🏆 Best of Term – Creature Animation (Fall 2025)
Gnomon BFA student Elizaveta Oskol created this piece to shed a new light on the well-known African vulture. She wanted to show that even a scavenger deserves to have a calm meal in the glow of setting sun.
As part of our Creature Animation 1 course, Elizaveta combined multiple references to study behavior and movement, while developing a Houdini workflow to blend key animation with feather simulation. Elizaveta shared that the course taught her how to handle different creature rigs while maintaining key characteristics, weight and silhouettes. Congratulations, Elizaveta!
Gnomon Course: Creature Animation 1
Instructor: Stephen Cunnane
Software:
@AdskMaya,
@autodesku Arnold Renderer
@sidefx Houdini,
@TheFoundryTeam NukeX
Concept:
- Elizaveta Oskol responsible for animation, SFX, sound, environment, lighting, &compositing
- VFX: Manav Gala
- Environment: Quixel megascans from
fab.com
- Vulture Rig: Sold by “maya rigs” from
animprops.com
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