kristian glenn’s growth is a short 3D video exploring self-doubt

3D artist and motion designer kristian glenn’s ‘growth’ is a concept-led, self-initiated video project. incorporating graphic, typographic and 3D simulated visual effects, it tackles the feelings of self-doubt involved in creative processes and challenges within a highly rhythmic yet fragmented timeline.

rampant growth systems

‘the concept of growth is explored visually with procedural particle growth systems and organic, self-replicating forms, but also conceptually — the piece was a challenge to my own development’, explains glenn. ‘my experimentation throughout the project can be seen in the process video.’

ideas – an iteration of a theme throughout the piece

ultimately some of the feelings made their way into the work, as themes of frustration, repetition, and self-doubt. using a range of software — cinema 4d, marvelous designer, x particles, octane render — the 3D imagery is complimented with rapid and non-linear type elements, which help tie together all of the themes of the piece.

connections

runawayy thoughts and ideas — a visual representation

video by kristian

a result of some visual experimentation — tying 3D knots

X-particles

experiments with graphic patterns across a swirling, three-dimensional surface

an additional experiment with marvelous designer and typographic elements

tangling — questions of adequacy and ability

representing colliding and conflicting thoughts, this sequence was created with marvelous designer

a crop of the swirling particles rendered with redshift

an exploration of the textures and forms of ropes

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