THE PROJECT.
Set in a dark fantasy Japan, this project showcases two humanoid creatures clashing like ancient gladiators.
They are located inside a huge arena, a structure reminiscent of the ancient palaces and castles of the Japanese Shoguns.
Through this project, we were able to develop many new tools and workflows together with the students, such as Renderman (PIXAR’s rendering engine), fur and clothing simulations, and finally we created a crowd with thousands of people to act as the audience.
THE CHARACTERS
Character Creation and Design.
For the two “gladiators,” we relied on an Ai to create sketches that the boys could work on. Then each Character Artist had to interpret and propose versions to the supervisors for the armor, faces, and details of these creatures.
Environmet
A huge arena inspired by the shogun castles of feudal Japan.
RENDERMAN
RenderMan is the rendering engine created by Pixar and used by Hollywood’s biggest studios. It is the technology that made masterpieces like Toy Story possible, Frozen and lots of special effects movies.
Thanks to the licenses provided by Pixar, our students can learn to use the same professional rendering engine that made film history. A unique opportunity to push the boundaries.
