Sam Lyon’s recent 3D animations and characters have a particular texture and sheen, reflecting the name he’s given to the series he’s worked on for the past few years: “Jelly Gummies.” Whether it’s a sentient piece of fruit, a Teletubby, or an undergarment, Lyon applies his signature facial features and sensibilities to any given object, and effectively absorbs it into his gelatinous world.
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Last year, the artist worked on a bumper for Adult Swim (above). On his site, he details his experience working on it: “This is my favourite animation out of all of them I’ve made so far. 15 second bumper for a cartoon called ‘Hot Streets’ on Adult Swim. Huge thanks to Titmouse who invited me to make this. They need to make a quick escape from an underground bunker, and the only way out is to test an experimental serum on the dog.”
See more of his recent experimentations below.
https://vimeo.com/326796247
https://vimeo.com/195233745
Animator Tyson Ibele’s development of “tyFlow, a particle simulation tool for 3dsmax” has resulted in some absorbing creations. From writhing worm monsters and unraveling pixelated characters to a wave of colliding cyclists, Ibele’s tests move between humorous and disconcerting.
Somewhere on the scale of lovable to repulsive lie