DANIEL CUI

Proud to present to you: my Thesis Film! Count Your Blessings is a short comedy about a spiteful little Reaper tasked with executing targets on his ever-growing kill list, but runs into trouble with his target Joe receives the blessing of an Angel... Responsible for: Directing, Character Models, Character Texture, Prop Model and Texture, Lighting, Rendering, Compositing, Sound Design Teammates: Brynn Winterich, Wendi Wu Advisors: Andy Rowan-Robinson, Da Suel Kim, Aleksey Cheparev, Seth Gollub, Joe Mulvanerty, and the wonderful SVA Faculty.

A recreation of the Coordinate Plane from hit anime series Attack on Titans. Responsible for all aspects. Sand textures from Quixel. Created and rendered in Unreal Engine 5. Titans modeled in Zbrush, Coordinate created in SpeedTree. Particle FX done in Niagara systems. Music: VOGEL IM KÄFIG - Grissini Project Orchestra

Model of the Bezzera Duo Espresso Machine. Built in Maya, textured in Substance Painter, and rendered using Arnold.

A personal project of a morning breakfast table scene to practice lighting and texturing realistic environments. All aspects done by me, with additional plant assets from Quixel Megascans. Modeling done in Maya and Zbrush, textured in Substance Painter, rendering done in Arnold and color grading and compositing done in Nuke.

The Adjudicator The Adjudicator is the holy demon slaying weapon held by the High priest of the Corinthian council. Forged from Iridescent Damascus Gold, the weapon possesses great purifying properties that allows its user to effortlessly hold off any demonic attackers. Passed down through generations of High priests since the Great Demon Wars, the Adjudicator is a symbol of Imperial judgement and martial authority. Responsible for all aspects, including Concept Modeled in Maya and Zbrush, Textured in Substance Painter, Rendered in Arnold.

The Red Spider Lily Personal project done completed in the span of 9 days. Base model created in Maya, with high poly detail sculpted in ZBrush. Textures were created using Substance Painter and post render compositing and touchups completed in Nuke. Responsible for all aspects Music: Serenade for Strings in E Major by Antonín Dvořák

Happy October! This is a small character project I did both to celebrate Spooky Season and to brush up on my Unreal Engine knowledge. Responsible for all aspects, Original character concept by @abi.toads. Environment Assets from Quixel Megascans Music: Striga by Blurred

My main character for my Thesis film "Count Your Blessings" Reaper is a spiteful little deity that is tasked with executing targets on his ever growing death list. He enjoys long walks at the cemetery, watching ghosts fly, and eating pasta (even though he doesn't have a stomach).

Hero shot of Reaper, the main protagonist in my Thesis film! Reaper is a spiteful little deity tasked with killing targets on his ever growing death list. He enjoys long walks in the cemetary and playing soccer even though he does not have any legs