Thanks to Allegorithmic (makers of Substance Painter) for providing the base, untextured 3D model for today’s groovy animation. After adding materials and decals to Mat, I lit and animated him in Cinema 4D. The shining headlight effect was accomplished using a combination of the Lux plug-in from Red Giant and the Optical Flares plug-in from Video Copilot. Music blossomed from the beautiful Art-List website.
Here are links to the resources mentioned:
Allegorithmic: https://www.allegorithmic.com/
Substance Painter: https://www.allegorithmic.com/product...
Cinema 4D: https://www.maxon.net/en-us/
Lux plug-in: https://www.redgiant.com/products/tra...
Optical Flares plug-in: https://www.videocopilot.net/products...
After Effects: http://www.adobe.com/products/afteref...
Art-List music: http://art-list.io/ / Art List song: Wansui by Oliver Michael