Mikey Dowdle

Motion Graphic Designer & Animator. This is a mix of reblogged posts I like with some of my own work too. You can find more of my crap around the web here: dribbble.com/mikedowdle, behance.net/mikedowdle & twitter.com/mikedowdle

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🔈 Here’s a quick little breakdown video of my animated crow. Created mostly in Cinema 4D, I also used After Effects for grading and comping, with some final frame-by-frame paint-overs in Procreate to fill in those feathers. I’ve been really obsessed with the song Helvegen by Wardruna, which I think was one of the big inspirations for making a moody crow. So I used an edited version of the song is this breakdown, which makes it so unnecessarily dramatic and I’m not sorry 😁 . . . . . #motiongraphics #motiondesign #motionprocess @motionprocess #animation #animationart #characterdesign #characterillustration #renderoftheday #3dillustration #artdirection #bird #mdcommunity #render #3danimation #cinema4d #c4d #c4dart #illustration #characteranimation #artstationhq #damngoodmove #buckuback #3dart @buck.u.back #cgiart #motionlovers #motionmate #cgshortcuts #boooooom #3dartist #3dartists @3dspotlight @cgipopulation (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEl9esknYOm/?igshid=ssothwiylbap

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Couldn’t rest until I added a bit of animation to this bird dude. Thanks @creative_copy_kat for recording bird noises for me 😁 . . . . . . #characterdesign #characterillustration #renderoftheday #3dillustration #artdirection #bird #animation #mdcommunity #motiongraphics #render #3d #3danimation #cinema4d #c4d #c4dart #illustration #characteranimation #artstationhq #damngoodmove #buckuback #3dart @buck.u.back #designfeed #fubiz #cgiart #ballpitmag #motionmate #cgshortcuts #boooooom #3dartist #3dartists @3dspotlight @cgipopulation (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD3LQTdnKf_/?igshid=i93xbvxshp79

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Squaaark! He’s a happy little bird on their perch. Wanted to have a crack at 3D feathers - they ended up being a tough beast to tame, but got somewhere in the end. 🐦 Would like to animate him, but don’t think I have the will for that kind of pain just yet. . . . . . . #characterdesign #characterillustration #renderoftheday #3dillustration #artdirection #bird #xuxoe #mdcommunity #motiongraphics #render #3d #3danimation #cinema4d #c4d #c4dart #illustration #3dillustration #artstationhq #damngoodmove #buckuback #3dart @buck.u.back #designfeed #fubiz #cgiart #ballpitmag #motionmate #cgshortcuts #boooooom #3dartist #3dartists @3dspotlight @cgipopulation (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC3EszenvZ9/?igshid=1fwahe7cjhvku

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🔈 Throwing back to this sleepy train commuter I made a little over 2 years ago now. Was good fun to make and ended up learning a lot along the way. Hopefully I’ll be able to start a new little animation project soon. . . . . . #pinkweek @xuxoe #xuxoe #characterdesign #characterillustration #characteranimation #animation #3dillustration #3danimation #animatedshort #loopanimation #mdcommunity #motiongraphics #render #cganimation #3d #3danimation #cinema4d #c4d #c4dart #illustration #3dillustration #damngoodmove #buckuback @buck.u.back #designfeed #perfectloop #animatedart #fubiz #ballpitmag #motionmate #cgshortcuts #booooooom (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC0X2FHHR6h/?igshid=5sek19p6o24v

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Another oldie from the archives, now with added sound! . . . . . #c4d #c4dtoa #render #styleframe #colorful #abstractart #abstract #3drender #mgcollective #mdcommunity #motiongraphics #motiondesign #graphicdesign #3ddesign #designfeed #graphicfeed #maxon #maxonc4d #digitalart #ballpitmag #cgi #motiongraphics_p #motionmate #xuxoe #oddlysatisfying #chill #visualgraphc #3dart #buckuback @buck.u.back #motiongraphicscollective (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCdgqOSnOwy/?igshid=1tqi0tgpnghf7

