Guest artist series

Among the Pines was inspired after a wondrous hike in the Pacific Northwest. That was the impetus for this image, trying to find an interesting and enticing visual style for a side-scrolling game about the adventure of hiking.

Little Dog MK II depicts a state of the art quadruped robot being prepped by its engineer for exploratory work.

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Oppidum - Ianua depicts a young warrior holding her ground. "Tonight we asked the Dark Patron for his help in guarding the night gate. Normally we wouldn't ask a favor so high in price, but it was the lesser risk knowing what was soon approaching."

Happy Hour shows Wentar, Captain of the Gigas, recline for a beer after a day of hunting nefarious River Dragons with his daring crew of Space Goblins.

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Solitude is a piece which attempts to evoke an emotion of stillness, as if time has been frozen. A man waits patiently, and looks at his shoes all day.

Biker Vlad depicts a vampiric midnight ride through the desert. Vlad takes a break to consult with his skeletal friend. Who is his bodyless buddy? Perhaps the previous owner of "Crimson", his trusty bike?

Luna is a piece depicting the bond between a special cat and her owner, based on one of the artist's favorite anime series.

Dispel depicts the death of an era within a fictional world. A summoner must destroy a stone giant of their own creation and life's work to respond to a time of change.

Haunted Forest is a mood piece that depicts a dark forest haunted by an evil spirit apparition. Orbs of light emit from his icy presence as it wanders through the glade, waiting for a passerby.

Rainy Mountains is a demonstration of a production environment sketch that quickly communicates the overall mood without spending excessive time rendering details. The main goal is to show basic lighting, some architecture and human point of view for scale purposes. Many images like this would be produced before moving onto a final design for a location. The concept is based on a combination of wonderful castle structures the artist has recently explored near the German-Austrian border in the alps. The lighting, rain, and mountains in the image are a study from looking out the artist's studio window.