2015 United States Capitol Ornament

This is the 2015 United States Capitol Ornament. I initially designed this based on artwork from Constantino Brumidi paintings within the capitol. The sheer amount of work from Constantino within the Capitol is truly inspiring. Additionally, the undertaking of restoring the artwork within the Capitol is equally impressive. This ornament as well as the 2016 and previous years ornament can be purchased here, United States Capitol Annual Ornaments.

This as well as the other ornaments that I have worked on require a true team effort. Several hands along the way help create the final ornaments.

UVA vs VA TECH Battle Bowl Animation

Here is another animation that I worked up for our company's Rivalry Week Sale for the Commonwealth Cup. I primarily used Cheetah 3d for modeling and rendering. Final finishing work was mainly done with Photoshop. Another huge learning experience. There were so many curve balls thrown at me, I was not sure it would get done in time. Just had to find solutions and put in tons of work to get it done. Sounds were made primarily from free sound effects with adjustments and enhancements in Audacity. Another learning experience in a quick amount of time. Normally I would have used Final Cut Pro to piece it all together, but I had to do with what I had at the time and make it work. iMovie did the job. Gotta make it work to make the deadline.

Animation was made for Rivalry Week Special 20% off Virginia Tech & UVA Big Sport Party Bowls! You can see a much better quality version of the video at the link below.

http://bigsportgifts.com/pages/20-off...

Check out http://bigsportgifts.com/ for other schools too.

Big Sport Party Bowl Animation - University of Washington

Here is the first cut of an animation I made using Cheetah 3D and Photoshop. Most of the work was done in Cheetah 3d with finishing touches and additional animations done in Photoshop. There are some trouble areas that I would like to fix up at a later date. Great re-learning experience. Some of the things you would think would be so easy were the most time consuming and difficult. I'm sure with time and additional tools it will become easier. 

This was done in order to provide promotional content for our companies new line, Big Sport Gifts. Additionally some of the product renderings used throughout the website were also done with Cheetah 3d. For the price it is a pretty robust and useful program.
 

Poseidon Illustration

This was another one in a series of 3 images. Mercury, Poseidon, and Atlas. Done for Overnite shipping through Wilson West Livesay Advertising. This one was also done with Acrylic, Airbrush, and Colored Pencil.

Callaway Gardens Butterflies Illustrations

This was a series of digital illustrations for Callaway Gardens in 2002. They were done as porcelain magnets and ornaments. The main challenge for this project was in achieving the desired through decals. All of the butterflies were approximately 3 inches or smaller. Very fun series to work on. The butterflies for this series were of the Adonis, Blue Morpho, Doris Longwing, Emerald Longwing, Lacewing, Monarch, and Swallowtail.

Colonial Williamsburg Grand Illumination 2014

This was a digital illustration for the 2014 Colonial Williamsburg Grand Illumination. It was used across a grouping of objects including a porcelain mug, ornament, and tote bag. This year the main theme was the Capitol Building. I had never been to the Grand Illumination, so I decided to go this year to take pictures. It was quite an experience. Very cold but very fun. I can see why this is a tradition for so many. If you have not been, keep it in mind near the beginning of December.

Texas Jakes Lenticular Postcard

This was an animated lenticular postcard I conceptualized and rendered for Texas Jakes located at the Stockyards Station in Fort Worth Texas. Flashing neon, bucking bronco, dangling spurs, Fort Worth Herd cattle drive, and more cowbell! This was a fun one to work on. If you would like a custom lenticular image you can find out more at Design Masters.