Jacqueline Evans

LEGO Universe

2012-02-04T16:23:00.000-08:00

For the past 2 years I've worked on the MMO LEGO Universe development team. The game is now officially shut down as of January 31st, 2012. I'm sad to see the game and the people go but excited to see what is in store for my next adventure. Here is a couple of images to share.

Is that?!


Rows and rows of bricks in the studio

I had a chance to work on some great levels in the game. As an environment artist one of the huge challenges was making all the environmental pieces extremely low poly since the LEGO bricks carry all the poly count. The style of the game was graphic and rich with colors.

Vegetation Study - Maya

Here are a few 1-2 hour concepts done for the new unreleased zone.

Silhouette studies of a castle- Photoshop

Vanda Darkflame Sculpt

2011-12-01T13:14:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I sculpted. I'm usually a fan of oil based clay but I have yet learned to cast. So in efforts to preserve my sculpt and experiment I finally braved Super Sculpey.

The Subject: Vanda Darkflame the leader of the Paradox Faction on LEGO Universe. I game I recently worked on as a world artist.

I decided to keep her in grey for now. Painting will be another challenge for another day.

Siggraph 2011

2011-11-01T16:42:00.000-07:00

Some of my favorite films in the festival are below. If the short is available I added the link. If I couldn't find it I added a link to the creator.

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Created by William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg   Moonbot Studios
http://morrislessmore.com/

This was a beautiful short. Their creation proved to be a full interactive experience. The site has production/making of videos and images which brings out the inner artist in me. Plus there is a interactive storybook app created for the short.

Escape of the Gingerbread Man!! Tod Polson & The Monk Studios
-the trailer   -Tod Polson
The color scripts! Appropriately titled Color Confections

France had some powerful work at the show.
Death to Death Penalty     Eric Holden, Remi Noel

This is just a very small amount of beautiful work. I will post more videos every now that inspire me.

New Discovery: Ardipithecus

2009-10-01T17:03:00.000-07:00

'Ardi', the oldest human ancestor was unveiled today. She dates back 4.4 million years. The story of Ardipithecus will premiere on The Discovery Channel on Sunday, October 11 at 9 p.m. ET . Go check it out :)

I was fortunate enough to work along side a great team to get this project out the door. After a few bumps in the road Impossible Pictures brought in Daev Finn (CG Lead), Spice Jones (producer), Toby Cochran (Animator,teaser shot setup), Russ Adkisson (lighting/composting) and myself (Lead Lighting/compositing) to jump into the inferno. There were quite a few long nights, software battles and scooter rides while waiting for renders now we finally see Ardi arrive to the public eye.

Only one cg image has been released to the public. Once the show has been aired I can share more about the crazy process we went through to create the shots. I will also add more as content is released to the public.

Ardipithecus Interactive Handbook : http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/handbook2/handbook2.html

Discovery Channel article: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/01/ardi-human-ancestor.html?campaign=dsc-int-hp-dl-dn

WIP Gene's House

2009-09-07T11:09:00.000-07:00

I thought I would post my WIP for Gene's house. Build from a concept by Zachary Stark. The concept was used as a rough layout while still exploring what could be done with the scene.

Maya, Photoshop, Mentalray

Comic Con-Sculpts/Toys

2009-08-02T21:29:00.000-07:00

There was so amazing things to see at Comic Con. Although I havn't always been a huge comic book reader I can really appreciate and admire the artwork I saw. Plus all of the costumes and passion that the fans provide. Awesome! I want to give you a bit of what I saw. I was able to take some pictures on the floor and a few in the panels. You are not allowed, of course, to take pictures of what they show in panels. Many sneak peeks and not yet shown material..yumminess! Not only was it comic book material but some of the larger studio work, toy/sculpture companies and cult tv series. I feel like I needed another week to really absorb and see everything.

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Coraline

9

Pixars UP

Disney

Trick or Treat, Lilo & Stitch, Where the Wild Things Are

Iron Man - Amazing!

A Happy Lump

2009-07-20T19:47:00.000-07:00

Meet Gulp. A happy little lump of clay ready to consume and grind down anything in his path. He has no skeleton only clay.

Original concept by Ming Chew
Oil Based Clay
WIP, created to eventually explore creating casts from oil based clay.

Clay all the way

2009-07-20T19:14:00.000-07:00

This was a fun character to work on. She is really cute and has great round curves. She is also a WIP.
Character Design by : Dei Gaztelumendi

Made with oil based clay plus misc metallic materials ie: wires, foil Wip at 8 hours

Rusty!

2009-07-01T13:13:00.000-07:00

Canvas, Acrylic
This was a plugged into ipod, focused, 23 hours paint fest.

