ABOUT ME

Nice to meet you!My name is Leon, I am a VFX generalist and Lighting artist currently studying at the University of Hertfordshire. Although I specialise in asset creation I have a keen eye for composition and lighting. I have a strong knowledge of programs such as Maya, Mari, Zbrush and Photoshop, as well as some experience with Nuke and Houdini.My love for visual arts is thanks to creative shows like Adventure time and Czech stop motion animations. Whether I'm making music, drawing or painting, I love to create, regardless of the medium.Please feel free to get in touch.

RANDOM 42 LIVE BRIEF

For a live brief set by Random 42 Scientific Communication we were tasked with visualising a Hepatitis B virus travelling through the blood vessels and penetrating the liver cell.We were given complete creative freedom to design the virus as well as the environments. My concepts were inspired by deep sea creatures such as the Giant Phantom Jellyfish and the Bigfin Squid.Hope you enjoy!

CREDITS

Created by - Leon House
Voice over provided by - Random 42 Scientific Communication

MARK WALLMAN CG DOUBLE

As part of a university assignment, I modelled and textured my lecturer Mark Wallman. The model was sculpted in Zbrush and textured in Mari, before being taken into Houdini for lookdev, lighting and groom.All assets created by me.

CREDITS

Created by - Leon House
Reference - Mark Wallman

DUNE BUGGY TEXTURES

Textures I created in Mari as freelance for an FX showreel piece by Maximus Glegg. This buggy was created by a team of talented students whom I had the pleasure of working with. The textures were inspired by rustic, worn down dune buggies.Check out the full video on Maximus Glegg's LinkedIn:

CREDITS

Model - Evelyn Lucas
Textures - Leon House
FX - Maximus Glegg
Rig - James Vilela-Slater
Animation - Jaeden Hall

BOSS FIGHT COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

My submission for Clinton Jones' monthly challenge, for the theme 'Boss fight'. This was a lot of fun to create but definitely a challenge, with only 4 weeks to create an entire scene. I was inspired by the Japanese folklore Umibōzu and the game Sea of Thieves.The link to the entire compilation can be found here (36:45):

CREDITS

Created by - Leon House
Based on a challenge by - Clinton Jones

ANIMUS

The model I created for my second year film ANIMUS: about a statue who comes to life and gets her revenge on an Art Collector. I modelled two versions, one with and without cloth. Her material is meant to resemble a slightly worn alabaster which I achieved through a subtle subsurface.

CREDITS

Asset creation, Lookdev and Lighting - Leon House
Animation - Grace Crewe and Hannah Storey-Brown
Rigging - Eve Lindley
Comp - Ella Meldrum and Harvey Fabes

CYBERMAN

Electric Theatre Collective tasked us with creating a digital double of any toy, for which I chose a cyberman figurine. This was one of my most challenging assets in terms of modelling, texturing and accuracy. I used a number of poly modelling techniques to replicate this complex model, all of which paid off.

CREDITS

Created by - Leon House
Set by - Electric Theatre Collective