Kai Ren
theartisticnerd.bsky.social
Kai Ren
@theartisticnerd.bsky.social
Rambling about art and media I enjoy
A raven on a windowsill, a bowling ball rolled into the abyss of time that folded like a book.

My animation class made exquisite corpse poems for us to animate and what you read above was mine. It took a hot second to create, but I'm proud of the outcome.
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A peak at my first film! Sadly, the file is too large to put the whole thing here, but you can watch it on YouTube using the link below!

youtu.be/DzdFVm_q-qQ
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The second half of the video since the full thing is too large
October 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
First big project for my new media class. Took way too long with Maya crashing every 30 minutes, but it came out pretty good.
October 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The first project for my Conceptual and Formal Development course. It could have been a bit more exciting, but it was a good introduction to the class.
October 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
my first walk cycle. decided to give this little guy a limp and almost had a disaster when after effects deleted 1/3 of my frames in the final render
September 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
created this planet with an asteroid belt for a new media assignment. pretty good for how rushed it was, especially because i was sick while doing it
September 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New show acquired
September 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
first hand drawn animation I've ever done. it's just the bouncing ball assignment but I'm still proud of it
September 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
took me a hot second to remember how to use maya to make videos, but I figured it out
September 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I may be a bit obsessed with physical skies in maya. Proud of the lighting in this one, even if the geometry is a bit rough
September 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Very handsome
September 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
First project of the semester. It was for practice during class but my professor really liked it.
August 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
New hair for the new semester. Kinda giving the Red Queen with the way the front is styled right now. You can't see it but it's actually a short mullet.
August 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My Secret of the Mimic theory is out now!! As well as my speed paint for my mimic drawing 😄
youtu.be/oq572TkdJjE
August 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's here! This one took a while but I'm proud of it.
August 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Sneak peek at the piece I just finished. I wonder who it could be.
August 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM