Cinematic Graphics

Halls of Fire

This one was partially inspired by the architecture of the Lord of the Rings films, as well as various designs for supernatural forces or creatures. To make the monster, creature, light thing, or whatever you want to call it. To make it look the way it does, I had to learn fluid simulations. Only then could I simulate millions of particles all moving in a cloud and really make it look organic. My original plan was to make it into a full on animation, with the creature slowly approaching the camera. But due to hardware limitations of my poor laptop, it ended up just being this still-great render.

Mountain at Night

This project originally started out as part of a render challenge. But when I whipped up this epic landscape, it was too good to pass up on the chance of developing it. I wanted to play around with lighting a lot more and create something really eerie and out of this world. You could almost imagine an alien spaceship has crashed at the source of this light illuminating the huge mountains.

Exulansis

After watching the first Dune movie in theatres, I couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks. During this time I made a dune-esque song called Exulansis, along with this artwork supporting it. I love how both the picture and the song really feel warm somehow, like the sun is burning straight through the screen into the room.

City Rain

One of my favourite things in this world is rain, no doubt about it. So it felt only natural that I'd attempt a moody rain scene in Blender. Rain is notoriously difficult to get just right in 3D, otherwise you risk it looking too artificial or pasted on. I learned to use particle systems, decals for splashes, reflections, and a lot more. So the next time you see rain in an animated movie, just imagine the work behind it!

Various Other (smaller) Projects