Christopher Hildreth 2025

Abstract

This project is a collection of three 3D models, created, textured, rigged, and animated from scratch in Blender. The characters depicted are all from an urban fantasy universe I've been making for a long time. There is Nid, the black scaled dragon girl, Amari, the mint haired fox boy, and Imu, the pink cat boy. I first made the character designs with an eye for unique gender expression through the character’s outfits and body build, but other than the animation of them, I didn't have much reason to focus more attention on those themes. My focus was the end product, and the skills I would develop to get there. Each character has their own backstory, and personality that I wished to bring alive in this animated showcase. In how they move, hold themselves, and perform. As someone with a background in 2D animation, this was a long journey of learned skills.