R.B.F.

Resting. Bitch. Face. A personal CG short exploring how first impressions can shape our perception of someone.

R.B.F.

Resting. Bitch. Face. A personal CG short exploring how first impressions can shape our perception of someone.

R.B.F.

Resting. Bitch. Face. A personal CG short exploring how first impressions can shape our perception of someone.

R.B.F.

Resting. Bitch. Face. A personal CG short exploring how first impressions can shape our perception of someone.

Role

Motion Designer

Animator

Character Designer

Role

Motion Designer

Animator

Character Designer

Role

Motion Designer

Animator

Character Designer

Role

Motion Designer

Animator

Character Designer

Styled after papercraft stop-motion animation, the film uses 3D techniques to recreate the limitations and imperfections of real paper. Character design and animation were kept deliberately simple, while lighting, materials and procedural spline techniques add depth and movement.

Process

A Cinema 4D workflow combining digital sketching, vector artwork, layered 3D forms, modelling, materials and lighting to recreate the look and feel of paper cut-out animation.

Process

A Cinema 4D workflow combining digital sketching, vector artwork, layered 3D forms, modelling, materials and lighting to recreate the look and feel of paper cut-out animation.

Process

A Cinema 4D workflow combining digital sketching, vector artwork, layered 3D forms, modelling, materials and lighting to recreate the look and feel of paper cut-out animation.

Process

A Cinema 4D workflow combining digital sketching, vector artwork, layered 3D forms, modelling, materials and lighting to recreate the look and feel of paper cut-out animation.

Digital sketches using bold shapes to create distinctive character designs.

Digital sketches using bold shapes to create distinctive character designs.

Digital sketches using bold shapes to create distinctive character designs.

Digital sketches using bold shapes to create distinctive character designs.

Refined vector artwork in Illustrator, prepared for import into Cinema 4D.

Refined vector artwork in Illustrator, prepared for import into Cinema 4D.

Refined vector artwork in Illustrator, prepared for import into Cinema 4D.

Vector shapes converted into meshes and layered to create the paper cut-out forms. Hair and accessories modelled as additional layers, adding depth and natural-looking shadows.

Vector shapes converted into meshes and layered to create the paper cut-out forms. Hair and accessories modelled as additional layers, adding depth and natural-looking shadows.

Vector shapes converted into meshes and layered to create the paper cut-out forms. Hair and accessories modelled as additional layers, adding depth and natural-looking shadows.

Vector shapes converted into meshes and layered to create the paper cut-out forms. Hair and accessories modelled as additional layers, adding depth and natural-looking shadows.

Lighting and paper materials applied to complete the handcrafted stop-motion aesthetic.