This tiny, forgetful druid has one job: don't lose his magical staff. He fails spectacularly in under a minute. Watch him hop, trip, celebrate, and then completely run out of steam in this 41-second 3D animation short – my final project after a 200+ hour "3D Animation for VFX" course.
🎬 The Story in Seconds: Our hero emerges, already having forgotten his staff against an ancient tree. A quick hop, a clumsy trip over a root, a moment of panic... followed by the joy of rediscovery. All that excitement is, of course, utterly exhausting.
Project Breakdown:
Modeling & Texturing: Original Lego-style druid model created in Autodesk Maya. Base textures painted in Affinity, with main texturing and material work done in Substance Painter.
Animation & Rendering: Character animation, rigging, lighting, and rendering completed in Maya using Arnold Renderer.
Post-Production: Final compositing, color grading, and audio editing/mastering done in DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Scope: This reel showcases the result of a complete pipeline course for VFX, from initial modeling to final edit, focusing on character animation, physical comedy timing, and environmental storytelling.
⚠️ LEGAL DISCLAIMER - FAN CONTENT:
This is a non-commercial, personal fan art animation project created for educational and entertainment purposes.
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this video.
All depictions of LEGO-style elements are original artistic interpretations modeled in 3D software.