Unidentified Furry Object (Animation Concept Art)

 

The abbreviation “UFO” commonly refers to “Unidentified Flying Object,” but since many different things share this abbreviation, I decided to make my own contribution by adding a new entry to the family: “Unidentified Furry Object.” The obvious inspiration for this concept is the cat—undeniably a furry creature, as evidenced by the song “Soft Kitty”—and certainly an unidentified object given its mysterious behavior and enigmatic personality.

 

There are many astonishing 3D artworks, films, and games from my childhood, and those amazing images always captivated me. However, the threshold for generating 3D images was extremely high at that time.

 

Fortunately, during my university studies, I met a professor in the architecture design department who guided me into 3D modeling. It was an exciting moment when I first discovered this remarkably intuitive software, SketchUp, which allowed me to build virtually any shape and form I imagined. Soon, this tool became an essential part of both my design process and, unexpectedly, my daily life.

 

Not long after I became devoted to 3D modeling, I discovered how to render high-fidelity images using V-Ray for SketchUp. The results were so realistic that people often struggled to distinguish my renders from actual photographs. This experience provided me with tremendous satisfaction and confidence, and 3D modeling and rendering became less of a technical skill and more of an enjoyable part of my daily creative practice.

 

Many of my internationally awarded design works, including “Dot” (Red Dot Design Award Germany 2010 winner), “Bud” (iF Design Award Germany 2011 selection and exhibition), and “Mad Evolution” (3rd Place in Interactive - Physical, ACM SIGGRAPH SpaceTime USA 2009), were created using these 3D tools. This demonstrates my ability to think three-dimensionally and to transform abstract ideas into compelling design works.

 

 

 

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