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michael assous

Hybrid 3D Character Artist & Groom l look development l Digital Humans & Creatures Generative AI Visual Development Artist

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Awards won from 3D work
Aloysius
Aloysius &
The Sydney
Transmission
Responsible for all aspects

Aloysius is a former diplomat turned freight pilot whose quiet life changes when an urgent transmission calls him back into action. The Sydney Transmission follows his journey from a monumental spaceport into a dangerous interstellar pursuit. Created through a hybrid 3D and AI pipeline, the film is a love letter to ILM’s legacy of artistic and technical innovation.

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Memento Mori
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Memento Mori is a personal project in which I set out to capture the likeness of a model, Kaitlin, who graciously agreed to pose. My goal was to convey the strength and energy she naturally radiates, while also hinting at a sense of vulnerability through the subtleties of her pose. This project also served as an opportunity for me to showcase my grooming skills with the feathers, as well as my hard surface modeling work on the crown.

Temet
3D self portrait reflecting on duality
Temet Nosce
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This project delves into the inherent duality within us all—a force that is as painful as it is vital. We are, in many ways, shaped by this tension, unable to function without its push and pull

Ophelia
Close Up 3D portrait of a Ophelia
Ophelia
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It was an old dream of mine to study the themes surrounding the tragedy of Ophelia as the iconic martyr of romanticism from Shakespear's Hamlet.
Georgia
3D portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia

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This Project is a tribute to modernist artist Georgia O'Keeffe.
Winner of the Grand prize Spring 2022
- Character Realism - 

High Priestess
3D portrait of a young girl holding a Tarot Card
The High Priestess

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The High Priestess is the guardian of your intuition, indicating that it can be a powerful indicator that you will need to trust your feelings when it comes to love and romance.
Winner of the Best Of Terms  Winter 2021
- Character Realism - 

Sinister hand
3D abstract sculpt
Sinister's Hands

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The hands are creating this harmonious shape of a dancer following, in a sense, the muscle and tissue flow. The torrent above it, is in a way, pulling back the harmony.

Winner of Best Of Terms Winter 2021
- Lighting Rendering - Abstract -

Ambroisia
3D portrait of a young girl
Ambroisia

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This project was meant to use a more cinematic feel and different composition from the High Priestess Project

jeremiah
3D portrait of a Frontier man
Jeremiah

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This project was inspired by men living in the wilderness such as the fur traders of the 19th century in the Pacific North West.

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