Article | The Music of Final Fantasy

Article | The Music of Final Fantasy

Click HERE to start reading an article I put together as tribute to some of the great music in Final Fantasy. This article was written for a contest at 1up.com, HERE.  Check it out, there are some other really good posts there, definitely worth reading.  It’s great to see how many people this music inspires. When I ... Read More
Petra Draco | Illustrated Wallpaper

Petra Draco | Illustrated Wallpaper

The holidays hit and time was placed elsewhere for  about a week.  My brother and I have kept busy with “Josh the Whale”, and are making good progress on that front.  We are looking at a release date around January 15th.  Been having fun modeling, texturing, and animating whales, but I am looking forward to ... Read More
Blender | “Sample Keyframes” Tutorial

Blender | “Sample Keyframes” Tutorial

Josh the Whale is still moving along, and while we have been journeying down this path, we are picking up on a few things. One of these things is how to handle assets between Blender and Shiva 3D, our current game engine.  And one particular asset of interest is animation. When you import animation into ... Read More
Krita | Character Sketch

Krita | Character Sketch

  I have been seeing allot of stuff done in Krita lately.  Also, I have been reading allot about over at David Revoy’s blog.  And I finally took the time to get into it and learn some things.  And my initial impressions are good. The brush engine is fantastic.  It’s fun to just go in ... Read More
Josh the Whale | Level Design and Creation

Josh the Whale | Level Design and Creation

Josh the Whale is moving along nicely.  Bryce is figuring out the new engine and we have already put together some proof of concept work.  While he’s figuring out how to get this all put together in an application, I am trudging forward, getting other areas of the game designed and finished. This is a ... Read More
Sea Fire | Personal Illustration

Sea Fire | Personal Illustration

Another illustration. Inspired by all of the underwater stuff that I have been doing lately. Plus, I have been thinking of these colors quite a bit lately, since it is similar to the color scheme of my website. For anyone that might be interested in what I use to record my desktop, and how I ... Read More
Josh the Whale | Character Concept

Josh the Whale | Character Concept

Thor Media LLC is swinging into full production on their first interactive children’s book app, “Josh the Whale”.  Bryce has picked the engine we will be using, Shiva, and is loving it so far.  And I am jumping into some character and level design, along with adapting the original story to fit the interactive medium. Our original ... Read More
New Website | The Creator’s Cave

New Website | The Creator’s Cave

The new site is officially functional, for the most part, and I have another piece to post. I was watching a tutorial video by Feng Zhu School of Design, Here, and I was inspired to get a feel for how I handle the chaos to control thing.  I really like these tutorials.  He trie to make ... Read More
Flowering Vine | Live Wallpaper

Flowering Vine | Live Wallpaper

Thor Media has just released their latest app.  Flowering Vine live wallpaper.  This one has be a long time in the making, but it has been worth the effort and time.  There truly isn’t anything on the market like this. Let me give you some of the details. The big thing that really sets this ... Read More
Desert Tower | Concept Art

Desert Tower | Concept Art

  I am really enjoying this concept art thing.  I have been able to produce allot of really effective concept art and it has put me in a mode that lets me draw with ease.  I am feeling better about character design and environment design.  I am feeling up to the task.  And, thank goodness, ... Read More