Rage as a transformative force.
Collaborative school project, 2025.
3D Animation piece. My biggest project yet.
Made with Houdini, Cinema 4D, Adobe Substance 3D Painter and After Effects.
The Concept.
"ATRAPADO" or "TRAPPED" is a collaborative piece with the artist Fatima Oviedo. It follows a Chinese dragon's evolution from containment to chaos and, ultimately, to freedom.
Set to "Blodfest" by Danheim & Heldom, "ATRAPADO" is the opening act of "RAGE," an audiovisual piece created in collaboration with Camila Elorriaga, Andrea Flores, Mariana Flores and Linnete Juárez.
The piece seeks to embody the emotion of rage through three distinct acts.
The journey in 3 parts:
Inside a traditional jewel box, the Chinese dragon explores its decorative prison.
The Chinese dragon begins to move frantically and uncontrollably, searching for an exit.
Filled with rage, it breaks free from its prison.
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Now, here it's
3D Sculpting
For the Chinese dragon, we chose a traditional style amd decided to sculpt it to create a more detailed and organic result.
Sculpted by Fatima Oviedo in Nomad Sculpt.
3D modelling
For the assets, we chose to model traditional Chinese jewelry, objects, and furniture.
Modeled by me in Cinema 4D.
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Texturing
We styled the assets to appear traditional and aged, with a dusty, worn quality.
For the Chinese dragon, we designed a detailed, scale-covered texture in green to contrast sharply with the warm palette of the scenes.
Assets texturized by Fatima Oviedo and me in Adobe Substance 3D Painter.
Chinese dragon texturized by me in Adobe Substance 3D Painter.
Animation and Simulations
For the animation of the Chinese dragon, we went through different stages. At first, we tried using motion capture (MOCAP); nevertheless, the results weren't organic enough, so we opted to animate it by hand.
For the simulations, we created collisions with the earrings and necklace, used RBD Material Fracture for the shattering window glass, and Vellum Cloth for the curtain dynamics.
Animation, simulations, remeshes, rigging, weights, UVs, materials, and rendering made in Houdini by Fatima Oviedo and me.
Sketchfab Assets:
Chinese square table by 3Dji
Traditional Chinese sofa by romanovaju210