Animation Environment

A production blog of "The Meal" (working title!) for Elvin Siew's BA Animation Short film. Come in and see the behind the scenes of a hopefully entertaining and awesome piece of art!

For more Concept work for this short film go to [link]

Simple blocking in Maya, and then applied a paint over in photoshop for a lighting test.

Quote form blog:
Above is a lighting test based on light from a fireplace. Inevitably a large fireplace will give the environment a warm saturated orange light all round. It disturbed me as it gave the wrong vibe; the cosy warm afterglow.

But what if the fireplace burned with an eldritch green light, the sickly yellow-green glow that permeates the entire environment. However this lighting is quite cliche, and usually associated with haunted environments eg. LOTR: Minas Mogul and Army of the Dead, Saw movies, Monster House etc. Combining the 2 colors results in an unnatural yet dank/sicklysort of ambiance that works. There is a balance of colors with a warm key and a cool fill. The fire burns normally and lights the room but the resulting bounce light is a yellow-green (probably bouncing off the moss and mildew on the walls)