Personal Project
At time of creation I had no affiliation with Square Enix.
Background
Original Assets pulled from the preview site, found here:
https://mana.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/visions-of-mana
https://mana.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/visions-of-mana
The Goal
To create a cinemograph based on art from the “Visions of Mana” to sharpen 2.5D animation skills and practice emulating brand IPs.
Total Time - 14 hours
- 10 hours – Cut & Paint
- 4 hours – Animation & Effects
Tools:
Techniques Focused:
- Displacement Maps
- Liquefy
- Puppet Warp
- 3D Camera
- Particle Generation
All credit for original art/copyright Square Enix, 2024.
"Cut and Paint"
While the extent to which I created finished versions of the character layering was unnecessary, since this was a personal project and skills challenge, I went further with elements than I normally would, due to time/scope on paid projects.
Character "Val" Layering
BEST VIEWED ON DESKTOP – Click on the text to the right of the image to see a layered breakdown of the art.
- Original Raster
- Layered Art
- Head - Tiny Hair
- Head - Hair Poof
- Head - Eyelids
- Head - Face
- Head - Full Hair
- Head - Top Ribbon
- Head - Bottom Ribbon
- Head - Bottom Ribbon, Curl
- Torso - Capelet, Front
- Torso - Capelet, Back
- Torso - Neck and Collar
- Torso
- Right Hand, Front
- Right Hand, Rear
- Right Arm, Forearm
- Right Arm, Upper
- Sword
- Sword - Shoulder Belt
- Sword - Sheathe
- Pouch - Top Feather
- Pouch - Top Feather Shadow
- Pouch - Bottom Feather
- Pouch - Bottom Feather Shadow
- Pouch
- Pouch - Top Feather, Cloth Shadow
- Pouch - Bottom Feather, Cloth Shadow
- Left Hand
- Left Arm, Forearm
- Left Arm, Upper
- Waist, Front
- Waist, Rear
- Left Waistcape
- Right Waistcape
- Pants/Lower Body
Additional Assets
The following are additional background images/elements pulled from the preview site.
