Urban Basement During the summer of 2006 I was asked to create a gritty basement for the Chicago based Electronic Arts studio. I was given the photo below to use as a stating point. I was given creative freedom to make the environment my own as long as it was within 10,000 polygons.UrbanBasement.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0
Sky City Occasionally I like to have movies playing in the background while I work. Sky City is a result of having the Star Wars movies playing while I created this inspired environment. In case your wondering, I’m a fan of Episodes 1, 2, and 3.Skycity.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0
Voodoo Donuts For an art test, Idol Minds asked me to create a donut shop in a seedy part of town. The art style pushed for color and subtle comedy over realism. I was given a 10,000 Polygons and a 1K texture budget. I was offered a job! Accepting, I was one of the first developers on PAIN for the PlaysStation 3 Network.VoodooDonuts.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0
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Space Airlock I love science fiction and anything that has to do with outer space. Airlocks have always played an essential role in most all science fiction tales. My favorite airlock is the one featured at the end of the movie Aliens. This one was inspired by my friend Don Creger’s airlock model and the 2009 Star Trek film.Airlock.htmlhttp://www.polytropolis.com/shapeimage_20_link_0shapeimage_20_link_1
Life Found a Way Jurassic Park is one of my favorite movies. It was the first film I got up bright and early to stand in line and get tickets for. I was the first person in my area to get a ticket and I got perfect seats in the theater. It was revolutionary! I created the image below with sculpted assets in ZBrush, Paint Effects, and individually crated foliage in Maya. The night lighting is my favorite but I have a daytime image of the scene as well. Click the link to see a larger version of the jungle as well as a daytime lighting rendition of the environment.Jungle.htmlshapeimage_22_link_0
Blizzard Castle The games that Blizzard Entertainment creates have always been apart of my gaming life. I still have and play the original Warcraft. In 2006 Blizzard Entertainment held an art contest. I entered my Blizzard Castle as part of the cinematic environment section of the contest.BlizzardCastle.htmlshapeimage_23_link_0