The Art of Ryan Rey Tackett

Spartasoft Game Design Club Shirt!

Ryan Rey Tackett — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:36:49 +0000

This design was created while I served as webmaster of the Spartasoft Game Design club at Michigan State University. It was posted on the Retroduck website as the “Coolest Custom Job [They've] Ever Done.”

Live Music (Mass Animation)

Ryan Rey Tackett — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:09:53 +0000

Live Music is an animated short from Mass Animation. They found animators through a facebook contest, and I was one of the lucky few to have their shots picked for inclusion in the film. I worked on character animation using Maya 2008 alongside animators from ReelFX.

Here’s the trailer for the animation, which was shown in select theatres before Planet 51, and is also available on iTunes.

Open Character Builder

Ryan Rey Tackett — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:02:03 +0000

The Open Character Builder is a custom Maya Plug-In interface I programmed with Erin Brandt. It was presented at the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) and entered in the Digital Media Arts and Technology (DMAT) Showcase both at Michigan State University. See the video for details.

Introducing – Double Clicked Comics!

Ryan Rey Tackett — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:45:24 +0000

Hello again! I’d like to introduce a new webcomic that I’m starting with my buddy Justin. It’s called Double Clicked Comics, and well… its on the web! Thanks for checking it out– DoubleClickedComics.com!

SHIFT 2

Ryan Rey Tackett — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:49:04 +0000

Shift 2, and its’ predecessor, Shift are games I worked on in the MSU Game Design program with my team, “4 Geeks and a Programmer Game Studio”. This game follows our main character, Drake Harrison in his battle with the evil Tryyk while crash landed on a planet inhabited by a Tryykan mining colony. Drake controls a special “Shift Suit” with the power to change forms (by downloading them from computer terminals) to allow him to adapt to his environments.

My roles on the team included Interface Design, Programming and Character Animation.

A 2D platformer with many innovations not before seen in the MSU game program, Shift won Best in Show at the 2007 MSU DMAT Showcase, while Shift 2 recieved “Outstanding Media Project” honors in the 2008 Showcase.

To Download a 3 level demo of Shift 2, click here.

Undercover UXO

Ryan Rey Tackett — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:42:52 +0000

Undercover UXO is an educational game I worked on while at MSU for the Golden West Humanitarian Foundation. My role on the team was art direction, interface design and character design.

The goal of the game is to instruct young children in developing nations on proper landmine safety. For more Information on the games program, see this article . For more information on Golden West, you can visit their website at goldenwesthf.org

Plasma

Ryan Rey Tackett — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:40:38 +0000

Here’s a photo I took a few years ago. It was featured in the 2006 Pingyao International Photography Festival in Pingyao, China.

1968 Charger R/T Render

Ryan Rey Tackett — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:47:22 +0000

Created in Maya 2008, Rendered in Maya 2009.

Dragon

Ryan Rey Tackett — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:09:52 +0000

Here’s a dragon illustration done in Photoshop. Its probably my favorite of the stuff that I did right after getting my first tablet.

Robotic Junkyard

Ryan Rey Tackett — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:06:27 +0000

Updating with a few older paintings I’ve done. This was an experiment with a new style I thought ended up kinda neat.