The Lobby of the LeCroix Hotel

A picture from my latest project, a background from my upcoming web-game Hinson Totoro.  The game will consist of live-action footage composited over digital backgrounds.  this one is for the hub of the game, the Hotel Lobby.  Made entirely in Photoshop from sundry images found thru Google Images.  Must say, I quite like it.

The Evening Report

I've been working on my senior project for college, and one of the requirements is the creation of "graphic stills."  So, this is a nice little picture I made up for a segment intro in my webseries "At the Cinema with Deadpool and Starscream" (atthecinema.us   coming soon!)  This here is Lentils the Wonderdog, the muppet host of The Evening Report, the totally serious, not-at-all-funny news segment of DP &SS.  He can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEdkgPy75PE   The dog is a photo, and everything else is Photoshop.  If anyone wants to recreate any of the effects seen in this image, drop a comment, and I'll help out...

Bald, Bearded Man

Sketched out on August 12, 2012, at church.  Graphite on paper.  Its primary reason for upload?  I was playing with my new phone's camera.  Still, I like the picture...

Update: Pounded out a rough colorized version.  I didn't have access to my sketch tablet, so this was all mouse-work.

Armored Cleric

I was looking back through some pictures on my computer and found this.  It's something I doodled out in my free time; not really sure what it is though.  Still, I rather like it, so...  Yeah.  Painted with Photoshop.

Arcadia

Not an image this time, but a link to a series of images...  As the final project for a college course, we had to create an 'interactive'... project.  The majority of the class said "screw that" and made a film.  However, we also created an interactive website/ demi-game to appease the teacher.  That was my part.  Following this link will bring you to that site.  All of the collage images were created by yours truly using photoshop, Daz Studio, etc., etc.  Many hours went into making these beat-up, washed-out photos.  THe navigation scheme (such as it is) was also my work.  Hope you enjoy!

http://www.wix.com/aiclass/arcadia

In the Studio

I like movies. Most people do. I also like making movies. Again, many people can agree with that. But I look at movie making not as a hobby, but as a career. I've got two credits on IMDB already, and hope to add more. Ever since I was 5, I've wanted to be a film maker, and it looks like I might actually be able to some day.

A couple weeks ago, my mom showed me a scholarship opportunity entitled 'Frame Your Future." Basically, you make a piece of artwork showing what you hope to see in your future. So... I did that. I made a little film set, complete with crew. I used action figures from 6 different toylines*, four of which were heavily reworked/painted by yours truly (see Custom Figures by Hrothmeir to the left), photographed them separately on blue screens, and composited them in Photoshop. This was my first success with HDR photography (my older attempts were down without the aid of a tripod), and I really like the results. The background was made in blender, exported as multiple images, and then HDR'd in Photoshop. I then added shadows, lights, etc., etc. in, you guessed it, Photoshop.

Oh, and the camera was made with LEGO; I'm rather proud of it, actually.

*Star Wars (30th Anniversary), G.I. Joe (Rise of Cobra, 30th Anniversary), Indiana Jones, Avatar, Iron Man 2, Prince of Persia

'Pockett' Captain

If you peruse the links along the side of this page, you'll notice a webcomic entitled 'Pockett.' And.. that's my webcomic. Originally done in a traditional/ digital 2D style, I've been trying to transition to 3D, and actually have two different storylines going, distinguished by 2D/ 3D styles. The eventual plan is to turn it into a more realistic style, as seen by the Captain above. The captain is, well... the Captain of the Pockett, the greatest starship in the night sky! He's not yet rigged, or fully finished, but I think he's done enough to show off. Made in Blender.