Paintings from El Mat!

Finally got to go to El Mat the other day to get some painting in! I haven't painted in so long it felt like I was suffocating.  Will post the actually painting soon, these are just pictures from site! Two hour long small studies :)

Watch Emile, my Thesis Film!

You can check out Emile, my animated short that I finished this past May 2014 at the University of Southern California here:

https://vimeo.com/95378337

Password: TMthesis14

Enjoy!! :)

New Prop Designs for Thralled

This past week, I've been working on designing some new props and redesigning old props for the first chapter of Thralled, the game I am currently working on as the main artist. The first chapter takes place in a forest in Pernambuco loosely based on the Atlantic Forest for reference, and since it takes place during nighttime, we really worked on trying to create that dark and musty atmosphere that wasn't quite there before.  We will be presenting at E3 this week from June 10th- 12th, so if you are planning to come, stop by our booth!

Redesigned the motif tree because it really didn't look that good before... now it feels more like haven...kind of. 

Made a lot of the main trees for the forest darker to make them look more nighttime-ish!

Designed more trees and plants..

Designed some minkisi that are to be dispersed throughout the forest.

Other interactive props I redesigned. 

Anders Zorn

I was looking at Lines and Colors the other day and it was featuring Anders Zorn's etchings.  I instantly fell in love, because I have never seen line drawings that carry such an energy and clarity.  I was instantly captivated.  All his lines and strokes follow a certain direction that just leads your eye to whatever part of the composition he wants you to focus on, and they carry such a force that I have to stare at the drawing for a good while just soaking in the beautifulness.   Not to mention the lighting is beautiful.  I'm posting some drawings below to let you get a good dose of awesomeness as well!