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VFX Senior Thesis: Chalice

  • Nov 3, 2025
  • 1 min read

Updated: 5 days ago

Concept:

An episode opening sequence for a television series based off of an unpublished novel series by Scarlette Masons, "The Elemental Kingdom Chronicles"


***Updated as worked on***


UPDATE 1


10/29 - 11/01:

  • Base model for chalice

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Moving Forward:

  • Modeling gems

  • Texturing


Original Concept from Storyboard/Animatic:


Completed Base Model:


UPDATE 2


11/11:

  • Animatic Prelim Texturing

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Moving Forward:

  • Modeling gems


Base Metal Texture:


Texturing in Maya for Animatic (Including Gem Placeholders):

UPDATE 3


01/28:

  • Clean, finished model

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Moving Forward:

  • Adding gems

  • Shaders

  • Test Render

  • Animation


UPDATE 4


01/29:

  • Adding gems

  • Gem shaders

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Moving Forward:

  • Test Render

  • Animation



Shaders:

UPDATE 5


02/02:

  • Test render

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Moving Forward:

  • Animation



UPDATE 6


02/08:

  • Updated texture (final with scratches and imperfections)

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Moving Forward:

  • Animation



UPDATE 7


02/17:

  • Updated texture reassignment (height mapping issues resolved)

  • Updated Test Render (Turntable)

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Moving Forward:

  • Animation


TEST RENDER:


IMPLEMENTATION TO SHOTS




 
 
 

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