A dump for sketches, works in progress, and finalized art. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-22828082-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @cryptacular)http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/44074cd9a0ceeb6ac06ee2d82dce3b01/tumblr_mmqhnvB9H41qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Part of Every Night</p> <p><span>© 2013 Nick Mertens</span></p> <p><span>Used Wacom Inkling, Bamboo and Photoshop.</span></p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/50335161436http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/50335161436Mon, 13 May 2013 23:09:31 +1200<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/58088005" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>A 3D animated short depicting two characters playing a video game.</p> <p>© Nick Mertens, 2013</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/41422002098http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/41422002098Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:28:01 +1300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/12b9536e6b485d9e903768ef96b901c6/tumblr_mepbsoYfJb1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>You Only Live Forever.</p> <p>Made in Illustrator.</p> <p>© Nick Mertens, 2012</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/37462603606http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/37462603606Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:36:24 +1300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me34kye2Mg1qjn3pwo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An easy-to-follow guide to “Brains”</p> <p>Made in Illustrator</p> <p>© Nick Mertens, 2012</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/36581375114http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/36581375114Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:53:00 +1300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbvgegggXR1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A painting based on the Balinese demon queen Rangda.</p> <p>Made in Photoshop.</p> <p>© Nick Mertens, 2012</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/33553339564http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/33553339564Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:20:40 +1300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6zqvqKfsM1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Final Project - Render 3 - Close-Up</p> <p>Et voilà, my final project is done! This was made in 3 months from scratch for the 3D Animation course I completed at Media Design School, using mostly Maya, Photoshop and After Effects.<br/><br/>Comments, questions and critiques are always welcomed!<br/><br/>You can check out the full showreel <a href="https://vimeo.com/45554041" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/26970440405http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/26970440405Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:09:26 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6zqtoS2Kb1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Final Project - Render 2</p> <p>Et voilà, my final project is done! This was made in 3 months from scratch for the 3D Animation course I completed at Media Design School, using mostly Maya, Photoshop and After Effects.<br/><br/>Comments, questions and critiques are always welcomed!<br/><br/>You can check out the full showreel <a href="https://vimeo.com/45554041" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/26970413178http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/26970413178Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:08:00 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6zqryz0jl1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Final Project - Render 1</p> <p>Et voilà, my final project is done! This was made in 3 months from scratch for the 3D Animation course I completed at Media Design School, using mostly Maya, Photoshop and After Effects.<br/><br/>Comments, questions and critiques are always welcomed!<br/><br/>You can check out the full showreel <a href="https://vimeo.com/45554041" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/26970387258http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/26970387258Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:07:09 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m69wfk9zYj1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Rapsberry: The Man”</p> <p>© Nick Mertens</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/25994304386http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/25994304386Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:11:44 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m589hiBfzz1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Modelling is all done. Here is some progress on the texturing front!</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/24587113080http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/24587113080Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:24:54 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ztutSM1p1qjn3pwo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hey guys, this is my concept for the final project we’re currently working on at uni. I’ll be making this in 3D and try to make it look as best as I possibly can! It’s due in 8 weeks but I will probably upload some progress shots along the way.</p> <p>Any comments are welcome =)</p> <p>© Nick Mertens</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/23019903012http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/23019903012Mon, 14 May 2012 15:32:00 +1200digital paintingphotoshop<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xifadm3x1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A spontaneous speed painting that started with a few random brush strokes.</p> <p>© Nick Mertens</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/21641272609http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/21641272609Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:57:10 +1200digital paintingphotoshopdrawing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m25ykgPsHk1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Lost in the Lost Caves”</p> <p>Partially inspired by Smaug of The Hobbit.</p> <p>© Nick Mertens</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/20712216503http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/20712216503Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:53:04 +1200digital paintingphotoshopdrawing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0nq4jApwn1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Anotherrr assignment done. Texturing and lighting done by me. The model was given to us in class.</p> <p>The background photo was taken by <a href="http://www.farbeyond.co.nz" target="_blank">Jo Mertens</a>.</p> <p>© Nick Mertens</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/19047245528http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/19047245528Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:00:19 +13003Dmayamdsmedia design school<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyk7kucw9N1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If you were to say to me, “Oh, hey, isn’t that a fully HD resolution Mental Ray rendition of that 3D model you made a number of weeks ago?!” then you’d be right, wouldn’t you?</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/16692301192http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/16692301192Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:19:42 +13003Dmayamdsmedia design school<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35821346" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Another animation done for an assignment at Media Design School. Audio is Fry from Futurama. Only the best show ever.<br/><br/> Made in Maya 2012.<br/><br/> Rig by Peter Starostin and James Hunt</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/16692296549http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/16692296549Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:19:30 +1300mayamdsmedia design schoolanimation<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35364332" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Practicing facial animation and lip sync. Sound clip is from The Incredibles.<br/><br/> Made in Maya.</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/16165498987http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/16165498987Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:53:08 +1300mayamdsmedia design schoolanimation<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35300547" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Heavy Box Pushing.</p> <p>Animation at Media Design School. Made in Maya.</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/16165491361http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/16165491361Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:52:34 +1300mayamdsmedia design schoolanimation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxny86LfPO1qjn3pwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Desert Pirate”</p> <p>© Nick Mertens</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/15701561810http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/15701561810Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:14:30 +1300digital paintingphotoshopdrawing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxdklsdOmB1qjn3pwo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A little somethin’ I randomly started painting today.</p> <p>© Nick Mertens</p>http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/15395087550http://cryptacular.tumblr.com/post/15395087550Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:44:00 +1300digital paintingphotoshopdrawing