Eva Munnich: 3D artist - The CreativeMindClass Blog
Eva Munnich is an animator and illustrator from London. As a visual artist she creates cute 2D/3D characters. The film school she attended was an schools of art in Germany as well as worked on many different animation-related projects. After experiencing the inability to find a new challenge, Eva actively sought new possibilities to spread out her wings. Three decades ago, she traveled to London to explore its thriving lively art scene and she decided to venture into the realm of illustration and character design.
Below you can read about how Eva turned around her creative pathway and learn specifics about her unique X-Files animation project she worked together with Phil Brookes.
About seeking challenges and changing directions for your career.
Before I moved to London in 2017 I lived in a tiny town in Germany and worked for a while as an After Effects animator. While there weren't many challenges to my creativity and my abilities slowed down quickly and I became really unhappy.
Moving to London and getting acquainted with the wonderful animation folks in the city gave me an enormous boost. It was like: "Damn, I'm running with cool kids right now - better crank up my stuff. "
Following my visit to this year's Pictoplasma event, I decided to become part of that community of eccentric character designers. It became clear very quickly that my characters function best in 3D and I'm still learning that's hard, but extremely enjoyable!
My work caught the eye of Greenhouse Animation, which is now representing me as a director by them.
Concerning the X-Files project, and the secrets of disappearing socks
One of the very first clients I worked on in my newly found style was the Covered by Lemonade clip.
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Lemonade Insurance approached me to design a piece to promote the continuous Instagram collaborative with artists. As the business is a content insurer and the concept of adorable household objects in danger immediately occurred to me. It was then that the X-Files concept came to fruition.
I was in the winter lockdown watching all the x-files, so involving an abduction from the past was to be logical. However, all of the characters needed to be at the same place to be in the same spot to close the animation loop to ensure that none really be abducted. That is the reason I got the idea to have the washing machine open and the one pink sock fly towards the UFO.
As I was creating the UFO as well as giving it a few legs, I realised how things could all be put in place. The UFO has lost its socks and is retrieving it!
To me, creating a memorable story best involves combining different things that seem unconnected initially. To make something unexpected take place and also to give inanimate objects personality through sticking silly faces on their surfaces is what's most enjoyable for me!
Concerning the workflow for animation
My workflow always starts with sketches of characters and a storyboard. I turned an animation of Lemonade to convey the concept as well as the time. From there, I go to Cinema 4D and model all my characters. It is also where I test out techniques and design frames.
Once the animation within Cinema 4D is done, I switch over to After effects for compositing and finishing touches. The light beam that is pink, as an example, can be done by using After Effects.
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Concerning the sound effects as well as working with Phill Brookes
It was the first job I did with a sound engineer, Philip Brookes, and he really did a great job! His contribution elevates the footage to the next level and ties everything together perfectly! This was a fantastic project to work on and I'm looking forward to do more projects like this one!
We've had a conversation with Phil about the process of making sounds for The X-Files project. Listen to the conversation of Phil Brookes.
Right now, I'm learning more techniques to rig characters and to create stunning textures using Cinema 4D and Redshift. I'm trying to combine 2D animation with 3D, and I'm excited to see the direction that my design for characters will take me in the future!
Tips for visual artists about how to alter a career direction
Some suggestions I have anyone who wants to alter directions:
- Find which technique suits your ideas best and learn about it! Working in motion design feels as if you have to be aware of everything there is. However, that's not the case.
- You should take your strangeness seriously and don't minimize the significance of it. Your weirdness is unique. Your artistic voice is unique.
- Accept your thoughts. Whatever it is that's happening in your mind, embrace it and make it!
We're awestruck by the visual artworks, the creative path she's stepping, and the change she made. We at CreativeMindClass We believe that artists have a great ability to make paths that resemble Play-Doh to make them beautiful. We're excited to see ambitious ideas and bold people succeeding. Thank you for sharing your story Eva!
Head to Instagram to find more 3D character animations and keep track of Eva's upcoming project. There is a greater selection of her work on her site.
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