Reel Breakdown
1. Fairy Garden
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I designed this environment to pair with my character, Bloom. Since she's a fairy, I wanted her to have a fairy garden where everything is much larger than her. I was on a time crunch for this project, so I didn't want to make it too complicated but I still wanted the space to be filled. I put a lot of grass with a large mushroom as the centerpiece, with some mushrooms in the back to provide more whimsical shapes to the garden. I also added a lily of the valley, one of my favorite flowers! And of course, I needed to add fairy lights and a fairy circle made with rocks. And as usual, I wanted to do nighttime lighting because I wanted the fairy lights to illuminate the scene along with some lights in the lily of the valley. Since the mushroom was the center, I wanted to highlight that as well with a light under it.
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2. Bloom
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This is my first character model! I wanted to design a fairy character, but not with the typical whimsical dresses that I see on fairy characters. I thought it would be fun for Bloom to wear casual everyday clothing, like a modern fairy that flies around Manhattan listening to music. I was super inspired by the Peach Riot figures from Pop Mart.
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3. Armillary Sphere
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This is a model I made for the thesis project, "Star Shine" from Shane Zhang and Nick Fu of SVA's Class of 2025. This was my first time working on a thesis project and I was super excited to collaborate with the seniors! I was asked to model and texture an armillary sphere as a prop to put in the film's planetarium scene, so I found several references of these spheres and I combined elements from several to model this one. Although this model didn't end up making it into the film, it was a fun project.
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4. Orrery
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This is another model I did for "Star Shine." I was asked to model an orrery for the planetarium, which I had never heard of before, so I found several references online and combined them to make this one. This was a super technical object to model, and it was a little difficult to get everything, especially the gears, to fit together. But I'm proud of how it turned out and it made it into the final film!
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5. Ferris Wheel
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This ferris wheel was inspired by beaded charm bracelets that I love to wear. Creating this helped me practice rigging and understand parenting. I had a lot of fun modeling and lighting the scene, I really enjoy nighttime lighting! The different carts of the ferris wheel are "beads" of the bracelet and they were inspired by clay charms I saw on Pinterest. I textured the carts in Substance Painter and I played with Arnold atmosphere to make the lighting more hazy.
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6. Hot Dog Truck
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Based off illustrations done by Minya and Yuuri, I wanted to create an everyday scene which brought nostalgia. Rather than having this take place in the day, I wanted to experiment with lighting at night because I thought it would feel more cozy and warm. Everything was built in Maya and the textures were
drawn in Photoshop. Lighting was also done in Maya.
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7. Hong Kong Cafe
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This was a personal project that I started with my freshman mentor, Doris Huang. I was inspired by scenes in Hong Kong, especially Hong Kong cafes because they are some of my favorite places to eat!
While looking for references, I decided I didn't want a super old or a brand new cafe. I wanted to replicate the cafes that were neighborhood staples where people would gather for a quick meal or to catch up with their family and friends. Again, I combined several references to model this scene and I added some basic lighting to replicate a middle, end of the day meal.
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Song: Anri - Shyness Boy (Instrumental)
Hi! I'm Beverly, an aspiring 3d environmental artist based in Brooklyn, NY. I'm currently attending the School of Visual Arts majoring in 3d animation & VFX.​ I love watching movies and shows, which is why this field is so interesting to me.
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I have a passion for 3d modeling, lighting, and texturing, as well as traditional arts & crafts! I love to make things with clay and other objects I find around my house. I enjoy both traditional and digital art; I often doodle in my books or on my tablet. I also occasionally do illustration, and I sell my designs on my RedBubble shop. You can follow me @bebblobs on instagram!
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