Author: Atia Newman

  • Iroquois Creation Story – Update June 2014

    Iroquois Creation Story – Update June 2014

    The Iroquois Creation story is a massive collaboration between a number of artists to retell the creation story of the Seneca Tribes. The animation is comprised of a number of different mediums including dance segments specially choreographed for the Friends of Ganondagan. Directed by Cat Ashworth | Animation Technical Director Atia Quadri    

  • Lighting – R Pennypacker

    My lighting and rendering class is a way for students to explore the technical aspects of working with 3D software and to develop their own aesthetic styles. Projects are designed to help them overcome challenges inherent in creating specific “looks” to allow them to make creative choices. In this project students were asked to create…

  • Lighting – M Xu

    Lighting – M Xu

    My lighting and rendering class is a way for students to explore the technical aspects of working with 3D software and to develop their own aesthetic styles. Projects are designed to help them overcome challenges inherent in creating specific “looks” to allow them to make creative choices. This project was about creating a mysterious interior…

  • Graduate Lighting – M Tuladhar

    Graduate Lighting – M Tuladhar

    My lighting and rendering class is a way for students to explore the technical aspects of working with 3D software and to develop their own aesthetic styles. Projects are designed to help them overcome challenges inherent in creating specific “looks” to allow them to make creative choices. In this project students were asked to create…

  • Student Work: 3D Lighting – T Mazzaglia (mov)

    I see my lighting and rendering class as a way for students to explore both the technical and aesthetic aspects of working with 3D software. Projects are designed to help them overcome challenges inherent in creating specific “looks” to allow them to make creative choices and explore their own aesthetic styles. In this project students…

  • Modeling 2014 – D Givens (mov)

    Modeling 2014 – D Givens (mov)

    This is a freshman class in the semester system. Students are introduced to Maya and the 3D space and then led through various modeling exercises. Concepts of character design are also discussed and are visible in the final results of their projects. Self-portrait created for my freshman modeling class where students were asked to make…

  • Modeling 2013 – J Hyun (mov)

    Modeling 2013 – J Hyun (mov)

    This is a freshman class in the semester system. Students are introduced to Maya and the 3D space and then led through various modeling exercises. Concepts of character design are also discussed and are visible in the final results of their projects. Hybrid Creature is a project from my freshman modeling class where students were…

  • Modeling 2013 – J Rathke (mov)

    Modeling 2013 – J Rathke (mov)

    This is a freshman class in the semester system. Students are introduced to Maya and the 3D space and then led through various modeling exercises. Concepts of character design are also discussed and are visible in the final results of their projects. The Character Style Turnaround is a project from my freshman modeling class. Students…

  • Modeling 2013 – Y Agresta (mov)

    Modeling 2013 – Y Agresta (mov)

    This is a freshman class in the semester system. Students are introduced to Maya and the 3D space and then led through various modeling exercises. Concepts of character design are also discussed and are visible in the final results of their projects. Hybrid Creatures is a project from my freshman modeling class where students were…

  • Personal Work

    Personal Work

    I have been an art student all my life and as such, worked in many mediums before discovering the world of animation. This is a series of images of past works: