Head/Solo CGI-Artist for medium-length film Guaca Memories organized by the High-Technology High School 2023 class. Effects made in Blender 3.4 through clever modifiers, layers of masking and composition. All effects were completed and rendered in a 2-3 month window. Full CGI-segment at end of film involves ~2 weeks of rendering time.
Large-scale Smoke Simulation layered on top of 3D Monmouth Map.
Smoke Simulation uses Blender KHAOS ad-on.
Dynamic paint canvas used for ground ripple.
Expanding smoke through emitter tied to expanding mesh.
KHAOS to deconstruct roof into small pieces.
Ragdoll mesh of student is pushed through causing roof to break apart.
Tailored model of New Jersey as a floating island.
Made through heightmap displacement, placed on top of
an island built off a traced mesh of an outline of New Jersey