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🔈 Another one from even deeper in the archives. This one I made over 6 or 7 years ago. If I remember correctly, I made this in my free time between my internship at @mainframe.co.uk. I was trying to create new work so I could make myself a showreel (I hated everything I’d made up to that point and didn’t really have enough work to fill a reel anyway). So I think this was just the outcome of needing to create something and wanting to experiment further with my 3D and “directing” (in hard air quotes). I guess I was going for that retro/mid-century modern kind of look. The music is Little Wooden Churches by The Trumpeteers. . . . . . . #motiondesign #motiongraphics #3d #3danimation #cganimation #cgi #cinema4d #c4d #mdcommunity #mgcollective #itsnicethat #behance #booooooom #fubiz #music #modernism #modernist #midcenturymoderndesign #midcenturymodern #mograph #animationart #digitalart #motionmate #ballpitmag #motiongraphics_p #designfeed #3drender #3ddesign (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYVP_SnHIF/?igshid=j5vpqtltfdl6

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🔈 Another one from even deeper in the archives. This one I made over 6 or 7 years ago. If I remember correctly, I made this in my free time between my internship at @mainframe.co.uk. I was trying to create new work so I could make myself a showreel (I hated everything I’d made up to that point and didn’t really have enough work to fill a reel anyway). So I think this was just the outcome of needing to create something and wanting to experiment further with my 3D and “directing” (in hard air quotes). I guess I was going for that retro/mid-century modern kind of look. The music is Little Wooden Churches by The Trumpeteers. . . . . . . #motiondesign #motiongraphics #3d #3danimation #cganimation #cgi #cinema4d #c4d #mdcommunity #mgcollective #itsnicethat #behance #booooooom #fubiz #music #modernism #modernist #midcenturymoderndesign #midcenturymodern #mograph #animationart #digitalart #motionmate #ballpitmag #motiongraphics_p #designfeed #3drender #3ddesign (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYRhtQnZsF/?igshid=1cygihisjg6wl

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Been having fun going through the archives of some of my old work. These are some R&D test frames from about 3-4 years ago that I didn’t use for anything. . . . #c4d #c4dtoa #render #styleframe #colorful #abstractart #abstract #3drender #mgcollective #mdcommunity #motiongraphics #motiondesign #graphicdesign #3ddesign #designfeed #graphicfeed #maxon #maxonc4d #digitalart #ballpitmag #cgi #motiongraphics_p #motionmate (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCVxaRYnjzU/?igshid=ricfpegw4iz0

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Revamped this character I made a few years ago with some updated lighting and textures - because making new stuff just takes too long. 🍔 . . . . #characterdesign #characterillustration #characteranimation #animation #3dillustration #3danimation #walkcycle #burger @xuxoe #xuxoe #loopanimation #mdcommunity #motiongraphics #render #cganimation #3d #3danimation #cinema4d #c4d #c4dart #illustration #3dillustration #itsnicethat #buckuback @buck.u.back #designfeed #perfectloop #walkcycle #fubiz #ballpitmag #graphicgang #motionmate #cgshortcuts #booooooom (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCSsOpYHRPC/?igshid=11204jjbx8zr1

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I was inspired to design this after seeing the crap (in some cases, literal!) left around the beaches recently. You can buy this T-shirt (link in bio) and I’ll be donating 15% of the proceeds to the Marine Conservation Society (@mcs_uk) who are working to reduce plastic in our oceans. . . TL;DR here’s a T-shirt I designed, inspired by someone taking a shit in a burger box. . . . . @everpresshq #design #designfeed #graphicdesign #graphictees #graphicdesigncentral #graphicdesigncommunity #appareldesign #dribbble (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCN3fM_nDHc/?igshid=10ziep2s79eph

