Hash Fellow Posted May 11, 2020 Crazy cubes! I recall the Mike Lium's name. https://forums.hash.com/profile/197-mike-lium/content/ Sorry to hear he is gone! Quote
Michael Brennan Posted May 11, 2020 Author Posted May 11, 2020 1 hour ago, robcat2075 said: Crazy cubes! I recall the Mike Lium's name. https://forums.hash.com/profile/197-mike-lium/content/ Sorry to hear he is gone! Thank you Robert, he was a good guy Quote
itsjustme Posted May 11, 2020 Posted May 11, 2020 Great stuff, Michael! Sorry to hear about Mike Lium. Quote
Michael Brennan Posted May 11, 2020 Author Posted May 11, 2020 6 hours ago, itsjustme said: Great stuff, Michael! Sorry to hear about Mike Lium. Thanks David! Quote
johnl3d Posted May 11, 2020 Posted May 11, 2020 Great idea thanks for sharing sorry your surprise had a sad surprise Quote
Michael Brennan Posted May 11, 2020 Author Posted May 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, johnl3d said: Great idea thanks for sharing sorry your surprise had a sad surprise Yeah, damn your right. Thanks John! Quote
Michael Brennan Posted October 15, 2020 Author Posted October 15, 2020 I'm a fan of sketching ideas and making storyboards before animating. Here is a rough animation created in Adobe Animate before I started on the 3d side of things. was a fun and quick way to play with animation ideas. 1 Quote
Michael Brennan Posted April 19, 2021 Author Posted April 19, 2021 Re-rendered these guys with some ambient occlusion for my site, figured I'd share them here as well. Cheers 🍻 1 1 Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted April 20, 2021 Hash Fellow Posted April 20, 2021 I can almost smell the Play-Doh! 1 Quote
Michael Brennan Posted April 20, 2021 Author Posted April 20, 2021 Thanks Guys! Hope to keep making more animations with these guys, have more ideas in mind. Quote
WolfsongCG Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 Love that animation! I also saw your other work on your YT channel. Very nice work. I picked up some tips on using splines from your time-lapses as well. 1 Quote
Michael Brennan Posted June 2, 2021 Author Posted June 2, 2021 8 hours ago, WolfsongCG said: Love that animation! I also saw your other work on your YT channel. Very nice work. I picked up some tips on using splines from your time-lapses as well. Thanks Wolfsong! Appreciate it. Quote
Shankill Posted Saturday at 09:51 PM Posted Saturday at 09:51 PM Mind if I ask how you created/what your process was for creating the Play-Doh/Clay effect on the models? It looks great and the animation really captures the claymation/stop-motion style! Quote
Michael Brennan Posted Sunday at 11:10 PM Author Posted Sunday at 11:10 PM On 8/16/2025 at 5:51 PM, Shankill said: Mind if I ask how you created/what your process was for creating the Play-Doh/Clay effect on the models? It looks great and the animation really captures the claymation/stop-motion style! Hi Michael, for the materials I went to the source and took pictures of Plasticine I flattened out onto some foam core board. Then used the texture for bumps and displacement maps, also using Ambiance Occlusion helped give some nice shading and soft shadows. Quote
Michael Brennan Posted Monday at 03:06 PM Author Posted Monday at 03:06 PM 3 hours ago, serg2 said: Amazing work! Thanks Serg! Quote
Shankill Posted yesterday at 08:05 PM Posted yesterday at 08:05 PM Oh wow! That seems a pretty fun process....I kind of want to try different materials now, the results you had with it were fantastic! Quote
Michael Brennan Posted 3 hours ago Author Posted 3 hours ago 22 hours ago, Shankill said: Oh wow! That seems a pretty fun process....I kind of want to try different materials now, the results you had with it were fantastic! Thanks! Yeah more artistically satisfying to make your own textures, using your own photos or painting them. Your project ends up being more unique in the end. Quote
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