![]() The flower and S unbird shots needed to show growth and natural beauty.īoth as a challenge and for technical reasons, I wanted the flower to be fully procedural in creation and animation. The story involved a large Baobab tree sheltering all manner of animals in times of storm and hardship and providing for future generations. The flower and Sunbird were part of the aforementioned Avbob commercial. ![]() This led to my job at Luma Animation where I developed my character animation skills early on before transitioning into the more technical role I hold today. When it came time to choose a career path, I chose animation over computer science and continued my studies at The Open Window, School of Visual Communication, one of the few local institutions to offer a degree level course in animation at the time. It combined my mathematical prowess with my love of making drawings come to life. Not having internet access at the time, I taught myself using the internal Help documents and developed a keen interest in 3D. After a LAN with some friends, I found a utility disk still in my PC which had an old copy of 3ds Max on it. My first experience with 3D came in my mid-teens. I even did some school presentations as animated versions of me and my classmates to receive mixed reactions from my teachers. Later I got into Macromedia Flash and learned about keyframes and tweening. ![]() I would draw characters using custom shapes in Microsoft PowerPoint and move them over consecutive slides in a presentation like stop-frame animation. My first experience in animation took place when I was a kid. Most recently I had the opportunity to contribute to a commercial for a local company, Avbob. I’ve been producing high-end CG commercials with them for 5 years and also making some headway into real-time applications and long-form projects. I grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, and I’m currently employed at a company called Luma Animation where I fill a lead technical and supervisory role. I’m Stephen Bester, a 27-year-old procedural artist and TD working in Sidefx Houdini software.
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