Art + Design Sophomore Studio

Showcase Project

Horror Clown Character Rigging

April 2025

    • Blender

    • Adobe Substance Painter

    • Clip Studio Paint

    • Meshy AI

  • This project involved creating a fully rigged, animation-ready 3D character based on an older design I made of a creepy rubber clown costume mascot. I started by uploading several of my original sketches into an image-to-3D conversion program. While the results were rough, they provided a useful base to sculpt from. I retopologized the mesh in Blender, refined the form, and manually rebuilt it as a low-resolution model suitable for animation.

    Once the model was finalized, I baked the high-res details onto the low-res mesh and textured the character in Substance Painter to achieve the final visual look. Using Blender’s built-in rigging tools, I created a clean, functional rig that allows the character to be animated in a potential short film animation.

this was the main character sketch I made back in 2023.

this was the main character sketch I made back in 2023.

A more detailed sketch showing the clowns mask, the predator shaped iris's and smile that stretches across the whole face where key details I wanted to make sure were replicated in 3-dimensional form.

A more detailed sketch showing the clowns mask, the predator shaped iris's and smile that stretches across the whole face where key details I wanted to make sure were replicated in 3-dimensional form.

this was the only colored drawing of the character I had and featured a monochromatic red color scheme that solidifies its horror themed aesthetic.

this was the only colored drawing of the character I had and featured a monochromatic red color scheme that solidifies its horror themed aesthetic.

This is a screenshot of the Meshy AI output based on three concept images. Though the models had overlapping geometry and a high poly count, they provided a solid starting point. I chose the left mesh for its closer body shape, but the AI couldn’t pr

This is a screenshot of the Meshy AI output based on three concept images. Though the models had overlapping geometry and a high poly count, they provided a solid starting point. I chose the left mesh for its closer body shape, but the AI couldn’t properly interpret the head design, so I modeled that entirely from scratch.

here is a side by side of my two finished meshes I created. a low-poly (left) at around 20,000 tri's, and the high-poly(right) that ended up having over 500,000 tri's. It should also be noted that original relaxed AI pose needed to be spread into a

here is a side by side of my two finished meshes I created. a low-poly (left) at around 20,000 tri's, and the high-poly(right) that ended up having over 500,000 tri's. It should also be noted that original relaxed AI pose needed to be spread into a T-pose form manually to prevent stretching due to the lacking individual finger and armpit topology.

This screenshot from Substance Painter depicts the finished texture for the clown. you can see here that while it has a lot of detail, it is all baked onto the low-poly mesh to improve rendering performance.

This screenshot from Substance Painter depicts the finished texture for the clown. you can see here that while it has a lot of detail, it is all baked onto the low-poly mesh to improve rendering performance.

Here we can see the full character rigged in Blender. Since the face is a mask, only the basic control handles were added.

Here we can see the full character rigged in Blender. Since the face is a mask, only the basic control handles were added.

top down view.

top down view.

arm texture close up.

arm texture close up.

chest texture close up.

chest texture close up.

face close up.

face close up.

profile view.

profile view.

Additional Projects

AR Hat Scan Filter

January 2025

    • Clip Studio Paint

    • Blender

    • Lens Studio

    • Reality Capture

    • Cardboard

    • Clay

    • Fabric Paint

    • Metal Wire

    • Ethernet Cable

  • This multi staged project began with creating an artistic piece that could be worn on the face or head that represented my culture or community. In this projects case I wanted to showcase the many mediums through which I spend time with others, like animals, horror movies, and fixing technology. Then using Reality Capture, the hat was scanned and turned into a digital asset that could then be used as an AR mask filter.

Plant Parenthood VR Experience

March 2025

    • Blender

    • Adobe Substance Painter

    • Unity

    • Dev OPs

    • Visual Studio

    • Sims

    • Polyhaven

    • Sketch Fab

    • Procreate

  • Plant Parenthood is a narrative VR experience that follows a child’s perspective across five birthdays in a 1950s living room. At the center of each scene are two whimsical, dancing plants that represent stand-ins for the love the main character wishes to see between their parents. As the years pass, the house subtly transforms, reflecting the emotional decay of the family, with the story culminating in a moment of loss and destruction.

    I animated the dancing plants to reflect their love for each other through smooth, synchronized movements that brought warmth to each scene. On the technical side, I programmed the interactive structure of the experience, triggering each of the five scenes when the player enters the room and progresses by opening the next door. Additionally, I performed the voice of the father character and helped fine-tune the script during our recording session.