Guillame Kurkdjian

Frenchman Guillame Kurkdjian has the swishest website going around town and some even more interesting work on it. I was first drawn to these short vehicle animations after developing studio task 3, Keep on Truckin'. And although they don't seem like much I actually have a lot of appreciation for them after it took so long to make a truck. So I just wanted to share there simple yet elegant pastel beauty with you. Although I think it's useful to know that he uses Cinema 4D for these CG animations.

This next one is of a boat, I'm not really sure what texture/shader thing he used for the water but it's got a really weird consistency, it's almost like a gloopy wallpaper paste with high reflectivity. But I kind of really like it, in an abstract way. I think if there was more stuff like this in his work it would really set it apart, because it almost puts his signature on it by being a bit weird.




Finally the last one of his off vimeo I wanted to share is this weirdly creepy room, which looks like it could be out of Monster Inc or something, it's that nicely done. The attention to detail is really immaculate, this is clearly someone who spends a painstaking amount of time making sure all his lines are straight and things are in the right place. I really like how the back of the chair hits the thirds and the middle of the window hits the other third and then the two walls meet in the centre it really is skilled framing for such a busy room. I am actually surprised at home many things he's put into the scene to make it look busy without being over crowded. If I was to model a room for Maya, I would seriously need to take a lesson out this guys book.



One thing that surprises me and makes me wonder is I wonder what type of characters he would do I feel like he might be from a graphics type course, in his illustrations his font really nice. He has all the skills I want, and such a pretty website.

Here are some links to two of his projects which has some amazing animated gifs, which if you've liked the trucks and the room you will love.

http://guillaumekurkdjian.com/bisous-les-copains-2/
http://guillaumekurkdjian.com/capital-one/

The trucks on there own don't seem like much but I think when you see his whole body of work there is a sophistication and cheeky elegance with the pastel colours that make it worth looking at. This is a talented selection of work, from someone who is clearly very skilled in multiple disciplines. Jealous!