Pipeline Tools Demo Reel (Python)

Pipeline Tools (Python): 1. Scene Assembly Tool : I was looking for a way to keep all of my rigs organized, and couldn’t find anything to fit my needs, so I created this tool to keep rigs and other assets organized. It will import/reference your selection and copy all textures to the project folder and make them a relative path. …

MG Picker Tool Example

Professional Tech Animator to create picker tools for your rig Introducing my (MG-Picker) custom-built picker designed specifically for animators, showcasing some of my expertise as a technical animator. As a testament to my skills, I have created a picker tool for the renowned Scout Pilot rig, crafted by Kiel Figgins. Key Features: Camera Flexibility: Seamlessly switch between the perspective and …

Walking ChatGPT through the Ball Bounce Assignment

“Explore the interactive ‘JD Ball Bounce’ project, where Maya’s Python API and OpenAI’s ChatGPT join forces to create a user-friendly bouncing ball animation script, highlighting the power of AI in the 3D animation world.” In this unique project, I leveraged the powerful combination of Autodesk Maya’s Python API and OpenAI’s language model, ChatGPT, to create a Python script that generates …

JD Rig Select (Python)

What does the script do? The script provides a user interface in Autodesk Maya for selecting, importing, and referencing rig files. The UI organizes these files into three categories (or tabs): Rigs, Props, and Environments. The user can browse and search for rig files within a selected directory and import them into the current Maya project, or reference them. How …

Game Combat Animation (Unreal Engine) WIP

A work in progress game animation. This was a part of iAnimate’s game workshop with Brett Pascal. This was taken into Unreal Engine for the final render and effects pass.

Crowd Animator 2023 (Professional Content)

Shot Breakdown: (0:05) RWBY x JUSTICE LEAGUE – created flight animations and paths to be used for Crowds. (0:08) RWBY x JUSTICE LEAGUE – animated looping creature run for background creatures / Crowds. (0:09) RWBY x JUSTICE LEAGUE – Created some new flying creature animations for Crowds and animated all main characters in the shot. (0:18) RWBY x JUSTICE LEAGUE …