Developmental Projects

Here is a collection of developmental animation from my first semester at University.

First Semester Developmental Work from Gus Kearns on Vimeo.

Animated Splash, Pendulum and Heavy Sack.
Animated Splash, Pendulum and Heavy Sack from Gus Kearns on Vimeo.

Animation studies I have been working on recently:


Animation Fundamentals from Gus Kearns on Vimeo.

Some Chibi animation made with Adobe Flash in 2010.

Luke Skywalker Flash Animation from Gus Kearns on Vimeo.

Miniature Sculpting Work

Here are some miniatures that I sculpted and painted.  You can find more information about my Miniature work on my Miniature Sculpting blog.

These were commissions for a classic horror themed range by Red Knight Wargames.

Construct (38mm)

Werewolf (35mm)

 Brides of Dracula (33mm)

I sculpted this 35mm Jedi Knight and his loyal R2 Droid for one of my American clients.

35mm/3.5cm

18mm/1.8cm

Forrest Imp 22mm

Here are a few sculpts I completed back in 2007-2014.

Miniature Painting

Here are a few miniatures which I have painted over the years.
You can find more information regarding my painting work on my miniature blog.

I painted this miniature diorama freehand, including the Albrecht Durer painting on the wall.

I painted and sculpted this diorama, (excluding the figures) in 2014.  It won a Silver Demon in the Duel Category at Golden Demon, a miniature painting competition held by Games Workshop.  The figures themselves stand around 15mm tall.

Goblin King 70mm/7cm - I sculpted elements of the base but not the figure.

This is one of my Golden Demon entrees from 2008.  I re-sculpting the cloak, tunic, hands and face.

I re-sculpted the head and hands for this figure which was entered into Golden Demon UK 2007.

Illustration and 3D Modelling

These are customizable avatars for the City of Liverpool College app, "College Life". I supplied all the artwork for the app and the app developers Red Ninja Studios programmed the assets, menu screens and interfaces. There are over 1000 assets to choose from; resulting in over a million different combinations.

The App can be download for free from the Apple App Store and Google play. 

You can find more information regarding my illustration work here.

I competed this personalized caricature of the principal of the College along with a series of others to market the app.

I completed these on request for Red Ninja Studios, based in Liverpool. They were created for an app pitch which would illustrate how the app would be used.

 

Goofy Self Portrait

These were a part of a comic strip I put together for the Plaza Cinema in Liverpool.  
After working for a number of years as a screen usher for the cinema, I produced these for the amusement of both the customers and staff.

During a college trip to Paris, I took pictures of this Parisian Street to later model and texture in 3D MAX.

The street, (Rue du Cloitre Notre Dame), is adjacent to Notre Dame Cathedral.

This is a bombed out WW2 building I completed from reference.  Created in 3D MAX.

Life Drawing

This is a collection of life drawing work that I produced from 2013 to 2014.

This piece is a study of another artist's work.

Work in Performance

As well as my work in sculpting and illustration, for a number of years I pursued the performing arts. This experience has been highly beneficial to my sculpting and illustration work as both these creative fields involve developing a physical and emotional life into a given character.

Here I am performing with the National Youth Theatre on the "Epic Stages" Summer course in London.  (I'm the one with the striped shirt.)

As a part of the 2015 Winter celebrations in Liverpool, I performed as Jack Frost, and with my fellow winter sprites in tow, we skipped up and down the town.

From the late 90's my Dad performed as an acrobat, juggler and magician in various circus' in Australia.  Because the rest of the family went traveling with him, we also found places to perform in the show.  

This is an image of a much younger me when I performed as a clown in Ashton's Circus in Australia.