Morgan Nixon 3DAnimator @morganelysenixon - Tumblr Blog

PSA FOR ALL ART SCHOOL APPLICANTS!

I am a resource to any first time college applicants or transfer applicants who would like someone to review their portfolios, help with application essays or provide insight on what it takes to get accepted into an art school!

I applied and got accepted into to five art schools (SCAD, Ringling, Columbia College Chicago, California College of The Arts and Columbus College of Art and Design) so if you want specific details on what those schools look for, I can provide information on that as well!

Good luck everybody!

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Wow! its been a while since I posted this so heres an update: I’m now working as an Animator on Halo Infinite and if anyone has any questions about getting a career in animation or game development send them my way!

#game development #halo infinite #animation #student portfolio #portfolio #art school #college applications

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A little run cycle study to get ready for animating a chase and escape scene. This was animated in Maya and took about 2 hours! practice makes perfect!

The Rocket girl rig is awesome and its free! if you like it you can download it here

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#Rocket girl #rig #3d animation #animation #run #scifi #scad

I’m teaching myself zbrush! heres my first daft of my first model! its eventually going to be my new logo for my website! you can check out the finished product here!

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#3D Model #ZBrush #3d artwrok #3d artist #scad #WIP

Heres a little turn around I did for my second character “Newt” a very type A and anxious alien who gets an unlikely number one fan!

You can see the 3D Model all rigged and animated in my senior film “Abducted”

#charater design #alien #scad #seniorfilm

This is a character turn around for Frankie! A character in my senior film. Hes a scifi obsessed 7 year old boy who loves pulp fiction scifi comics!

You can see him come to life in my senior film “Abducted”!

#SCAD #3Danimation #character design #character turnaround #cute

a little bit better quality version of my 2D exercise but shes missing her body!

2D animation is so hard to caputre and very time consuming but I feel like its important for all animators to get experience in!

#scad #2d animation #2d #traditional #expresion

this looks like it was captured on a security camera but heres a throwback to some 2D animation I did for a class a few quarters ago!

It was my first ever experience with 2D animation and even though I’m a 3D artist I learned so much about animation through studying every frame in this way!

I also had this short piece reviewed by James Baxter when he visited my class at SCAD! It recieved a “cute!” and a chuckle and I was SO HAPPY haha

#scad #2D animation #2D #traditional #expression

heres a little detail shot of the jack o’lantern mask I modeled. it took me about two months to model, texture, light and animate everything! it was such a rush I cant wait to do it all over again for my senior project!

#headless horseman #scad #cg animation #animation #animated short

heres one of my favorite parts of my final for my production class! you can see the whole thing on my Vimeo.

#headless horseman #cg animation #animation #animated short #scad #3D production

stickers!

gas tank I modeled and UVed for my soon to be finished 9 week short.

I modeled, textured and UVED this in Maya! I gave it a sinister light in Maya aswell and rednered everything out using Arnold!

#scad #maya #modeling maya #textures #moped

a lil steven!

Hes probably my favorite character from TAZ because he reminds me of my little brother’s pet goldfish.

he had also named his fish steven on the basis that our dad was named steven and named my brother steven so he’ll name this fish steven too! giving the regal little goldfish the title of Steven III.

#the adventure zone #steven #magnus burnsides #goldfish #the adventure zone fanart