As a creator of things,I strive to make the best possible art while continually growing my skills.
Karen Gillan Study
A short drawing/study of actor Karen Gillan painted in Photoshop.
P.I. Office
This was a fun little project, an interior scene of a noir private investigator's office. The goal was to create an interior scene within UDK. Models created with 3DS Max and textured with Photoshop.
Divalicious Album
This is the first album released from The FoCo Divas. The input I received from the producer was they wanted something with a 70's inspired flair. This lead me to thinking about films from the 70's and specifically funk inspired fonts. They liked the design, especially after adding the horns and tail to the 'D' in Divalicious, mirroring the Bad Influence 'B'.
The Courtyard
Another UDK scene. This one was a great joy to create. The goal was to create a modular scene with only a few hero props. I took the oportunity to experiment with UDK's cloth physics, add in rain planes, and create a nifty little material that allowed me to paint puddles on my ground geometery inside UDK.
Bad Influence Recordings Logo
The owner of Bad Influence Recordings needed an update to the company's logo. BIR’s prior logo was a red smiley face with horns on the head and they needed something with more edge. Working closely with the owner, we finally found the design after I just started quick sketching and the owner said, “That looks like a cool ‘B’!” We ran with it, and the logo was born.
NAS Ad for STARA Technologies
This is a published ad for STARA Technologies focusing on the aerostat capabilities of the company. I was responsible for the design with the copy being supplied by the marketing manager.
SAEC Logo
This logo was created for STARA’s training facility in Dateland, AZ. The previous logo looked very similar to the Arizona state flag to the point that it was confusing clients visiting the facility. I was asked to keep the AZ sunburst in my design but change it to alleviate confusion. I noticed that there was a small butte to the east of the facility and that the sunburst was perfect as a sort of rising sun. Adding the name of the facility in the company font tied the whole design together.
Lost Album
Created for Bad Influence Recordings. BIR requested from me several covers for upcoming albums but did not have much in the way of specifics as to what they were looking for, only keywords like “down-tempo”, “dark” and the like. This album was chosen out of about 20 designs.
STARA Holiday Card
This was a request from the Business Development department at STARA. They needed a holiday card to send to STARA’s customer’s but wanted to also remind those customers about the company’s tower surveillance solutions. I created this, and it was immediately given the green light.
Peter Capaldi Study
A study of actor Peter Capaldi painted in Photoshop.
SOFIC Invite for STARA Technologies
A simple postcard invite sent to prospective customers of STARA Technologies to visit the company’s booth at the SOFIC tradeshow.
Nagle Guitar
One of my favorite personal projects. A good friend of mine is a big fan of Patrick Nagle’s art and had this idea to put an image of his wife in Nagle’s style on his guitar. He asked me for help and I gladly set to work. I feel the final image was successful and the guitar looks amazing.
Jordan Phoenix Logo
Another logo for Bad Influence Recordings. This one was created for artist Jordan Phoenix. Phoenix’s music style is one which combines both Down-Tempo Sensual with House Chill and I chose to reflect that in the logo, the iced ‘Chill’ side and the fiery ‘Sensual’ side.
The FoCo Divas Logo
The FoCo Divas was a new group to the Bad Influence Family, and I had the pleasure of creating their logo. It was a straight forward request. They wanted a simple text logo with warm colors. I put some ideas together, and this was the one they loved. The color scheme is used again in The FoCo Divas debut album ‘Divalicious’.
STARA Technologies Thank You Cards
These cards were created to give thanks to the employees of STARA Technologies. This style of Word Art was popular with several departments at STARA at the time, so I based the design on that. Using various ‘Thank You!’ text I recreated the company logo. To my knowledge they are still being used today!
Benedict Cumberbatch Study
A study of actor Benedict Cumberbatch painted in Photoshop.