Kieran Budge

Animation BDes (Hons)

Spontaneous, methodical, hectic, and Fun!

About

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I have dipped my hand a lot in different specialisms over these 4 years but nothing comes close to simply drawing and illustrating for me. The joy of working through an idea from concept to a final idea is one of the most satisfying processes I know. 

The Undead war concept art project was great to make as it shows my love of history. It was fascinating to try and represent the real feelings and struggles of the soldiers during that time through the spread of a fictional apocalyptic zombie like virus. I mostly took visual inspiration from the use of mustard gas during the conflict and the narrative inspiration from the effects of the 'Spanish flu' (1918 pandemic). The Silver lining of the setting is that the soldiers from all sides of the conflict have stopped fighting each other in a attempt at survival from the wrath of nature. I specifically made concepts for an undead ambulance to show that even in a place of health and safety, you are not safe from the virus. This project is going to be based on the game, Valiant Hearts the great war. This was a massive inspiration as it told the story of world war 1 through a game that was easy to digest for everyone through its more cartoony art style but serious narrative.

The Mechanical heart project was a fun side project in which I wanted to design a industrial heart that was based of a real engine that powers a rustic spaceship. To do this I analysed the human hearts blood flow and mapped that to how an engine would work.

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I have a YouTube channel where I post animations that I find fun to make.

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