PVC Factory

This is a set of works I've done for PVC Factory between 2016 and early 2018 - I've designed a fictional island inhabited by monkeys producing gadgets from PVC. The project was cancelled long before completion, and besides two short animated scenes, nothing was ever published before.

All of this was designed and produced between using Blender 2.7x.

I've made some additional renders with Blender 2.8x of things that were not rendered in 2019.10 to complete the image.

I've used Inkscape to design posters and prints.

I've also used Ardour to record and produce the music and sound effects.

Flag Courtyard - I rendered this shot specifically for printing in a magazine.

Creation Of The Island - this is the first animated scene I've made. I've animated everything to a set music tempo with the intention to later add the music - and I've written and recorded a short song indeed. Did I mention I'm also a rock vocalist?

Front Desk - this is the second animated scene I've made, along with the sound effects. BTW - I don't consider myself a character designer or animator.

R&D fisheye: this is a wide view of the lab.

Office Building - This is where the "Front Desk" scene happens. You can see the same trees through the window behind the monkey's back.

A view through the Laboratory Door

Tower & Receiver Net - here the monkeys monitor for incoming banana crates. The net is used to catch them and safely lower to the ground.

I've been putting lots of references to monkeys around the sets.

Here's where the factory resources are coming from.

Research & Development - this is the laboratory where the designs are made. Note the metal band poster.

This is a set I've been preparing for another animated scene, though the project was cancelled before I even started the animation process.

Shipping Catapult - this is how the orders are sent to the clients. You can see there's a target dial and a big red button...

In the lore I've created for this island the monkeys treat bananas as money.

Oh. I misspelled the word "banana". Wow.

Lab door - I had some fun with wall posters and decoration. Note the soup cans.

This is where the monkeys rest.

The Engineer and his Dragonfly

The engineer got a classic mad scientists's hairdo later and gained a flying friend wearing a shiny hat.

Preproduction: The Draft - this is an animated draft of the short this project was aiming to produce. It features music ideas and sound effects to demonstrate the mood of the whole piece. I don't consider myself a concept artist or 2D animator.

Preproduction: The Island Map

This is the complete map of the island I've created before modelling a single thing.

Preproduction: The Island Map (a closer look)

The Monkeys (a screenshot)

Here you can see 4 rigged character models I've created for this project. In the renders you can only see two of these.

From left to right these are:
The Engineer, The Scout, The Receptionist and The Artist.

The Monkeys (rendered)

The Monkeys (rendered, other side)

This is the first ever render of the Laboratory Set. You can see an htop screenshot on the monitor on the right-hand side, and a rubber duck from The Draft.