Deck Duty

Creating Merrin, the Deckhand!

Software used: Autodesk Maya, Advanced Skeleton 6, Zbrush, Adobe Substance Painter, Photoshop. Responsible for all aspects including design

Character Design

Turntable

Rigging with Advanced Skeleton 6

Emotions

Rig facial expression tests prior to animation!

Orthographic sketches

Color palettes

Environment Sketch

Prop Showcase!

2D Tentacle Animation for Kraken shadow

Animation Breakdown

1

rough animatic

2

reference

3

block-In

4

3rd pass

5

final

Before

After

After

After

Before

Before

Compositing

© 2026 Regan (Rey) Sherman

© 2026 Regan (Rey) Sherman