I contributed to this animation collaboration project over the course of several months. I worked on maybe 3 or 4 separate pieces, and the final product turned out incredible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vsMHNTQMDU

A few cool things I made of my own volition didn’t even make it in, like a power-fist attachment I modeled and rigged up, and a custom bootup screen animation for the computers.

Although, one main piece I worked on required redoing it like 3 times to get it right. The model we used for reference had a lot of very complex and challenging shapes. :)

It was super rewarding, at a time when I had a brief window where I quit the awful job I was in and could dedicate myself to being a 3D artist. I learned a LOT, collaborating with so many (~40-50?) artists from all over the world.

I received a lot of praise for being able to take feedback and critique well, because I didn’t lose spirit when being told “Your second attempt at this part still isn’t up to quality yet.”

I also received a commendation for going above and beyond, because I designed the rifle grip myself! (The reference model just attaches the rifle to the arm, but we wanted him to hold it.) It was a challenge designing something that looked like it belonged in the design and fit the hand the other artists designed for it.