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Art Lead ● 3D Modeling ● Character Design

Partners in Crime is a 3D, first-person game that is both a shooter and platformer. In this twisted magic circus, players will use their water gun to pop clowns into clouds of confetti, and their confetti cannon to fly away from danger.

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Programs Used
Illustrator
After Effects
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Team Size
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Roles
11
Art Lead
2D Animation
2D Textures
Character Design
Illustration
Concepting

Video Editing
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Game Engine
Unity

Take a look!

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We knew right away that this game would have a twisted, magical circus full of creepy clowns, but it took a little longer to solidify the clowns' appearance: abstract, lineless, and creepy-cute.

Concept Art

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Animation

We animated by creating assets in Illustrator and animating them in a pseudo rigged style in After Effects. I animated the pie-throwing enemies, the guns, and the mysterious, shadowy Entity.

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Illustration

To push the circus theme, I created a set of posters for the in-game enemies as though they were circus performers. Made in Illustrator.

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CONTACT

mleifeld@mail.bradley.edu

(618) 420-3263

Peoria, IL

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Let's make something together!

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