2019 GENERALIST REEL
00:05 Taylor James: Corteva
modeling, texturing/shading, and animation of corn stalk assets
Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, V-Ray Renderer
00:17 Taylor James: Internal Project
modeling, rigging, and animation of wolf head
Autodesk Maya
00:24 Taylor James: Safe Driving PSA
animation of phone monster
Autodesk Maya
00:27 Thesis: Poached
magpie rig test
Autodesk Maya
00:27 Wing rig: mode 1
Detail controls vis off
Feathers constrained to rigid, individual joints for folding
00:33 Wing rig: mode 2
Feathers bound to NURBS plane for creating natural, 3D curves during flight
00:38 Arm joints according to the anatomy of a large bird's wing
Feathers can be displaced evenly when wing spreads/contracts
00:45 Thesis: Poached
magpie flight cycle
Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, Arnold Renderer
Design, modeling, rigging, texturing, shading, animation
Autodesk Maya and Allegorithmic Substance Painter
00:53 Taylor James: Ultramist
texturing/shading
Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, Arnold Renderer
00:53 Aerial view
Texturing/shading of miniature army
00:55 Army charging
Texturing/shading of weapons, shields, and horses
00:58 Leg with healing wound
Texturing/shading of healing wound area
01:00 Weapons turntable
Texturing/shading of weapons
01:05 Taylor James: Woodpecker
hardsurface modeling and UV unwrapping of helmet and jackhammer
Autodesk Maya
01:05 Turntable of woodpecker head
01:11 Asset seen in print ad
01:16 Personal Project: Carousel Toy
hardsurface modeling, mechanical rigging, texturing/shading
Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, Arnold Renderer
Song: "Time," by Angelo De Augustine