{"id":2455,"date":"2024-10-17T19:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cgnerd.com\/?post_type=portfolio-item&#038;p=2455"},"modified":"2025-09-15T20:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:01:02","slug":"lizard-vfx-sample","status":"publish","type":"portfolio-item","link":"https:\/\/www.cgnerd.com\/index.php\/portfolio-item\/lizard-vfx-sample\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizard VFX Sample"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--col-width:;\" class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VFX Lizard\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1118842860?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-extra-small-font-size\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> October 17, 2024 \u25fc\ufe0e <strong>Client:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cgnerd.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CG Nerd<\/a> \u25fc\ufe0e <strong>Platform:<\/strong> Development Test \u25fc\ufe0e <strong>Software:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blender<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I was approached by a production company with the possibility of doing some Christmas spots for a broadcaster. They were interested in having a CG dragon that interacted with live action people. As an ultra short proof of concept (and to flex my VFX skills), I spent a day putting this quick example together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reptile model was downloaded from Turbo Squid, I thought it best to work with a creature that is similar to what the client was looking for, but not close enough to cause confusion over whether the character shown was the final model. I really liked the design, the little lights give it an alien feel whilst still very much being a reptile. You can purchase the model from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turbosquid.com\/3d-models\/fantasy-reptile-2117573\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found the footage on Pexels, I wanted something that would give something interesting in the shot for the lizard to react to whilst still allowing the lizard to be the focus of attention. I found this piece of footage and I thought it was perfect, building up the idea that the lizard was interested in the mug towering over it, only for it to be pulled away by a mysterious hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately the production didn&#8217;t go ahead in the end, we were far too close to the holly-jolly season, but I&#8217;m really happy that I&#8217;m left with this little nugget of work \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the work for this shot, from lighting and animation to compositing, was done in Blender.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A short VFX test shot featuring a luminous reptile<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2456,"template":"","filters":[28,41],"class_list":["post-2455","portfolio-item","type-portfolio-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","filters-animation","filters-vfx","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lizard VFX Sample - CG Nerd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A short VFX test shot featuring a luminous reptile. 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