dara ດາລາ ⭐️

@dinxie

they/them 🇱🇦🏳️‍🌈 3d artist → making films + games! worker-owner of @manzanita-interact.bsky.social currently developing @dandelionvoid.bsky.social 🌿 dinxie.carrd.co ✨ #art

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dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Jul 26

burning the midnight oil with rigging #wip #sbizza

screenshot of a 3d ambiguous cartoon cat character looking tired

screenshot of a 3d ambiguous cartoon cat character rig controls

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Jul 16

camped up in sequoia recently! 🏕️🌞 #photos

up-close photo of sequoia tree with moss

photo of a trail with skinnier sequoias in the background and green foliage all around

POV photo, you are looking up at a massive sequoia tree

photo of lush foliage, trees, and a sequoia tree framing the photo on the left side

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Jun 2

for the film, i'm pushing myself to finally learn mgear.. stumbling my way through it but having fun learning new workflow and tools!! ft. my pizza man #wip

screenshot of a close-up of a 3d-modeled pizza mascot with smeared eyes

screenshot of a 3d rig of my pizza mascot model

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· May 21

still makin this film i swear

a screenshot of 9 different expressions of our main character

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· May 15

and the final page! (2/2) 🌼

"you're far
from the
feeling.

paradise is closer
than you think."

words collaged on top of more hazy dry foliage with yellow flowers

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· May 15

"a refuge for the broken hearted" a new mini #zine i made during a 3hr collage nite and maybe my favorite so far⭐ (1/2) #art

"i want
a sense of place

home written
in the stars

a refuge for the
broken hearted"

words collaged on top of the night sky and mountains

"the continual changes
that were occurring around me"

"there's no degree of solace 'or' safe way to acknowledge that everything's been lost"

words collaged on top of black and white ripped photo of flowers and grass

"i am
s h a t t e r i n g

Everything Must Go."

words collaged on top of a ripped shattered image of a silhouette of a person in a flower field.

"A World Without
your Mind
makes you
feel all warm inside."

words collaged on top of ripped hazy images of dry foliage with splotches of yellow color against light blue paper

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Mar 5

please look at my 3d meatloaf.. #3dart #maya #wip

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Jan 16

beach #photos from my digital cam, laguna beach last year 🌊

a camera photo of a beach and stormy cloud cover in the distance- but the sun peeking out at top

a camera photo of cliffside beach foliage and trees against a clear sky

a camera photo of a sparkling tide pool with bright sun reflecting off the ocean in the background

a camera photo of two dolphins on the surface of the ocean

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Nov 25

#wip snippet before i turn this piece in :)

screenshot of a work-in-progress piece. this small snippet showcases a 2x-repeated stylized doodle of a person with medium length hair and bangs running in motion along with some collaging

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Nov 18

kanom dok bua, gijinka #art from 2020

a very orange and brown gijinka drawing of a punk-ish girl surrounded by kanom dok bua (lao lotus flower cookies). her outfit, particularly the skirt ruffles of the dress, is inspired by the snack's shape!

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Nov 11

more #wip progress. pizza mascot UV'd and ready for textures and here's some scribbly notes on lil guy who already has a texture pass done by @pickledsofa

screenshot of maya viewport, on the left side is a lanky pizza mascot model covered in this blue and red checkered UV grid texture and on the right side of the viewport is the UVs laid out in a square grid for the model

screenshot of maya viewport with a little cartoony cat-like creature model with bright red pen scribble notes drawn on top. textures are a work-in-progress and is being done by co-creator Sofia (@pickledsofa on instagram)

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Nov 7

#wip

screenshot of a work-in-progress piece. this small snippet showcases a repeated stylized doodle of a person with medium length hair and bangs from the bust up. the person opens and closes their eyes, then looks at the viewer.

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Nov 4

i don't usually model characters and so i really struggled with modeling hands (a struggle transferable from 2d to 3d) along with giving it proper topology but i finally feel like i got it in a better place! still a #wip tho :)

a screenshot of my work-in-progress 3d model of a devious-looking pizza mascot, gray with no texture work.

a closer screenshot of the devious-looking pizza mascot's hand, looking from under. you can see indentations of each finger knuckle.

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Oct 10

👁️ #wip

a screenshot of a small portion of a illustrated digital collage i'm working on. it's a close up of an eye, makeup is being applied. there is a computer screen reflecting in the eye.

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Oct 8

my digital camera is truly best at flash photography but i'm digging the hazy abstract feels of the #photos i took at the model/actriz show last week

a digital camera photo of a silhouette of cole, the lead singer of model/actriz, holding the microphone and facing the crowd. there's a bright light behind him and the photo is really deep blue. looks kinda hazy but this photo is honestly one of my most "clear" shots of the night lol

a digital camera photo of the drummer ruben of model/actriz on drums at the back of the stage, it has a dark black blurry spot on the left bottom corner of the photo which is actually the crowd/audience. the whole photo is dark turquoise with some bits of purple here and there.

a digital camera photo of the model/actriz's lead, cole, singing into the mic. this photo is once again, very deep blue with hazy spotlights towards the top of the photo illuminating his silhouette. you can't see his face clearly.

a digital camera photo of the drummer, ruben, of model/actriz but this one is the most haziest, blurriest photo of this post. impressionistic as you see the movement (of the camera, crowd, and drummer). unlike the other (blue) photos, this one's super white and foggy. and hardly discernible but i honestly like looking at it.

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Sep 24

#wip this lil "cat-like" character is almost done, needs some polish. been working on a second guy as well, also in-progress! 😈🍕

screenshot of my work-in-progress 3D model in Autodesk Maya. It is a t-pose of a "cat-like" creature with a big round face, characteristically long eyebrows, and crab claw.

screenshot of my work-in-progress 3D model in Autodesk Maya. It is a t-pose of a pizza mascot with long appendages and a somewhat evil demeanor.

