Here you can view my recent projects and progress. The pieces are ordered with the most recent at the top. You can also use the side bar to look at pieces only in Gaming, 3D, Interactive, or Traditional.
Title: Junk Dog Model Sheet
Date: Fall 2010
Type: Solo Piece in a Group Project at Drexel Univeristy
About: This is a model sheet for the Junk Dog from the Junk Boy Animation project. I was responsible for all aspects of the dog other than animation. This included, designing, modelling, texturing, and rigging.
Title: Blackfoot Pixel Art
Date: January-March 2009
Type: Personal Project for YoYoGames Competition05- Make a Handheld Game
About: The Sprite Sheets and Tileset from my game Blackfoot. The pieces were all done in Photoshop, with help from watching animal videos and Tezuka’s book on animal animation.
After taking a ten week course with the very knowledgeable and award-winning professor, Chris Redmann, my advanced animation group was able to a create a 2 minute short telling the story of a boy hoping to bring his junk creation to life.
The team consisted of 5 Drexel University Students:
Dan Fornace – Modeling, Rigging, Texturing
Mark Petrovich – Lighting, Particles, Fluids
Ryan Sicat – Art, Animation, Modeling
Rich Sicat – Modeling, Texturing, Rendering
Steve Tamayo, Modeling, Animation
Title: Porca – Organic Modeling
Date: August 2010 – 3 Week
Type: School Project – Drexel University – Organic Modeling
About: The Final for Organic Modeling was to make an animal from 2 or more animal pieces and then put it on a turntable with 2 hard objects. I modeled my objects into the turn-table and used an orca and a panther to make a 4 legged whale.
Title: Peter Forsberg Character Animation I
Date: October 2009 – 1 Week
Type: School Project – Drexel University – Character Animation I
About: The Midterm for Character Animation II. The rig was made by Nick Avallone. All Animation done by me.
Title: Hank the Tank – Better Late than Never
Date: February 2010 – 24 Hours
Type: School Project – Drexel University – Character Animation II
About: The midterm for Character Animation II was a 24-hour animation challenge where the projects were ranked and awarded grades. Mine received a 98 and Second Place in a class of 17.
Title: Blackfoot Game Trailer
Date: January-March 2009
Type: Personal Project for YoYoGames Competition05- Make a Handheld Game
About: A Trailer showing of my entry into a Game Maker Competition. The Game can be found on my game’s page.
Title: Demo Reel – 2009
Date: January 2009 – Decemeber 2009
Type: Student Work throughout the year- Drexel University
About: My first Demo Reel from Drexel University. Most projects are done for classes during the 2009 year with the exception of the Lord of the Smash which was done for fun. Shots include:
1, 8, 13. Cat and Mouse – Animation- Solo
2,12. Lord of the Smash – Game – Solo (Graphic Help)
3,11. Phantasms – Animation – Group
4, 10. For the Mother Land Intro – Animation – Solo
5. For the Mother Land Flash – Game – Solo
6. Character Animation – Animation – Solo (Rig by Nick Avallone)
7, 14. Big 5 Brawl – Game – Group
9. Shark Zodiac – Flash – Solo
Title: For the MotherLand Introduction
Date: February 2009 – 3 weeks
Type: School Project – Drexel University – Animation I
Title: Cat and Mouse
Date: May 2009 – 4 weeks
Type: School Project – Drexel University – Animation II