Gary the Fish Guy | Intrepid (2025)

I was asked to help create a background character for Ausar Johnson and Anshul Katkar's 2025 short film 'Intrepid'.
I was given a concept created by concept artist Ginger Nguyen and got to work on the challenge of modeling a character with a human body but a uniqe fishy face. It was certainly fun to do, especially shaping his very large fish mouth!
I loved this project because it gave me a unique character to model that took an empty bar scene to a room that seemed like people actually inhabited it. 'Intrepid' won SVA Best in Show! I'm so proud to be a part of the project.

I'm responsible for all aspects of the character aside from the design, the model, texturing, rig, and pose you see in the turntable.
Created using Maya, Substance Painter, and Advanced Skeleton 5.