Kevin Bauer​

Originally started by Mark Reisch and Atia Newman in 2017, the goal of the Character Mosaic project is to build ethnically diverse 3D characters to address the lack of minority representation in animated films. Providing students and the animation community with a more diverse group of pre-rigs will hopefully lead to the creation more diverse stories. 

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I secured funding and took over the project in 2024. My role is to produce and lead a group of students in the creation of new, diverse 3D characters. All creative work on the Mosaic project is completed by students in the School of Film and Animation at RIT.

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As of right now, we have three characters available for students to use, free of charge, on their short films and projects. Two more characters are in development and should be released by early 2026. 

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To learn more about the project, please visit our website and check out this recent article published by RIT. 

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