I am an overall 3D Artist working freelance and in studio for 20 years. I am purely an artist first, and will translate that knowledge into whatever piece of software I'm using. I'm an instructor at Humber College in the 3D Animation program. After showing strong organization and student relation, I became Program Coordinator in the Modelling and VFX program. I teach sculpting, life drawing, anatomy, and production art.
Capabilities include:
• concept art
• matte painting for VFX
• matte painting for animation
• zBrush sculpting and anatomy
• 3D modelling and retopo
• learning software independently and quickly
• 2D & 3D texture/shader art
• graphic design & editing
I am available for in-house or freelance work. I can be reached at: michelleryan.ca@gmail.com for inquiries. Thank you!
For this conceptual piece, I found a daisy and repainted its petals to look 'scarier'. Changed the background. Added slight blood to the petals. Sculpted the centre in zbrush, then composited into the image. Created a tongue with saliva.
4a: Androids Before
Clean Android Plate
4B: Androids After
Made androids metallic.
4a: Boston Before
Clean boston image given to me to conceptualize with.
4b: Boston After
This was created for the VFX sup to pitch to gain the client. It worked.
4a: Rover Before
Clean image given to manipulate.
4b: Rover After
Made rover metallic, added extension and boxes, added pride flag, chromed the rims, added the satelllite, drill and front piece.
4a: Hallway Plate
Plate
4b: Endless Hallway
Was tasked to create an endless hallway conceptually. Quickly modelled boxes, ceiling and lighting plus depth perception. Composited several old toys and relics in proper perspective to fit the space.
4c: Endless Hallway
Was tasked to create an endless hallway conceptually. Quickly modelled boxes, ceiling and lighting plus depth perception. Composited several old toys and relics in proper perspective to fit the space.
5: Church
5: Door
Added the door behind the character.
5: Damnation
Sky replacement
5: Set Extension
Added the tops to the buildings. Added the few buildings at the back.
5: House Insertion
Added the house, matching perspective, lighting, colour, added wood and various items around the porch.
6: Schitt's Creek
Winterized the scene. Made the ground snowy and slushy. Removed a car and replaced it with the family car.
6: Schitt's Creek
Took a plate of a summer day with a clean barn and silo. Dilapitated the barn, added christmas lights, changed the sky, winterized the scene, added lighting inside the barn, added the vinery around the silo.
6: Schitt's Creek
Winterized the scene.
7: Hunter Killer
Cleaned up and recreated the dock portion of this shot.
7: Hunter Killer
Mountains.
7: Hunter Killer
Clean building general aging. Added bullet holes. Explosion happened from inside so added the aftermath to the ceiling.
7: Hunter Killer
Sky replacement.
7: Hunter Killer
Background mountains.
7: Hunter Killer
Background mountains.
7: Hunter Killer
Establishing shot dock clean-up and creation of dock elements.
7: Hunter Killer
Plate clean-up. There was a lot on the ground to remove.
7: Hunter Killer
Mountains.
7: Hunter Killer
Mountains and general atmosphere.
7: Hunter Killer
Bullet holes.
7: Hunter Killer
Bullet holes.
7: Hunter Killer
Clean building wear, tear and aging.
7: Hunter Killer
Key shot background mountains.
7: Hunter Killer
Clean building wear, tear and aging.
7: Hunter Killer
Mountains for drone shot.
8: Loving Pablo
Created a sunset city to go behind the window.
8: Loving Pablo
Created a sunset city to go behind the window.
9: I Feel Pretty
Added the E PHARMACY purple signage.
9: I Feel Pretty
Branded the airplane.
9: I Feel Pretty
Created the background out the window city to match another shot where I created the background out the window city.
9: I Feel Pretty
Created and added the city behind -- which also had to be created and matched at another angle.
9: I Feel Pretty
Created and added the city behind.
9: I Feel Pretty
Created and added the city behind.
9: I Feel Pretty
Created the LL sign.
9: I Feel Pretty
Created the screen.
9: I Feel Pretty
Created/designed the Lily Le Claire sign.
9: I Feel Pretty
Created the screen -- researched real restaurant seating arrangement systems and recreated one accurately.
9: I Feel Pretty
Created the screen.
9: I Feel Pretty
Created the elevator things screen right.
Clean Up
Removed blood
Blood
Clean plate
Vegas
Destroyed and grungy
Base
Element added at night
Dominion
Added hole in the chest
Mountains
Added snow to the mountains
More Holes
Added a hole where the sword pierces
Dominion
Built and added the base to the scene
Destruction
Added stages of destruction to the door
Destruction
Added stages of destruction to the door
Dominion
Extended the set from the fourth floor up
Vegas
Destroyed, worn and grungy
Vegas
Destroyed the city, added the 'moat'
Young Man 2
Added effects
Young Man
Clean plate,
Main base
Built this base in photoshop to be reused from other angles
Dying man
Added specific effect to face
Goliath
Added the hole in the head
Shot
Sky/Background
Los Angeles
Adding the 'moat' to the city
Vegas
Removed logos, added lights
Hero
Added blood to match another shot
Base
Created a base in a manner that it could be re-used from different angles in many different shots
Tattoo
Took b/w image and applied it as an animatable tattoo
Animated Tattoo
Took b/w image and applied it as an animatable tattoo