Netflix's The Monkey King was the second production I got to work on while at Tangent Animation. I was responsible for a number of background and secondary characters, and even had a chance to sneak in a little work on a primary character.
THE MAYOR'S SON
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This was one of the most fun characters I have ever had the pleasure to work on. Upon completion the client was so happy they gave him a little extra screen time (or so I'm told).
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Baby Monkey king
Modeled from 2D reference
This was originally meant to be a background monkey character, but the director liked it so much that the face that I modeled ended up being swapped with the original Baby Monkey King design. In addition to modeling this face, I was responsible for swapping the hair styles between the original Baby Monkey King and my background baby monkey.
I also got to model a swollen tongue variant for a gag that was cut from the film.
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THE Cuttlefish
Modeled from 2D reference
This creature was modeled in pose first to nail proportions, and then neutralized afterwards for Rigging.
Fun fact: I have a phobia of sea creatures 🐟 🦑
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MINISTERS
Modeled from 2D reference
Using faces from four different background characters, I modeled the Ministers' costume and bodies. As a side note, I used cloth sim for the first time on the sleeves of their outfit.
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Rice villagers
Modeled from 2D reference
Background characters used to populate the rice and fish villages.
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FISH
Modeled from 2D reference
Although this fish didn't get a ton of screen time, it was a lot of fun to model with its perma-bored face. This, like most of the sea creatures modeled for this film, was used to fill crowds in the underwater scenes.
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Babbo maiden
Modeled costume from 2D reference
I was responsible for the "maiden" costume for Babbo. Although this sequence was re-written and Babbo Maiden was cut from the film, he will forever remain in my heart.
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