Who I Am

2009-06-05T14:15:00.000-07:00

Skills

Expertise in lighting, shading and pass creation. Experience with Compositing and Texturing

Highly creative, with a strong understanding of light, color and composition

Extensive experience with pipeline work flows and production issues

Successful delivery of sequences inside tight deadlines and under pressure

Able to work independently on creative look development using lighting and compositing tools.

An eye for composition, detail, light, color

Software Experience and Currently Using:

Autodesk Maya
Autodesk 3Ds Max
Maya & Max Mental Ray
E-on Vue Infinite
Joe Alters -Shave & Haircut
Adobe Photoshop, After Effects

Mountain Side Home

2009-05-07T12:10:00.000-07:00

Created with in 3DS Max, Photoshop, Vray

I modeled the building (except lower staircases) and ground. I fully textured the scene. Trees were generated through proxy and I painted the snow on them. Lite the scene and final render in Vray.

Objective: The client wanted several stills for brochures.

Bugs

2009-04-21T13:01:00.000-07:00

I wanted to try out the new Nikon. This good fellow decided to pose for me.

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Sun Lit Kitchen

2009-04-05T13:02:00.000-07:00

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Created with 3DS Max, Photoshop, Vray I lit the entire scene and built room structure/cabinets/furniture. The appliances/dishware were purchased by Norris Design but all textures were created by myself. The final render was with Vray.

Playing with Clay

2009-04-05T09:21:00.000-07:00

I started experimenting with clay back in Oct. '08. It has since become one of my favorite mediums. I love that if the proportions are off I can quickly rework the sculpt. I don't have to worry about counting my polys or correcting my edge loops. It's pure freedom.

These are WIP for Big Grin. Exploring character development. Image in the back was used a reference while supervised tweaking.

Character Design by : Toby Cochran

Created with oil based clay. Completion in 9 hours.

The Things that Make You Go hmmm...

2009-04-01T17:16:00.000-07:00

Well at least the stationary is cool but creepy all at once.

Sisters

2009-03-07T12:46:00.000-08:00

This piece was commissioned for Beverly Chacons' 50th birthday.

On a larger tooth paper, Prisma colored pencils, charcoal

Ultrasound

2009-03-01T09:26:00.000-08:00

This was a request from my sister for her best friend. It's one of the stranger requests but I really liked the end product.

Canvas
Acrylic
2 hours

Anthem Homes

2009-02-11T07:54:00.000-08:00

Created with Max, Photoshop, Vray

I lit the enter scene, textured and build all objects excluding the flowers and trees. Rendered in layers and composited in Photoshop. I was to complete model 15 homes out of 40. Plus assist in the rest with lighting, texturing and compositing. Produced for Norris Design.

Lodge

2009-02-07T12:21:00.000-08:00

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Create with 3DS Max, Photoshop, Vray

I lit the entire scene. Furniture was purchased by Norris Design but I created all textures and tweaked most models for style.

The final render : Vray & ambient occlusion

The client wanted several images to display the community lodge. Something very warm and inviting. The largest challenge was the lighting in this space and trying to keep the balance of brightly lit and blown out.

Budda in the garden

2009-01-21T10:12:00.000-08:00

Maya, Mental ray, Photoshop, Zbrush

Maxx Swimming

2009-01-12T08:04:00.000-08:00

Created with Maya, Photoshop, After Effects
I lit the entire scene, added fog, modeled background with exception of a few coral. Which are paint effects. Scene was built in several layers and composited in After Effects.
Maxx model created by Lino Masciulli, Rig by William Petruccelli, Animation Ryan Hobbiebrunken
Produced for Big Grin Productions, LLC.

New Mexico Sunset

2009-01-04T23:27:00.000-08:00

The sunsets are one of the things I miss about New Mexico.

Ruins

2009-01-01T03:21:00.000-08:00

Maya, Photoshop, Mentalray
A personal piece used to explore lighting for a night scene. All aspects per created by me.

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Demo Reel Fall '09

2009-01-01T00:25:00.000-08:00

All pieces can be viewed larger in the CG Work category.

Reel Breakdown (click on name to view post/larger image)

Except where otherwise noted, I rendered in Mental Ray.

Gene's Home Concept WIP 0:00 - 0:08
Created with Maya, Photoshop, Mentalray
This scene was built to explore texturing style, lighting and potential promotional piece.
Produced for Big Grin Productions, LLC.

