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Mar 11

Rule of Rescue | Work in Progress Deer Groom and Slap Comp

Groom Reference: I groomed the rigged and animated deer model in Houdini. I referenced photos of white-tailed deers. Below is the work in...

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Hope Schroers

Feb 24

Rule of Rescue | Completed Quadruped Rig, Production and Beginning Stages of Post

Since the last blog post, filming has been completed with a rough cut of the short film and I have finished the quadruped rig and found a...

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Hope Schroers

Feb 6

Rule of Rescue | Filming Location and Deer Rigging RnD

These past two weeks were largely focused on getting a filming location. I scouted about five or six different places before finding the ...

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Hope Schroers

Jan 29

Basalt Waterfall | Work in Progress

FLIP simulation in Houdini with procedurally modeled and textured rocks. This post documents my work in progress with this piece. I was i...

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Hope Schroers

Jan 23

Rule of Rescue | Story Development and Concept Art

For winter quarter 2020 at SCAD, I am a part of one of the School of Digital Media collaboration classes. I was selected to be the writer.

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Hope Schroers

Jan 1

Triple Helix Wave | Complex Animation Breakdown

A recreation of Reuben Margolin's Triple Helix Wave kinetic sculpture using procedural modeling and animation techniques in Houdini. Text...

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