Joe Russo - 3d artist | animator » brown http://www.joerusso3d.com Online Portfolio Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:30:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 MonsterQuest – Sierra Sasquatch http://www.joerusso3d.com/2010/2/monsterquest-sierra-sasquatch http://www.joerusso3d.com/2010/2/monsterquest-sierra-sasquatch#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 03:38:23 +0000 Joe http://www.joerusso3d.com/?p=514 Holodeck creature animation for MonsterQuest.

The final animation I worked on for the show. I reused & altered the sasquatch I created for the first episode, and added a younger version.

Pixel Farm Credits

3D Character Artist + Animator + Lighting Artist + Compositor
Joe Russo

3D Environment Artists
Amanda Nelson
Joe Russo

Additional Animator (Background Sasquatch)
Amanda Nelson

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Pixel Farm Credits

3D Character Artists
Jim Van Den Bogart
Matt Pearson

3D Character Rigging Artist + Character FX Artist (Fur)
Joe Russo

Animator + 3D Environment Artist
Amanda Nelson

Lighting Artists + Compositors
Amanda Nelson
Joe Russo

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Pixel Farm Credits

3D Character Artist
Jim Van Den Bogart

3D Character Rigging Artist + Character FX Artist (Fur & Dynamic Wings) + 3D Environment Artist + Animator + Lighting Artist + Compositor
Joe Russo

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This particular piece is called The Creature Holodeck which plays early in the show, describing the creature through V.O. and motion.

Pixel Farm Credits

3D Artist + Animator + Compositor
Joe Russo

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Pixel Farm Credits

Designer
Deb Kirkeeide

3D Artists + Animators
Joe Russo
Rich Haesemeyer

Compositors
Eric Schulist
Rich Haesemeyer
Tom Doeden

Colorist
Oscar Oboza

Sound Designers
Jesse Marks
Ken Chastain
Zac Bates

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My final project for a 3d lighting and rendering class.

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