Ardi Shot 1 0:08 - 0:15
Created with Maya, Photoshop, Vue X-Stream, After Effects
Responsible for set dressing, texture correction/replacement when needed, lighting, fur attribute changes, multi layer render
Produced for Impossible Pictures Client: Discovery Channel- Aired October 11, 2009

Kitchen 0:16 - 0:19
Created with Max, Photoshop, Vray
I lit the entire scene and built room structure/cabinets/furniture. The appliances/dishware were purchased by Norris Design but all textures were created by myself. The final render was with Vray.
Produced for Norris Design

Buddha in the Garden 0:20 - 0:23

Created with Maya, Photoshop, Zbrush, Mentalray
A personal project. Buddha base model was completed in Maya and put into Zbrush for detailing. It was brought bake into Maya for lighting. Plants are 80% alpha plants. A few have added geometry where more depth was needed.
Produced as a personal piece

Maxx Swimming 0:24 - 0:28
Created with Maya, Photoshop, After Effects
I lit the entire scene, added fog, modeled background with exception of a few coral. Which are paint effects. Scene was built in several layers and composited in After Effects.
Maxx model created by Lino Masciulli, Rig by William Petruccelli, Animation Ryan Hobbiebrunken
Produced for Big Grin Productions, LLC.

Ardi Shot 2 0:29 - 0:31
Software used Maya, Photoshop, After Effects
Responsible for texturing leaves & log, lighting, fur attribute changes, multi layer render output and final composite.
Produced for Impossible Pictures Client: Discovery Channel

Night Lit Castle 0:32 - 0:40
Created with Maya, Photoshop
I lit, modeled and textured full scene.
Produced as a personal piece.

Mountain Home 0:41 - 0:45

Created with Max, Photoshop, Vray
I lit the entire scene and build all objects excluding the trees. Snow was created with particle effects and additional matte painting. Final render completed in Vray.
Produced for Norris Design

Mountain Lodge 0:46 - 0:50

Created with Max, Photoshop, Vray
I lit the entire scene. Furniture was purchased by Norris Design but I created all textures and tweaked most models for style. I modeled all other items. The final render was with Vray.
Produced for Norris Design

Ardi Shot 3 0:51 - 0:53
Software used Maya, Photoshop, Vue X-Stream, After Effects
Responsible for set dressing, texture correction/replacement when needed, lighting, fur attributes, multi layer render, output and final composite.
Produced for Impossible Pictures Client: Discovery Channel

Desk with Saber tooth Skull 0:54 - 1:00

Created with Maya and Photoshop
I lit, modeled and textured full scene. They are rendered in passes and composited in After Effects.
Produced as a personal piece.

Ardi Shot 4 1:01 - 1:05
Software used Maya, Photoshop, Vue X-Stream, After Effects
Responsible for set dressing, texture correction/replacement when needed, lighting, fur attributes, multi layer render, output and final composite.
Produced for Impossible Pictures Client: Discovery Channel

Music: The Fifth Element Soundtrack: Human Nature

Desk

2008-12-09T20:51:00.000-08:00

Created with Maya and Photoshop
I lit, modeled and textured full scene. They are rendered in passes and composited in After Effects.
Produced as a personal piece.

Light Contours

2008-08-17T16:59:00.000-07:00

This was fun piece. It was a fast turn around. Amazingly the paper did not buckle as much as I expected. Why I chose paper for acrylic painting, you ask? Something a bit different, why not. I like to experiment so I learn where I can bend or break a piece.

Light Contours
Paper, Acrylic,

SIGGRAPH 2008

2008-08-16T17:37:00.001-07:00

The Big Grin team headed out to LA for Siggraph 2008. This is the 3rd time I have attended but I have to say this year was absolutely amazing. I have a few images of eye candy for ya.

About Me

2008-07-21T22:01:00.000-07:00

Who I've Worked With

Impossible Pictures: Client- Discovery Channel
Big Grin Productions, LLC. - Creation and development of CG cartoon series
Norris Design - Landscape/Planning and Architectural Pre-Visualizations
UPN- Educational Teen cartoon series

Please see RESUME for a more extensive breakdown.

Who am I?

I am a person that lives her life for the next moment of inspiration. What inspires me you ask? The uncomfortable moments of truth, rust corroding an old metal toy, conversation with only the eyes, the structure that goes into visualized chaos, strength seen in everyday actions, the joy of discovery from failure, the spectrum of color in an all white room.

What experiences have I had?

Worked with expertise in modeling, lighting, shading and pass creation.
- Experience in Modeling and Lighting photorealistic and stylized scenes
- Experience with uv mapping, texturing (painted,procedural), texture baking
- Practice high awareness of polycount and texture size needed for the final output
- Highly creative, with a strong understanding of light, color and composition
- Extensive experience with pipeline work flows and production issues
- Successful delivery of sequences inside tight deadlines and under pressure
- Can adapt to new methodologies, learn fast and work hard
- Expertise in Highly Photo-realistic Lighting & Rendering, Character

Software Experience and Currently Using:

Autodesk Maya
Autodesk 3Ds Max
Maya & Max Mental Ray
E-on Vue Infinite
Vray
Joe Alters -Shave & Haircut
Adobe Photoshop, After Effects
Pixologic Zbrush

Contact Me

2008-05-25T23:27:00.000-07:00

Email Me
jacquelineevans.art@gmail.com

Skype

Resume

2008-04-06T06:00:00.000-07:00