The Tank:

This page is to help me log my progress on my newest project based on the fish tank that I see everyday.  Using that as a base I will be creating an animated short to describe life in a tank.  In this project, I will be showcasing my rigging skills by creating an underwater scene, and focus on the movements of the fish and their interaction.

Here is a short Time lapse of the tank:

Fish Time Lapse from Daniel Pise on Vimeo.

I took this to help see the patterns the fish make when swimming in the tank.  As well as see what territories of the tank are controlled by which type of fish.

These are just some reference photos that I have taken of the tank itself: 

Here are some sketches of the characters to show what their basic shapes will look like:

This is an animatic of the basic narrative for this animation:

The Tank Animatic from Daniel Pise on Vimeo.

Character Models:

Baby Fish:

Moma Fish:

Shrimp:

Tank Test Renders:

Here is a little test render to show the glass shader for the tank aw well as a super basic lighting setup.