Spider Girl

Starting with random images an ideas, I devised this piece through stock shots and the like. Teaching a new class at CCC about VFX has reawakened my interest in compositing and digital manipulation. I will be using matte paintings for my film, "The Defiled" and these exercises help hone my skills.

Photo Work Revisited

I've been anxious about not working and started to rework and re-examine my art as a digital composite. Collage and painting have always been a love of mine so today I busted out three images and it felt great. Here's an advance look at a new piece.

Robocop Prime Directives

Most people don't know that I directed this miniseries for The Sci-Fi Network. I was happy with the final result but it was sadly overlooked by the world. Who knows, with the way older titles are being rediscovered, I wonder hos long it will be before I am a sought after TV director again?!

Fish Eye Photography

I started to experiment with Fish Eye lenses prior to the shooting of my latest film. It's a very specialized look. I enjoy it though. It just has to be for the right work. I could imagine making an entire film with this process s it is so unique. It seems to capture the way I see the world sometimes.

Church Interior

My B/W fine art photography has fallen by the wayside as I make films and concentrate on art and teaching. I love making pictures.

Animated Film

Am determined at some point to make a CGI film under my own power. I can render, create and tell stories but animation timing seems to be beyond me. I think I shall concentrate on learning how to do this during the winter break at CCC.

Squid

Groboto is a new software for me to experiment with. I see it as a combination of fine art tool and a movie making opportunity. I shall update my work here as I streamline my website and use this as a repository for my art.

New Book Cover Illustration

Here's the cover from my first book from the fine folks at Golem - they have me contributing to their website at www.constructinghorror.com. Look for this book - on directing horror films and how to make them - this 2009.

Consumption

Attack From The Sky

As inspired by Boris, Frazetta and RE Howard.

Enhanced Realism #2

Bold and bright color illustration sample

Girl Pinup

Test Render - Enhanced Realism Action

Text Test

Text and BW images can be deceiving. Fonts can prove to be illegible.

Manga Studio Toned Output

As I want to use Manga Studio for my upcoming Boudica story, I am looking at a 72 dpi web output here to see how it translates online. Although this image has been posted before, it is the sizing ratio and style I am most interested in.

The Great Beyond

Torn Betwen Flight & Family

New 2D Art

Have been working on traditional 2D photo manipulation. here are some samples of WIP.

Consummation

As inspired by Frazetta as always.

Mila Monochrome

More BW figure studies -

Frazetta Rally - Dragon Duel

This was once a failed painting. I love being able to reork in digital medium to revise, review and REPAIR!!! The model was damaged and his left arm and leg was too small - a mesh deformation I could not fix. I think it works okay here. Thank God for Painter and the ability to work in suggestion and shadow.