The Wheeladdict
Dive into the world of The Wheeladdict, a.k.a. Ricardo Lino a professional rollerblader. Welcome to the gateway of his dynamic YouTube channel, where Ricardo not only shares the art of skating but takes you on global adventures, all centered around the mantra: Skate 'because it's fun.' Join the ride as we explore the thrill, technique, and pure joy that skating brings to life!
With the growth of his family and business, Ricardo Lino aka the WHEELADDICT approached me to create a new title animation for his Youtube channel. Ricardo wanted to showcase all his family members along with his new skatepark/office.
As his Wheeladdict brand gained more notoriety in the skating industry we established to work with the Wheeladdict colors. I created the idea of the viewer getting inside the WHEELLADDICT shop/skatepark and seeing Ricardo in action practicing what he loves best, traveling through a sea of packages and meeting his wife and business partner, Janice, we would then meet Ricardo in a dance act with his wife and through his mobile phone, we would get introduced to his whole family in the final package shot.
I created five characters, Ricardo Lino his wife the two daughters and Alex the helper (he ended up on being redundant in the animation)
I used Cinema 4D for modeling, texturing, animate and Redshift for final render, I also used Zbrush for some details and to create Deco (the dog). Follows a bit of the WIP
I used Cinema 4D cartoon rig for the two main character rigs as it gave me more control on streching limbs and to animate facial expressions
For the final look I composited a redshift render with a C4D sketch and toon outline render