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Alike
by Daniel Martínez Lara & Rafa Cano Méndez/LaFiesta Producciones Cinematograficas from Spain
It took five years to complete the eight-minute animated film“Alike” in Blender. Above all, it was important to the artists to respect the 2D style and look of the film, even though everything is realised in 3D. This was achieved, for example, by using traditional animation and sculpting tools to optimise the 3D animation: the animation artists carried out numerous correction drawings and painting was also superimposed over frames for the lighting artists for inspiration purposes.
Daniel Martínez Lara has worked with many different studios on feature and short films, including as animation tools developer and storyboard artist with Ilion Animation Studios on “Planet 51”. in 2006 he founded Pepe School Land, a training centre that focuses on teaching modelling, character animation and the realisation of 3D short films.
Rafael Cano Méndez began his career as an artist by taking a 2D animation course at Dibus S.L. in Seville. He completed his training at the Universidad Autónoma in Barcelona, after which he worked at Nicodemo Animation as a concept artist and animator. He further developed his experience in 3D animation at Pepe School Land, where he now works as a lecturer. He also works as an animator at Big Lazy Robot.
