Concept Artist | 3D Modeler | Graphic Designer | Illustrator
Here are some designs and digital makeup concepts I did for the Many Sides of Me Contour from Cox commercial. The agency ended up going a different direction with the alien character, but I thought I’d include some of my preliminary designs, nonetheless. I included a before and after shot for the alien and the zombie.
Here’s the commercial:
http://youtu.be/Yt_v2EXS418
This is a swollen face design I did for the “Try Something New” Cars.com commercial. I couldn’t find a photo of a puffy face that was happy with- or that would work with the actor’s face, so I decided to sculpt the bloated face digitally and then composite it onto the actor. Here’s the result.
Check out the commercial:
http://youtu.be/TgguuEsT4Vw
I recently had the opportunity to help design this year’s Giant Creature for Comic-Con. Alan Scott, co-founder, partner and project supervisor at Legacy Effects, came up with the concept and tasked me out to create the visuals to sell the beast. The crew at Legacy are doing an amazing job bringing this 14′ creature into the real world. It’s going to be pretty amazing when it’s fully assembled and operational.
I hope to post my designs soon. In the mean time, you can see some of them in the video below- along with my happy mug when I found out we won the design contest 😉
Here are a few 3D models I sculpted for the recent Hay Day commercial. Myself and another artist at Legacy Effects created digital models from the 2D game character designs. These were then 3D printed and then the practical crew at Legacy applied their magic to make them appear as they do in the commercial. What they created were reference characters for the VFX teams, since all the characters in the commercial are digital- except Craig Robinson, of course!
Here’s the commercial:
http://youtu.be/ojfKYQwOh84
Here are some designs I did for the new spokesperson for Coors Lite: a mountain man with a talking bear hat. Say YES to adventure!
Here are my designs:
Here’s the commercial:
http://youtu.be/G9KoCsJso2c
A few months ago I was asked to come up with some mandroid designs for the latest Old Spice campaign. The director wanted to steer the mandroid away from “sci-fi slick” and push the designs to feature the simplicity and the crudeness of an M.I.T. robot, where his features and anatomy are awkward and quirky, yet somehow endearing.
Here are the commercials:
http://youtu.be/Jbegu2dRLQc
http://youtu.be/J2NdcPP0G34
A few months back, I was asked to design a logo for a documentary about Tom Blake, a surfing and lifesaving pioneer. His story fascinated me, so I was happy to participate in the project. Since then, filmmakers Ken Cole, John Reubartsch and Eric Gietzen have launched a Kickstarter campaign to generate interest and funding for the film.
Here’s an excerpt from the webpage:
The invention of the hollow surfboard and fin contributed greatly to the evolution of the sport of surfing. A sport now enjoyed by millions. The rescue torpedo and ground breaking lifeguard techniques have played an important role in saving the lives of thousands of people, young and old, across the world. These life-changing accomplishments are just a few of many created by one man. One man, whose life journey was as epic as his accomplishments. Our film, Surfing with Tom, will tell his story.
Please help support their project!
surfingwithtom.com
Surfing with Tom Kickstarter page
Here is the poster I designed for Surfrider Foundation – Wisconsin’s Surf Camp, which will be a meeting/ mixer for members and prospective members June 26th at Camp Bar here in Shorewood, WI. If you are in the area, you should join us!
Click here to check out the Facebook event!
While working at Legacy Effects, I had the opportunity to work on Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim. In addition to being a 3D modeler on the suits, I also was a “test pilot” for the Conn Pod. I wore one an early version of a stunt suit as they tested the range of motion and articulation of the hydraulics of the Conn Pod arms and foot pedals. It was sweaty and tiring being in the suit strapped to the machine, but it was nothing compared to what the actors had to endure during the grueling shoot!
Here I am donning an early pilot suit in PACIFIC RIM Behind The Scenes: The Conn Pod produced by Legacy Effects.
Here are some designs I did for the Snickers Godzilla commercial. Legacy Effects gave me a rough scan of the 1954 Godzilla toy and I ended up re-sculpting the whole thing. The sculpt was then milled out of foam, and then the effects gurus at Legacy turned it into a large suit.
Here are my designs:
Check out the commercial, it’s pretty funny.
http://youtu.be/0bpwmiuwjLo?list=RD0bpwmiuwjLo
I recently had the opportunity to do some animal character designs for the Beats Music Super Bowl commercial, starring Ellen DeGeneres. I was hired by Legacy Effects to create concepts for the Three Bears, the Big Bad Wolf, as well as a number of other animals.
The Bears went through a number of wardrobe changes. Initially, they were all going to be in pajamas, but I was then asked to try a few different options that would reflect the individual musical taste of the Three Bears.
Here are my designs:
Believe it or not, the frog made the cut early in the commercial. He’s on the far right hand side of the screen and you only see him for a split second.
I created the following character designs using Legacy Effects’ assets:
You can check out the commercial below:
http://youtu.be/bNO4gQU3-X8
It has been a while since I have been able to do another Brewco poster, but I finally had a window of time to do one. The client requested that Tame Impala be featured on this, so I suggested that we go a little retro. I referenced the some of the great psychedelic Fillmore posters to get some inspiration. I had fun with this one.
Here is the poster:
Here’s Tame Impala’s “Elephant” video:
A few months back I was contacted by a client who requested my help in the branding of their new fitness centers, Rock’n Fitness, a rock & roll themed fitness center which is opening in two locations in Boston. The client had seen the work I did for Rock & Brews and Floyds 99 Barbershop, so they initially asked me to design the logo.
Here is the final logo for Rock’n Fitness:
This is a gallery of some of the earlier versions of the logo. Personally, I liked the versions with the guitar, as they visually represented “rock” and “fitness”. The client opted to change the original name from “Rock & Fitness” to “Rock’n Fitness”, which eliminated the ampersand. They wanted a more classic circular logo, so that is the direction I went.
After seeing the logo develop, I was then asked to design the “rules” signs for the gym. The client came up with the quirky, and somewhat bizarre terminology and definitions, and I did my best to design the rest. Below is a gallery of the Rock’n Fitness rules signage:
A few months back, I was hired by Legacy Effects to create a 3D model of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Communicator Watch for the Samsung Galaxy Gear: Evolution commercial. I had to delve into the MMPR archives to find reference of this watch.
Here are some renders of the model:
Here is the Samsung Galaxy Gear Commercial:
http://youtu.be/I1fq7gLcyos
I recently designed this 7′ x 3′ wall mural that is going to be painted in the front entrance of Brewco Manhattan Beach. Brewco is commissioning Colossal Media out of Brooklyn to paint mural. I’m sure they will do a great job. I’ll post images when it is finished.
Here is a mock-up of the mural:
