WORK

Quick-Fix

Work created during the Blue-Zoo Pop Up Virtual Animation Studio with NextGen Skills Academy in November 2021. Collaborating on a live brief in a team of eleven to create a 30-second animation within Blender over the course of 4 weeks.

Responsible for lighting

Responsible for modelling and texturing

Animation reel

Responsible for posing

Scott Pilgrim Reloaded

Created in Blender, animated and designed to emulate stop motion animation principles, part of a collaborative fan reanimation project.

Project reel

Prop renders

Render

Render

Entry for the 'Halloween' animation challenge, 2021

Animorsel microMorsels

Short animations created in Blender based on descriptive briefs, themes, or one word prompts as part of a quarterly animation challenge run by animation studio Bottletop for Animorsels events.The first in my current streak started in December 2020 and have kept this streak up since - one even won an award from a sponsor!

Entry for the 'Advent Calendar' animation challenge, 2020

Entry for 'Leap' challenge, as part of the leap year event, 2024

Entry for 'MAGIC!' challenge, as part of the summer event, 2023

Entry for 'Boo!' for Halloween event, 2024

Entry for 'Staten Island Ferry', as part of the New York event, 2021

Entry for 'Now Showing', as part of the summer event, 2024

Entry for 'Staten Island Ferry', as part of the New York event, 2021

Thomas the Tank Engine

Created in Blender, a personal 'fan art' project to develop skills in atmospheric lighting, machine modelling, rigging, and texturing, and merging 2D and 3D elements in animation through animated textures and particle effects.

Textured model turntable

Screenshots

Set render

Smoke effects

Entry for '99 Frames' challenge, as part of the summer event, 2022

ABOUT ME

Hey hey hey!

My name is Haydn and I'm a 3D animator in the UK. I enjoy mixing aspects of both 3D and 2D and creating snappy and entertaining animations. I have experience with character animation, lighting, modelling, and rigging, in both Blender and Maya.I have previously worked with Blue Zoo, NextGen Skills Academy, and Channel 4's Random Acts, and am a frequent contributor to Animorsels micromorsels Animation Challenges.I enjoy volunteering, puns and wordplay, collecting enamel badges and miniature models, and I always carry blank birthday cards with me, just in case.

Work has been featured in
3D Artist for Blue-Zoo Pop Up Virtual Animation Studio with NextGen Skills Academy, 2021
Producer of CTRLX for Channel 4’s Random Acts Short Film Programme with Little Dot Productions
Collaborative animator on The Lighthouse - part of the official selection for Cardiff Animation Festival 2020
Director of 'Twelve Principles of Animation Rap', screened as part of the Norwich Film Festival and Norwich Latitude Festival 2018
Nottingham Young Creative Award Finalist 2015

Voluntary work
Digital Media Volunteer at Manchester Animation Festival 2018 and 2019
Volunteer Staff at Awdry Extravaganza on the Talyllyn Railway 2021, 2022 & 2023
Volunteer at TV Pilot Light Festival 2019

CONTACT

Feel free to drop me an email!You can also get in touch with me at the social media links below!