Sharon Yang Looking Outward 05 – 3D Art

Sergi Caballer is a 3D character modeler working at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is the creator of 3D characters in various movies, some of the very well-known ones including Zootopia and The Pirate!. The 3D art project that I especially admire and so looked further into was Crocodile character from the film ‘Justin and the Knights of Valour’. As the film targeted towards quite young kids, the character is made to look both witty and friendly though crocodiles are typically described to be terrifying and vicious. Yet, the features of a crocodile in the character are mostly present and are quite realistic. As Caballer elaborates on this art work, it consisted of character modeling, facial shapes modeling and UV´s, which are all intricate processes, and it has taken two years (from 2009 to 2010) for completion. The work was done through using Softimage and uvLayout. He has fully adjusted the main facial structures as well as the additional corrective shapes, allowing for the character’s greater facial movements, once again, appropriate for the film’s audience.

Sergi Caballer’s Crocodile in the film ‘Justin and the Knights of Valour’ 2009-2010