Matt Curtis

🦍Megachitus upgrade! Reworking this beast to serve as a mascot and testing asset for @boltgraphics.us , a new GPU startup. I don't often get the chance to revisit a character for ground-up improvements like this, and I'm proud of how far this guy has come since his first version back in 2022. It's been a great exercise in improving workflows for detailed VFX characters. Look out for more shots soon! . . . #3d #3dart #3dartist #vfx #characterart #blender #blender3d #b3d #mari #foundrymari #houdini #sidefxhoudini #substancepainter #madewithsubstance #render #cyclesrender #gorilla #creature #creaturedesign #blenderartists #gpu #pathtracing #raytracing @blenderartists @blender.community @frame_240

Juko, the fuels expert. My submission for the @artstationhq Grand Space Opera: Light Age challenge using the awesome concept art of @rriverak . . . #artstation #artstationhq #artstationchallenge #blender3d #b3d #cyclesrender #render #characterart #characterdesign #3dartist #3dmodeling #3dprocess @substance3d #substancepainter #substance3d @blender.community @blenderartists @blender.share #photoshop

The Tortoise and the Hare . . . #3dartist #3dmodeling #3d #artstationhq #artistsoninstagram #rabbit #blender3d #b3d #blendercommunity #blendercycles #cyclesrender @blender.share @blender.community #photoshop #substancepainter @substance3d #madewithsubstance #cartoonart #tortoise #hare #turtle #characterart #characterdesign

🌎 Swapping tricks across the world! 🌍 2 vs. 2 Wizard battle // BCN vs. DEN All 4 of us set our trick combos, then we swapped clips and tried to match each other. This is the result! Here’s the tricks we set: @wizardbcn Z move to stunami BCL @karel_beas parallel slide to stop, push off fakie toe gazelle @mcurt09 swivel to cross, grapevine to FCL hop 360 @billyarlew parallel slide to 360 BCL hop 360

It was an honor and pleasure to host @mort.schiffer and skate with him and @mcurt09 at the local spots. This is just a small snapshot of our 3 days skating together, for many hours each day 🥵 Until we meet again on the Feld for @re.turn_berlin - safe travels!

Favorite trick from each of us from our Black Friday rooftop session because it was such a good one! Thanks to @approximately_inline for key framing all but his own clip: 1. me: Back open S (Z) → cross → 360 BCG out 2. @approximately_inline : FOL → cross → BCL → heel press → 180 to fakie toe press → 180 out 3. @billyarlew : FOL → fakie acid slide to eagle → fakie 1-foot 360 out 4. @mcurt09 : BOG → crossunder → FCL revert to daffy → 180 out 5. @imprpl_ : FCL → cross → BCG to eagle → leg swing to BCL → cross → FCL out #wizardskating

Here’s what the model looks like behind the cartoony paint job! Concept by @gabrielgomez_zar

Realized I’ve hardly posted any of our big handsome fellow here. Here’s a bunch of glamor shots and even a foot pic 🫣 Made with @boltgraphics.us , based on drawings from Junseok Kwon . . . #3dart #render #pathtracing #raytracing #foundrymari #b3d #fur #characterart #creaturedesign #cyclesrender #houdinifx #ape

Testing my sketchy rig on mister delivery frog with a fun pose. . . . Concept by @gabrielgomez_zar #3dart #render #characterart #madewithsubstance #b3d #blenderartists #stylized #frog #animation #cartoonart

🐸 Been working on this delivery frog based on the superb concept from @gabrielgomez_zar I’ll share more goofy poses and hopefully some animation soon! . . . #3d #characterart #3dart #render #madewithsubstance #b3d #blenderartists #blender #frogs #animation #stylized #cartoon #frame240

Sunset swivel session, Friday Nov 28th 🌆🌄 Note/Essay from Andrew: I knew this was going to be an amazing city to skate in, but it’s the group of wizard skaters here that make this a special place right now. I felt at home immediately - thank you for such a warm welcome 🫶 This was the last spot of the week from my trip to Denver over Thanksgiving - a rooftop parking garage near City Park. Billy and I had skated this spot on Tuesday of that week, so this session was a good way to check if I was getting acclimated - both to the elevation and to a new session dynamic. I’m used to skating on my own and hammering away at a particular move or sequence until I’m satisfied with it or too exhausted, with little to no pause for thought. In constrast, this session (and a lot of the week’s skating) was led by experimentation. I spent much of the time digesting all the new ideas I was seeing and the rest of the time trying to see where I could keep up or contribute. I mostly kept to what I know, but I was happy enough with my skating. But the thing that has really stuck with me is that I finally located what is special about the handful of skaters I admire most: the demonstration of mastery through improvisation. Having no idea where you’re going when you start, but immediately moving in a way that makes it clear you’re going to get where you want to be. Right now, more than anything, I think that’s what I aspire to be able to do when I skate. #endlessblading #rokaskating #wizardskating #swivelcouncil #rollerblading #denver

Harry, a friendly old fellow in 2 styles By @mcurt09 (USA) Based on a concept by @tyleroultonart (second) Featured on frame240.com! #frame240 #oldman #blendercommunity #b3d #blender3d #3dart #cg #illustration #digitalart #digitalartist #disney #pixar #art #artwork #artist #artofinstagram