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Sep 2

digital camera #photos from my bay area trip 🌙

a digital camera photo of the bay area salt ponds and a family from afar standing in front of one, their image reflecting in the pond.

a digital camera photo of a whole moon in a clear pastel-colored sky (with hues of blue, yellow, and pink) overlooking a mountain range and buildings. the moon is reflecting over the salt ponds.

a digital camera photo taken inside of a bus shuttle, dark inside with green rolling hills and foggy atmosphere past the window.

a digital camera photo of the one and only (hazy) golden gate bridge in the background and numerous cars on the highway leading towards san francisco

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Aug 14

LA hellavision x loose frames screening tonight, come watch our short amongst many other fun films!! 😈 w/ @alyoanimation.bsky.social www.hellavisiontelevision.com/episodes/hel...

photo of title card that says "The Fox, Rabbit, Cabbage" on a wooden background with a decorative frame with fox/rabbit/cabbage/demon imagery and gold accents

A screenshot of our entry in the Hell Fables screening. It reads:

Hellavision Television Network
The Fox, The Rabbit, The Cabbage
Episode: Hell Fables
Creator(s): Eli Zoe Chen, Dara Insixiengmay, Aly O'Neal, Brett Francois
Short # in Ep: 58
Short Code e28_s58
Additional Credits: Art and Animation by Eli Zoe Chen, Dara Insixiengmay, Aly O'Neal, Sound by Brett Francois"

Along with a still frame of our short.

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Aug 1

#wip workin on a new guy for my upcoming film, this'll be a fun one! (turnarounds by @pickledsofa)

a screenshot of a cat-like creature 3d model blocked out in maya, with turnaround concept images behind it

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Jul 22

local cemetery, #photos from my digital camera

A photo of a white classical 'naked woman holding fabric' statue in front of an overview of the city, mountains, and blue sky

A photo of a white cross on top of a white building and a clear blue sky.

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Jul 15

haven't changed my RYM profile pic in 2 years, time for an update :)

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Jun 25

digital cam #photos from a most recent san diego beach trip 🏖️

photo of a bright sunny day on la jolla beach with a packed parking lot. crowded day for the beach. lots of palm trees.

photo of the beach and palm tree silhouettes on a cloudy late afternoon. more muted colors.

photo of a bird on the sand with seaweed all around it

photo of a white lifeguard tower (33), lots of folks on the beach in the distance. bright white sky on an early afternoon day.

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Jun 9

pizza-making tools for a maybe evil mascot guy (pizza mascot by @pickledsofa) #art

concept art of props i drew up for an upcoming animated short in collaboration with Sofia Azpe @pickledsofa who drew up the Pizza Mascot guy concept.

the props here include: rolling pin, rocking/rolling pizza cutters, pizza peels, server. just some ideas of props to use for the short, maybe these props will get a second pass at looking more evil.

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· May 13

and the final page on the back of the zine! 🤠

scan of my cowboy mini-zine on brown construction paper, back/final page: it reads "THE FUTURE BELONGS TO Cowboy" with a photo of a cowboy playing pool in a dark bar

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· May 13

cowboy collage mini #zine i made a while back!

front page scan of my cowboy mini-zine on brown construction paper- reads "An epic pilgrimmage West" sideways on top of hazy images of western landscape and a yellow butterfly sticker

scan of my cowboy mini-zine on brown construction paper, 2nd & 3rd pages: the 2nd page reads "When the open roads calls, answer it. Nature is a gentle, prudent, and just guide" collaged on top of film, an image of flowers, and a yellow butterfly sticker. 3rd page reads "REMEMBER THIS LAND" collaged on top of vignettes of nature and a mountainous landscape with horses in the foreground

scan of my cowboy mini-zine on brown construction paper, 4th & 5th pages: the spread reads "the trees keep secrets. stay close, but not too close" on top of images of trees and grass. on the physical zine, you can lift up the tree image to find a cute little creature hiding but that doesn't show in a scan haha

scan of my cowboy mini-zine on brown construction paper, 6th & 7th pages: this spread reads "Deep Thoughts. I felt I had more to say. Will we ever think of ______ the same way again?" collaged on top of film and nature vignettes. There is a photo of a horse that's huge on page 7, insinuating that the horse is thinking these thoughts mayhaps.

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Apr 16

some digital cam #photos from a recent sequoia camping trip 🏕

photo of kern river (not too far from our campsite) with a hazy bright glow in the water and trees layered in front

photo of sequoia national forest with a brightly lit road and blue car driving in the background

photo of the late afternoon drive back from sequoia featuring a shaded road with sun-lit green hilly mountains in the back

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Apr 8

Howdy #PortfolioDay, I'm Dara! I'm a 3D rigger & filmmaker with prev experience in VR gamedev ✨ Available for full-time #rigging or generalist work in #animation, #gamedev or adjacent industries! 💼: dinxie.carrd.co ✉️: darainsixiengmay@gmail.com

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Apr 3

some digital camera #photos of san diego

picture of a bird (so sorry i don't know my birds!!!) in a lil pool of water bedded in a rockside cliff by the ocean

a line of palmtrees (about 9-10) and blue sky

a street of san diego with cars parked along the side, palmtrees lining the streets. you can see the road go up a steep hill in the distance

a beach shore with lots of rocks and seals (a few that totally blend in as rocks) alongside some people

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Mar 25

wip preview of a dog's tail #rigging breakdown 🐶

dara ດາລາ ⭐️@dinxie· Mar 20

from a recent queer #lifedrawing session :)