CG model display (Marooned Maroo)

I decided to put CG model section in my portfolio blog because I found cool service online
called "p3d". It allow us to display our own 3DCG model with awesome interface such as
zooming in, turning it around, showing wire frame, etc !
These two CG model are from this year's film "Marooned Maroo"
I did Modeling and rigging for this character.

Marooned Maroo

Marooned Maroo from Takehiro Nishikawa on Vimeo.


Maroo, a lone boy marooned on an island, passes the time playing with his best friend, Earth. Disturbed by their ruckus, Sun stirs in her sleep and rolls over in bed, unfortunately on top of Earth. Maroo must save his friend!

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Finally we could finish making new short film "Marooned Maroo"

Huge Thanks to all of person who helped us to create this film,
and I want to say special thanks to my collaborator Rika Endo.



Director
-Rika Endo
-Takehiro Nishikawa 

Story / Layout / Modeling / Rigging / Texture & Lighting / Compositing / Effects
- Rika Endo 

Idea / CG Character Animation / Character Design / Modeling / Rigging
- Takehiro Nishikawa

Music
- Ryo Sean Okada

Sound Design
- Rachel Dugan

Voices
Earth / Seagull / Sun Snores
- Nathan Nonhof

Maroo / Sun
-Cat Tanchanco


Enjoy !

Takehiro Nishikawa CG Animator / CG Artist DemoReel 2013

Takehiro Nishikawa CG Animator / CG Artist DemoReel 2013 from Takehiro Nishikawa on Vimeo.

Almost finished character set up !

Recently I was working for rigging for film characters

This is some pose test for Maroo

I basically used auto rig builder script called "advanced scheleton"

Based on the rig I tweaked a little bit to make it easier to animate.

In addition, I made the hair moveable too.

I can't wait to animate him !

Film Progression ( Thumbnails for Animation Test )

These are thumbnails I drew for an animation test.

This sequence is about Maroo fishing. I relearned how to describe a character who is pulling a heavy object. At first he starts to pull with his hip, next is his upper body, and finally he ends up using his arms and shoulders. I thought facial expressions are also helpful to express how he is suffering to pull his fishing rod.

Film Progression (Color Design)

Some design works for my this year's film. My collaborator gave great suggestion for this film's title.

And I decided to change the title from "The Big Thumb" to "Marooned Maroo"

because this story is going to be about the boy called "Maroo"

This boy with mushroom shape hair is the main character called "Maroo"

As you can guess the boy's name is coming from "mushroom".

These are color design I did for him. 

Maroo's best friend Earth

This baby looking sun is going to be antagonist in this film.

This is rough concept art for my film. The story is gonna take place at this isolated pointy island.

Film Progression (Character Design)

These are the Design for my film's protagonist called "Maroo"

He is a boy adopted by the Earth. I wanted him to look like something relating to nature, so I designed his hair after a mushroom.

Recent Life Drawings

These drawings are from 2D character animation class's assignments. I tried to draw with broken pen and small sketch book. It was fun to draw with broken pen because it gives me chance to explore other way to express gestures, and refuse me from already existing skill sets.

BIOGRAPHY

Takehiro Nishikawa

1983 - Born at Hiroshima in Japan

1986 - Move to Indiana in The United States of America.

1992 - Back to Hiroshima.

2007 - Graduated from Hiroshima city university with degree in InterMedia design.
     - Moved to Tokyo
     - Started working at Genseisha inc. (http://www.genseisha.com) as CG Animator

2009 - Freelanced as CG Animator at MSF Mobile Software Foundation

2010 - Moved to California in America, Started to learn character animation at
           California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)

2012 - Interned at The Third Floor