Ricardo Tobon is a CG artist, an international lecturer and University professor. He has worked in the visual arts and entertainment fields both in the United States as well as South America. Mr. Tobon was a key player in the founding of the online motion capture resource MocapClub.com, he currently serves as the Chair for this project. Ricardo designed the Motion Capture and Software Technology and Art History courses for the Computer Animation Program at Full Sail University. He is also the author of “The Mocap Book: A Practical Guide to the Art of Motion Capture”, which has been very well received among the visual effects and video game communities. Mr. Tobon holds an M.F.A. in Computer Art from SCAD and he is an active member of the prestigious Motion Capture Society.
News!!!
07/22/10 Ricardo's 2010 Summer / Fall demo reel is now available at Vimeo. Check it out!
07/22/10 Ricardo Latest Mocap / Animation short "Rock Trooper" has been selected as a finalist for the Atom Films Star Wars Fan Film Challenge. You can vote for the short at: http://www.atom.com/channel/channel_star_wars.
06/24/10 Ricardo directed an new animated/Mocap short named "Rock Trooper" for the Atom Films Star Wars Fan Film Challenge. Finalist for the challenge will be announced in the next few weeks.
05/15/10 Ricardo's book “The Mocap Book: A practical Guide to the Art of Motion Capture”, is finally available on Amazon, Google Books, MocapClub and Foris Force. The book is been used as a guide text in a few mocap courses.
02/06/10 - 02/06/10 A Ricardo Tobon’s mocap / CG animated short titled “Holy Shot” is going to be participating as an official selection in competition for the Savannah International Animation Festival. Ricardo will be attending the festival and giving a talk on the convergence of motion capture and traditional animation.
02/03/10 A still from “Holy Shot”, Ricardo's latest mocap / CG animated short made the cover of “Connect Savannah” both on print and online.
01/24/10 Ricardo's article about digital performers and motion capture made first page of "Generación", the Sunday supplement of “El Colombiano”, a prominent publication in South America.
01/15/10 - 01/18/10 Mr. Tobon returns to Otronicon this year. This time besides teaching a course at the conference, he was in charge of designing the whole game animation curriculum for the event.
01/03/10 Ricardo Tobon's short film "Flight of Icarus" has been invited to be apart of The Phantasmagoria SteamPunk Short Film Festival taking place on Second Life this month.