The Sandhopper

Hey friends! Here's a fun little project I've been working on for a while, a story about an Alien scavenger roaming desolate lands in search for lost relics and artifacts.
I wanted to explore cloth simulation and character animation with Blender so I could come up with a teaser trailer, had a hard time at first to animate the character but I think the final result turned out alright.

Special thanks to my close friend João Araújo for the amazing sound design!

Teaser Trailer

quick previs. thumbnails for the shots

quick previs. thumbnails for the shots

character sketches

character sketches

some ideas for the architecture, heavily inspired by middle eastern design

some ideas for the architecture, heavily inspired by middle eastern design

mood variation

mood variation