"Murphy The Rat"
Completed March 20, 1998

“Murphy The Rat” was a pitch for a television series pilot that was in production several years ago. It involved modeling, posing and animating several characters, some of which are shown below.

  • Cartoon character with a large green head, wild eyes, wearing a purple suit, and in a mid-air pose against a teal background, looking frantic.
  • Illustration of a green insect leaning against a pole with a "No Standing" sign. The insect wears a purple outfit, exuding a relaxed, smug demeanor.

In particular, it’s interesting to note Mental Ray’s stunning toon-tracing technology here going all the way back to 1998. Not only is the anti-aliasing extremely high in quality, but the option to select and vary line thickness across the subject adds a whole new level of customization for the 3D artist.

These characters are not my designs, only my poses.

Modeling and animation was done with Softimage, rendering with Mental Ray.

Credits

Directed by Mark Cutler and Frank Falcone.
Posed and rendered by Richard Rosenman.

Produced at Topix Animation Studios