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Some stories just sit with you, building pressure slowly, the story of Freddie is one of those kind of stories. In this interview, @afoo3d of @wavemation.studios breaks down the thinking, loss, discipline, and collaboration behind rebooting his animated short. It’s a grounded look into his character design process, and what it takes to return to a project with clearer intent after everything has gone wrong. Read the full interview on

In the beginning of 2024, I started working on a short film titled Freddie. Then my hard drive crashed, and everything disappeared. Assets, project files, environments… gone. This scene was the only thing I managed to fully render before the crash. I recently restored it, rebuilt the sound, refined the pacing, and color graded it again. This one scene took me through a whole journey as a generalist — from moodboard-based environment concepting, to modelling, texturing, animation, camera work, detailing, and final edits. 2026… we start again. 🔧✨ Video Edit, Sound Design and Colour Grading by Me: @afoo3d Music: Baoba by @ocaioprado Tags 🔖: #3dart #3danimation #blender3d #substancepainter #davinciresolve #animationartist #shortfilm #3dfilm #animatorlife #cgiartist #vfxartist #environmentdesign #3dmodeling #lookdev #sounddesign #colorgrading #freddie #indieanimation #digitalartwork #cgcommunity #3dartwork #3drender #3dartistcommunity #nigeriaartist #africaanimation #motiondesigners #cinematicshot #creativeprocess #artistjourney #wavemation

Still on Freddie… ever wondered what his ride looks like? 🚐 Old, rusty, and barely holding up, but full of soul. I wanted the car to tell Freddie’s story before he even speaks. Modeled in Blender, textured in Substance Painter. Let’s just say this van has seen better days 😅 🏷️ Tags #3DArt #3DModeling #3DDesign #Blender #Blender3D #SubstancePainter #3DCommunity #StylisedArt #3DArtist #Afoo3d #Lookdev #CGArt #3DArtwork #3DVehicle #ConceptArt #DigitalArt #CharacterDesign #VisualDevelopment #AnimationArt #FreddieShortFilm #3DWorld #3DRender #Texturing #3DArtists #CGI #EnvironmentDesign #3DStudio #ShortFilm #3DVisuals #DesignInspiration #Afoo3d #FreddieShortFilm

From the Archives, once upon a character artist. >>>>>Slide>>>>> for Concept & moodboard I present to you #Freddie An animated short film project I embarked on early 2024, before losing all files and 90% assets to a hard disk crash 💔. Hence, I will be getting back at it come #2026 bigger and very much better therefore, I’m open to collaboration from, Screenplay Writers, Animators, Environment Designers, Texture Artists, CFX Artists, and 3d Generalist, my DM is Open. ©️Credit: Character Concept Artist: Me @afoo3d Character Sculpt: @meysambahariy Character Props, Extra Details, Texture & Rendering: Me @afoo3d Hair Grooming: Me @afoo3d 🧩Add ons: Rig: Auto Rig Pro Retopology: Exoside Quad Remesher 🪄Software used: @blender.official | @substancepainter | @cascadeur3d 🏷️ Tags #blender #blendercommunity #hairgrooming #substancepainter #stylised #stylisedcharacter #3dcharacter #art #artist #artwork #realism #arts #artofinstagram #realistic #artworks #3d #3dart #fyp #characterart #3dmodeling #characterdesign #3drealism #3ds #3dcharacter #3dmodel #xgen #hairgrooming #3dartsclub Would you like to See Freddie short film?

Workbench + Cycles 🔥🔥 Funny how I just found out about the cubic interpolation in the graph editor, @blender.official . Thanks to @viscous.realm . This is just me experimenting. #blenderart #isometric #3dmodeling #3danimation #blendercycles #3d #wavemation #afoo3d #3danimationstudio #cgi #fyp #fypreelsシ゚ #animationart #othography

3d Furniture Visualization. By @afoo3d . Softwares: @blender.official @photoshop Davinci Resolve. Premiere Pro. . . Products Featured: @noah_living @acanvahome @tiptoedesign . . Modeling, Texturing & Animation by @afoo3d . I’m open for Commission and Collaborations. Send a DM lets create greatness together🤩🤩🤩🤩 #3dmodeling #furnituredesign #cgi #3dmodeling #blender3d #furniture #product #product #blender #3danimation #productanimation #industrial #industrialdesigner