Animation

Animation and Technical Animation involve bringing elements to life through movement, combined with rigging, meshing and optimization for real-time use. This includes splitting assets and exporting to Spine, creating sequences, backgrounds, symbols, FX and 3D-rendered elements.

Bison - Game Symbol Animation

Animation only: Created 17 animations for this slot game feature symbol, including Idle, Collect, Cycle Wins and 3 unique Activation Stages. The assets were split and organized in Photoshop before being exported to Spine for rigging and meshing. Some VFX assets and sequences were based on stock elements.
— Created for © Just For The Win, 2025

Tools: Photoshop, PhotoshopToSpine script, Spine.

Chests - Game Symbols

Art + Animation: Painted 3 unique Feature Chests for a slot game and created 20 animations, including idle, collect, and 3 activation sequences with 5 looping upgrade stages. The assets were designed in Photoshop and exported to Spine for rigging and meshing. The fire VFX were based on a stock element.
— Created for © Just For The Win, 2025

Tools: Photoshop, PhotoshopToSpine script, Spine.

Character - Art & Animation

Art + Animation: Painted and designed this character before splitting the assets and exporting them to Spine for rigging and meshing. It includes 6 animations for use in Unreal Engine: Idle, walk cycle and 4 jump variations.
— Personal work © Øyvind Lien, 2023

Tools: Photoshop, PhotoshopToSpine script, Spine, Unreal.

Gems - Game Symbols

Art + Animation: Painted and designed 3 Gem Token Collect symbols for a slot game, including 5 animations such as collect, land, and active. Assets were created in Photoshop and exported to Spine, with some VFX elements based on existing stock assets.
— Created for © Just For The Win, 2025

Tools: Photoshop, PhotoshopToSpine script, Spine.

Coin Collect - Game Symbol

Art + Animation: Designed and 3D sculpted a Coin Collect game symbol, used both as an in-game symbol and as a fountain coin particle sequence. Sculpted and texture painted in 3D Coat, then sent via Blender and Substance Painter for retopo and map baking. Rotations were animated in Blender, exported as EXR, and slightly edited in After Effects.
— Created for © Fantasma Games, 2024

Tools: 3D-Coat, Blender, Substance Painter, Photoshop, After Effects.

3D Chest - Texture Painted

Art + Animation: The design was first sketched in Photoshop, then modeled as a low poly in Blender. A high-poly bevel was created for normal baking in Substance Painter, with maps baked into diffuse before being hand-painted in 3D-Coat. Rendered on an unlit shader and animated in Blender using rigid body simulation. Includes sound.
— Personal work © Øyvind Lien, 2024

Tools: Blender, 3D-Coat, Substance Painter, Photoshop.

Anubis - Character Animation

Animation only: Full-body character animation and rig with meshed skin weights and IK constraints. Neutral looping idle. Painted over and filled in assets that were hard cut. Created as part of a test.
— Created for © Hacksaw, 2024

Tools: Photoshop, PhotoshopToSpine script, Spine.

Echos from the Labyrinth

Art + Animation: Experimental shortfilm using VDB sequences and fractals, exported as 32-bit EXR and rendered in 4K. Includes sound.
— Personal work © Øyvind Lien, 2023

Tools: Octane Standalone, Embergen, 3D-Coat, Premiere.