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A Letter to AI Art Advocates
If you’re excited about the emergence of AI art, I get it. Here’s why this exciting new tool doesn’t ultimately benefit creatives.
Concept Art Modeling in Blender – Live Workshop
I had the great opportunity to collaborate with Hardy Fowler’s Digital Painting Studio for this free live workshop on YouTube, where I demonstrate my method for modeling out a weapon concept from a 2D sketch in Blender, a free open-source 3D modeling program.
Blender Tutorial – How to Sculpt a Dragon Head
In this fully narrated Blender tutorial, I’ll show you exactly how to sculpt a dragon head from scratch to use in your 2D concept artwork.
AI Art and the Future of the Art World – Artist Chat
AI art has been exploding in the art community. Click here to hear my full discussion with artist Adrian Virlan about the pros and cons.
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“An Unexpected Friendship” – Art PSD Download
Download link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qcn1t9pv9087rlz/An%20Unexpected%20Friendship_Final.psd?dl=1 For those who really want to see breakdown the process and explore the layers of this piece, check out this full PSD
“An Unexpected Friendship” – Process Walkthrough and HQ Image
Let’s take a quick tour through the process of my recent commissioned piece “An Unexpected Friendship”. For the full video walkthrough, make sure you upgrade
Dragon Head Sculpting in Blender – Narrated Tutorial [Patreon Exclusive]
Due to a fan request, here’s my fully narrated walkthrough of my dragon head sculpt in blender. In this video I talk about workflow tricks
“Arrival” – Narrated Tutorial (Patreon Exclusive) – Part II
In Part II of this tutorial (which, incidentally, takes place a couple years later), I go into my photo-texturing and detailing phase to bring this
RECENT UPDATES
The Art of Viper in the Court – Live Art Chat
During this live art chat with Ynes Malakova, we reveal never-before-seen artwork that I’ve created for her book. Learn more here!
“Dragons Within” Cover Art Wins 1st Place Award
I’m very honored to say that Dragons Within: Guarding Her Own has received first place in the Spring 2022 BookFest Awards for Artistic & Technical Book Cover Illustration!
Becoming a Concept Artist (with Adrian Virlan)
I had the great pleasure of being able to to sit down and chat a bit with professional concept artist and illustrator Adrian Virlan about his experience becoming a concept artist, exploring creativity, and finding a balance between passion and profession.
Welcome to the New Website!
There’s so much to explore here, whether it’s the brand new Portfolio layout with custom categories and pages, to the new and improved ESA Shop, to the revised and expanded Mentorship Program with the all new and exclusive Membership Vault for students, or even the vast wealth of free resources, articles, videos, and insights you can find in the Archives.
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“Arrival” – Narrated Tutorial (Patreon Exclusive) – Part II
In Part II of this tutorial (which, incidentally, takes place a couple years later), I go into my photo-texturing and detailing phase to bring this
Forest Concept Art – Time Lapse Video
I’ve been re-working my approach to environment concepts from the ground up, trying out some new strategies to simplify and improve the efficiency of my
Laurel & Corcoran Kiss Keyframe – Process and PSD Download
PSD Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3jdeo85g2u0jt91/Laurel-Corcoran_Kiss.psd.zip?dl=1 Let’s take a walk through this recent piece I did for A Viper in the Court. This scene depicts a pivotal moment
Cyberpunk Room – Blender Renders
Yo Patroners, Just wanted to share some quick renders from a weekend project. The task was to create a cyberpunk themed room concept, show a
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