Concept Robot Buffalo Drawing, Daily sketch ~ My love for Robotics and wildlife series: I drew this while taking a mental break from animations and editing work on the second short sci-fi film, NaEEXUS II. I was inspired by the African cape buffalo, with a slight twist.
Quest: I am doing this as an exercise to continually put ideas to paper and to use it as an opportunity to practice mechanical and Wildlife anatomy.
From Masaka to Miami, Dreams do come true!! So so cool to see my work making its way around the world!! A friend who attended this mocap workshop by Noitom at the Miami Ad School, shared this photo of my home made head mounted camera rig featured as a solution together with the perception neuron motion capture suit, for independent film makers and storytellers. Thank you so much Kg Greene!!! I see you!!!
A quick little concept toon VR Environement before bed ~ long day, but I had to create something fun to get my creative juices flowing ~ I modeled this in VR, using Oculus Medium with Oculus rift ~ its really fun to model in virtual reality, I did this quick set in about 35 minutes.
Drawing and Coloring – Children’s book illustration. A concept design I created for a new kids story for the Nkoza and Nankya app. It’s been a busy week with film direction work, balancing this with creating content for this dream. Never give up on your dreams, friends, with faith, hard work and dedication, doors will open. I am a witness to that process. God continues to show himself faithful on this journey of taking this vision from dream to action.
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Concept Robot Drawing, Daily sketch ~ I love Robotics and wildlife, I drew this while sitting with my family sharing stories and taking a break from animations. I am doing this as an exercise to continually put ideas to paper and to use it as an opportunity to practice mechanical anatomy.
Working on the Second Chapter of NaEEXUS, a short sci-fi film in partnership with Reallusion ~ this was my day today in Noitom Perception Neuron 2.0 Suit, motion capture session: animation refining for 2 new characters and one from the previous film: watch it at this link: www.sowl.com/2019/01/naeexus-sci-fi-short-film-i-directed-and-animated/ ~ I am having lots of fun working on this, wearing multiple hats as the Writer, Director, animator, actor, lighting and rendering artist 😉 I can’t wait to show you all the finished product. For now, I am deep in the animation trenches. Watch this space.
Motion capture session for 2 new characters. So grateful for the support of the Reallusion Team, and honored to be a Brand Ambassador. I do love animating with iClone.
My Art journey in the Diaspora, From Dream to Action ~ I am finally back to working full time on Nkoza and Nankya, and Painting!! ~ I transitioned from working full time for almost 2 years as the Art Director of a Virtual Reality (VR) gaming studio based in Washington D. C, I was so blessed by my time there, and I know that God led me there so I could make a difference, grow and become a better artist.
I learned so much about Autism, Virtual Reality gaming and the major shift happening in the industry. When I first joined, I had no idea how to build apps, and I had been looking around for someone to help me, but almost everywhere I looked, I was told I had to pay between $5000 to $10,000 dollars.
During the last 2 years, I dived into learning how to create iOS and Android apps whenever I got home home from work, and I did it!!! That’s how I was able to create the Nkoza and Nankya app ( http://www.nkozaandnankya.com/mobileapp ).
I am now in a better place and I know that the time is right for me to give Nkoza and Nankya my full attention. I will also be painting, I will share more about that. Do please show your support by liking the Nkoza and Nankya facebook page at this link: https://www.facebook.com/NkozaandNankya and subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NkozaandNankya ~ I am daring to Dream Really Big!!! Thank you for your support!!
Thank you so much to each and everyone of you that has believed in and encouraged me. To the Nkoza and Nankya team and my loving wife and kids, I am forever grateful!! ~ family and friends, dare to dream Big!!
Iron man thinking, Maggots ain’t got nothing on me.. but tyFlow got something on me!! ~ This is my second test with this awesome plugin tyFlow for 3DS Max. I am using the target attraction node and taking the tyFlow worms scene a little further. I rendered the scene using Octane 4. Check out the video below.
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Wooohooo!!! I am officially a Sci-fi Film Director!! lol!! “N-aEEXUS”, the Short Film I Wrote, Directed and Animated as a one man team in partnership with Reallusion, using iClone and Character Creator 3, is finally online and I can share with you the amazing journey!! My wife acted in it as the female Major in the interrogation chamber!! I played the part of the Commander, and did the Voice acting for the Alien Lord and Commander as well. This was so much fun!! Check out the Feature tutorial on CGSociety at this link: https://cgsociety.org/news/article/4330/creating-a-3d-sci-fi-short-in-30-days ~ Dare to dream big, friends!!
I am so grateful to my wife for joining me on this adventure and playing a key acting role in the film.
The video below shows a side by side demo of me acting and the Alien Lord 3D Character with Facial Mocap from an iPhone X mounted on my home made head mounted Camera Rig, built on my wife’s bike helmet, captured in iClone 7 using Motion LIVE, LIVE Face and the Perception Neuron 2.0 motion capture suit for the full body mocap. This has so much promise as a combo solution for Indie film makers and storytellers.
3D Artist Magazine Feature ~ My Tutorial in Partnership with Reallusion ~ What an Awesome Day!!! Nkoza and Nankya are going places!!! Nankya is featured in one of the largest Print and Online magazines in the world for 3D artists!!! Don’t miss issue 123 of the 3D Artist Magazine!!! In the article I share the process I use in my Facial animation workflow for the characters in the Adventures of Nkoza and Nankya, using Reallusion’s iClone, Motion LIVE, Faceware Realtime for iClone, and Noitom’s Perception Neuron 2.0 Motion capture suit. The digital version for 3D Artist Magazine Issue 123 is out as well. Never give up on your Dreams Friends, and as always Dare to Dream really Big!!