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Revamped this character of mine that I made a few years ago with some updated lighting and textures - because making new stuff takes too long. 🍔 . . . . #characterdesign #characterillustration #characteranimation #animation #3dillustration #3danimation #walkcycle #burger @xuxoe #xuxoe #loopanimation #mdcommunity #motiongraphics #render #cganimation #3d #3danimation #cinema4d #c4d #c4dart #illustration #3dillustration #itsnicethat #buckuback @buck.u.back #designfeed #graphicdesignersclub #perfectloop #walkcycle #fubiz #ballpitmag #graphicgang #motionmate #booooooom #CGSHORTCUTS (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGLlXinDI2/?igshid=7q11nw388tdh

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🔈 I guess nobody told these ball boys that Wimbledon is cancelled this year 😬 created at @artandgraft . . . . . #animation #characterdesign #characterart #characteranimation #tennis #wimbledon #summer #xuxoe #mdcommunity #motiongraphics #render #cganimation #3d #3danimation #cinema4d #c4d #c4dart #illustration #3dillustration #itsnicethat #buckuback @buck.u.back #designfeed #graphicdesignersclub #perfectloop #walkcycle #fubiz #ballpitmag #graphicgang #motionmate #booooooom (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBx3gUPHxzx/?igshid=ldxdtrr9ox9i

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Made these dumb/for fun moving posters over two years ago, then completely forgot about them 😅 so finally put them up on Behance for the hell of it (link right up there, in that little bio of mine). And, yeah...that’s about it really. . . . . #designfeed #visualgraphc #graphicdesigncommunity #gfxmob #graphicgang #graphicdesigndaily #dribbblers #graphicoftheday #visualgraphics #graphicdesign #3dart #cinema4d #posterdesign #posterart #3dposter #motiongraphics #motiondesign #motiondesigner #xuxoe #buckuback @buck.u.back #motiongraphicscollective #motiongraphics_p #mgcollective #c4dtoa #arnoldrender https://www.instagram.com/p/CAkVyNxHA5v/?igshid=1q9jx7fc45b8z

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Clapping one out for all the key workers all over the world 👏 This is my entry to the @stayhomestaypositive project from @buda.tv & @motionappetit . . 🐛 . For anyone wondering - it was a huge pain in the ass rigging and animating 10 arms. Never again. . Special thanks to @down_the_line_audio for help with the sound! . . 🐛 . #3danimation #cgart #design #graphicdesign #illustration #illustrator #motiondesign #animation #c4d #cinema4d #cinema4dart #render #characterdesign #character_design #xuxoe #itsnicethat #behance #dribbblers #illustrationartists #designfeedinstagram #caterpillar #3dillustration #mgcollective @motiongraphics_collective #characterdesigns #digital3d #3dart #3drender #maxon @maxonc4d #buckuback @buck.u.back #sketch (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7-IjVnSgt/?igshid=1t8zfl45bf3gu

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Made a few props and did some texturing with the @artandgraft team for @stayhomestaypositive campaign from @buda.tv and @motionappetit. . I mostly worked on the wood because I love 3D wood! Can’t get enough. . . . #stayhome #3dmodeling #cinema4d #c4d #render #3dart #artistsoninstagram #cgi #cgart #mdcommunity #mgcollective #buckuback #3dfordesigners #3ddesign #dribbble #behance #illustration #3dillustration @buck.u.back #illustrationartists #itsnicethat #xuxoe #proceduraltexture #redshift3d #redshift3d #maxon (at Wood be Fun) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_pTVLDH54i/?igshid=3dgxeo8dxx4w

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What a joker! Was looking at some playing cards for reference (for my previous post) and the jokers all had quite whacky poses, so thought I’d give it a go too. 🃏. . . . . . . #characterdesign #character #characterillustration #characterart #illustrationoftheday #illustration #procreate #procreatedrawing #procreateillustration #procreateart #drawing #design #dribbble #dribblers #behance (at Shoreditch District - London) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9mpPNiHcAc/?igshid=yokdvpx4w4xs