by Nick Cortes | Apr 17, 2015 |
This is a simple logo animation for Shingazo, a line of collectible vinyl toys I created in 2011. The ninja and samurai drawings have been borrowed from artists on DeviantArt ( desmondWOOT, Daniel Ocean, deralbi ). All design made using Illustrator and all animation made with After Effects. . . . . . . . . ...
by Nick Cortes | Apr 17, 2015 |
A complete collection of some of the design, compositing, and animation work I’ve completed in 2013 and 2014. Please contact me at nmccreative@yahoo.com. Thanks for watching! . . . . . . . . ...
by Nick Cortes | Apr 17, 2015 |
I was approached by a restaurant owner from Tucker, GA to produce a 10-second logo bumper for the end of his local commercial. The client emphasized heavily that he wanted graphics that seemed like they existed inside one of his massive stone ovens. I started a rough draft for all the graphic elements with Illustrator, then I moved into After Effects to set up the basic arrangement. The spinning “grill” plate was made using Cinema 4D and color-balanced in Ae. The word “smokehouse” enters from behind the camera, followed by the letters BBQ revealed with a very hot burn-on procedural effect. Finally, the tagline is revealed with a similar left-to-right wipe. Real flame and spark footage is used throughout as well. . . . . . . . . ...
