M.P.L Animations

                   Michalis Panagiotis Loizou 

Contact information: michalis141996@gmail.com

Contents

                                   1.      Show reel 

                                   2.      3D Animations 

                                   3.      Collaborative Projects   

                                   3.1    Collage animation 'Hottie or Nottie' 

                                   3.2    Stop-motion animation "Raising Alfred"   

                                   4       Own Projects 

                                   4.1.    Ripple

                                   4.2.    Dr. Godweather's speech     

                                   5      Experimental Animations                           

1 Show Reel  

                          

2. 3D. Animations

    

Glowing mushrooms in forest/ modelling showcase.

Small 3D robot structures. 

Futuristic motorbike in 3D.

                                                   

First test for futuristic animation with 3D buildings.

 

 Finalised scenes from 3D building animation.

 

 

Final 3D Animation with futuristic buildings.

Basic design structure of 3D elven building. 

Testing lights in the 3D software on the building.

  

Elven 3D building with textures applied. 

3D Structure final animation video.

3D Galaxy design showcase.

3D Building design showcase.

3D rock design with textures.

 3. Collaborative Projects

        3.1   Project One: "Hottie or Nottie"

                

                                       

 Cut-out character designs with there assets.

Background for cut-out animation. 

Storyboard for cut-out animation.

Cut-out character design.

Sketches/Studies of "Hottie or Nottie"

   

                  Storyboard for cut-out animation.

                                                

            Backgrounds for cut-out animation.

• URL of thee final work: https://vimeo.com/339382068 

            3.2 Project two: Raising Alfred (Stop-motion Animation)

Pictures from stop-motion animation.

Character designs from stop-motion animation.

Production design from stop-motion animation.

Character rigs from stop-motion animation.

Design setup and character designs for stop-motion animation.
 

Assets used for stop-motion animation.

• URL of the final work: https://vimeo.com/247818880

                                     3.3 2D Animation: "Ripple"

Storyboard and character designs for 2D animation.

Background design for 2D animation.

Background tests with character designs in 2D Animation.

Pencil sketch with 2D character animated in 2D Animation.

Hand-drawn animation tests for the backgrounds.

Particle effects with character designs in 2D animation.

Colourful background design with characters in 2D animation.

Character design in animated 2D background.

• URL of the final work: https://vimeo.com/349233016

  

          3.4 2D Animation: Dr.Goodweather's Speech

2D character design in black and white background.

Character rigging in 2D software.

Small tests for the movement of the character.

Layer organisation in 2D software.

First character designs of the animation.

First hand-drawn storyboard of the animation.

• URL of the final work: https://vimeo.com/339383679

                                         4. Rotoscope Animation showcase

Rotoscope animation based on real life footage.

Small test from studying movement in live action footage.

Rotoscope animation animated on paper.  

         

• URL of the final work (1): https://vimeo.com/364826681

• URL of the final work (2): https://vimeo.com/364827917

                     

                                  5. Experimenting with After-Effects

2D house design in animation test. 

House animation GIF that appears and disappears on screen.

 

House animation GIF.

                               Animation Based  on History

     

Ancient idol design for 2D animation advertisement.

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Assets used for 2D animation.

Animation test with 2D ancient idols.

2D character rigged in After Effects with its layers.

2D ancient idol compared with the original.

• URL of the final work: https://vimeo.com/364872842

7. Short animation projects using the 2D Animation software Krita

Character design asset for 2D animation.      

Assets for 2D character animation.

   

2D character animation with its assets.

         

         

Scenes from 2D animation with its assets and characters. 

2D animation with colourful backgrounds.

Colourful backgrounds for 2D animation.

The assets and characters used in the 2D animation.

8. Experimental Animations

3D design structured from the photographs shown on the left side.

3D character structure using a method called photogrammetry.

3D models after they were processed in the photogrammetry software. 

Real life objects used for the photogrammetry project.

Fine Art

These are some examples of paintings that I have drawn in my fine arts projects before attending university. The themes that I focused were abandonment, wilderness and nature.