Current Mood: HappyWow, it’s been great how well I’ve been keeping up with this blog, isn’t it? *sigh* Lots has changed over the past few months. I got a new job at Psyonix, moved to San Diego, and went to Hawaii for a couple weeks during Christmas. I am working with the Unreal engine and [...]
Archive for the '3D Graphics' Category
Current Mood: CoolFinished a new image! I’m working on a series right now that’s more oriented towards children, as I want to put together a promotional flier with some examples of children’s illustration. This one is called the Frog King: You can see it full size at my gallery site here. Tags: fantasy, My Artwork
Well, it’s been a while, but I finished a new piece. Pretty simple in concept, just a couple of kids at the edge of a spooky forest. I wanted to do a “fairytale” scene on the dark side, so here it is: I added lots of creepy-crawlies into the woods at various places. You can [...]
Bruce Branit’s Video: “World Builder”
Published 4 years, 3 months ago in 3D Graphics and Cool Computer Stuff. 0 CommentsSomebody at work posted a link to this video, and I think it’s pretty awesome. World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo. The live action was shot in a day, and then about 2 years was spent in post production. (!) Branit is the owner of Branit VFX based in Kansas City. Tags: videos
Just finished a new piece for my Science Fiction gallery. This one is called “Bitter Reconnaissance”. The story behind the image: My wife was coming home one night in a nasty blizzard and made it almost all the way home, but got the Jeep stuck in some snowdrifts that had blown across the road near [...]
How to Get a Job as a Games Artist
Published 4 years, 9 months ago in 3D Graphics, Electronic Gaming and Technology. 3 CommentsIf you work as a games artist, odds are good that you get questions about the industry, whether it’s people that want to get into it themselves, or because they’re just curious. I’ve been meaning for some time to write an article about the whole process of getting into the game art biz, and finally [...]
Warhammer Online: Fan Art
Published 4 years, 9 months ago in 3D Graphics and Electronic Gaming. 0 CommentsSo I’m looking forward to the upcoming MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. I don’t really have much time to play online games, so I kind of dabble with them for a while when a new one comes out. I tried Age of Conan for a bit when it first came out…I liked some things [...]
Well whaddya know? I actually finished a new piece of artwork! Will wonders never cease. This one is called “Angel of Death”. I’ve always been intrigued by that name, since it’s sort of a “juxtaposition of the incongruous” and I’m fascinated by such things. The term “Angel” is usually a positive, uplifting, light kind of [...]
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction…Shipped!
Published 5 years, 7 months ago in 3D Graphics and Electronic Gaming. 3 CommentsOkay, well it didn’t just ship, it’s been out there for a couple of weeks now I think, but the important thing is that it’s on the store shelves now. It’s what I’ve been working on for the last year or so, and it’s always good to see something you’ve worked on out in the [...]
Lighting “Resistance: Fall of Man”
Published 5 years, 10 months ago in 3D Graphics and Electronic Gaming. 2 CommentsI worked on lighting some of the levels for the Playstation 3 game Resistance: Fall of Man by Insomniac Games. I decided to put together an article about the impact lighting has for contributing to mood and realism. It’s basically a series of before and after screenshots, along with some commentary about lighting in general. [...]
