Final con of the year. And will have a bunch of copies of the Megastructure book + Bonus book for sale. If you're in the Los Angeles area this friday-sunday, come by and say hi!
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
All Megastructure Books Shipped!
Great news! The books arrived at the distributor, and as of yesterday have all shipped to customers! I'm so happy Megastructures was popular enough to warrant a second printing. Once the dust settles, I'll put any leftovers up on my store, and will notify people here
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Emerald City
Think I'm going to have some fun this week with simplified / stylized environment thumbnails. How much detail and depth can I create with simple shapes?
Friday, October 4, 2024
Security Robot
Seems this has been a kinda robot themed week, so I'll finish it out with a new rough painting of a security robot of some sort
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Monday, September 30, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
Concept Art Association's Gallery Show
Had the honor of getting some artwork in the Concept Art Association's Gallery Show in Seattle. The art is up for a month, so if you're in the area, here's the info: https://www.conceptartassociation.com/gallery-show-members24 A really good mix of concept art in terms of style and student vs professionals.
Friday, September 20, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Megastructure Postcards
With the impending arrival of the Megastructure books, I've started making the postcards for one of the Kickstarter reward tiers, each one hand written and unique. Should start mailing them in the next couple of weeks.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
Rose City Comicon 2024 complete!
Great time at this year's Rose City Comicon in Portland Oregon, met some cool people, sold some prints and books, and now it's time for some serious sleep :)
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Rose City Comicon 2024 This Weekend
Just a reminder I have a table at this year's Rose City Comicon where I'll be selling and signing my spaceship sketchbook and megastructure fine art prints (no megastructure books, they won't arrive in time). Portland OR area this weekend? Come on by and say hi!
Monday, September 2, 2024
Course For The Workshop Academy
In collaboration with The Workshop Academy, I'm teaching a 6 class zoom workshop on creating Art Bibles. By the end of the course, each student will have their own art bible based on their own fictional world. Check it out, and happy to answer questions https://www.theworkshopacademy.net/
Saturday, August 31, 2024
The Boat Has Left For New York!
Great news folk, the boat with the megastructures books has left the port. For those interested, follow this link to watch the cargo ship make it's journey to the USA, you can see where it's currently located here: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:6779119/mmsi:563141200/imo:9789972/vessel:YM_TRUST
It should arrive in New York City by Oct 3rd. Then approx a week to get through customs. And then it'll be brought by truck to the distribution center in New Jersey which is only a few miles south. So if all goes well, your books will be in the mail mid to late October.
Looking forward to getting you the books!
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Shipping Process
Some pics of the Megastructure / Starship Hulls book shipping process. Hope to see them on the boat very soon, then after a 1 month trip across the ocean, customer shipping will start!
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Testudo Lead Ship 12 MK2 3D Print
A 3D print of one of my spaceship designs for the Testudo schmup game. Printed by my buddy Nathan using Stereolithography. The ship is approx 16cm long.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Closer Look At The Starship Hulls Book
A closer look at the Megastructures bonus book "Starship Hulls: A Tribute To The Scifi Mothership". A digital version of the book will go up for sale when the physical version ships in October.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Advance Copies Have Arrived!
Good news! The advance copies of "Megastructures" and "Starship Hulls" have arrived, and they look great! All the books are printed and packaged, next step is loading them onto the cargo ship for their trip to the New Jersey distributor. Will post when they start their journey!
Monday, August 12, 2024
New Video: Converting 3D Geometry To A Displacement Map
Finally got the chance to record a video on a simple technique I use to convert 3d geometry into displacement maps. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-TXtIA07Bg
Friday, August 9, 2024
New Print For Rose City Comicon
Will have a table at the Rose City Comicon 2024 in Oregon next month, and am celebrating with a new Megastructure print. The full view of the Alderson Disk! The print is 18" across, and replaces the small sized closeup from year's past that is now sold out. Hope to see you there!
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Swirling Sands Before And After
This ThrowbackThursday a before and after for one of my old environment paintings "Swirling Sands" from 2006. Built the base in 3d in 3dsmax and then painted the rest in photoshop. Ending up being one of my more popular giclee prints.
Monday, July 29, 2024
Extra copies of Megastructures Book
Update! After the Megastructure book Kickstarter & aftersale sold out, I've managed to secure an additional 200 copies to be printed. So if you still want one, visit my gumroad store and pre-order now. We're still on schedule for an October release date. https://artofsoulburn.gumroad.com/
Monday, July 15, 2024
Space Baroque Venrusi Monk 1
The Venrusi are a tall slender humanoid species that devote themselves to religious activities. Part of Space Baroque, an IP defined by political intrigue, galactic wars, strange alien races, and all the things you'd expect from a top notch space opera.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Space Ship 141 3D Print
A 3D print of one of my spaceship designs, printed by Shapeways using Stereolithography. The ship is approx 20cm long. Designing for print is an interesting challenge, discovering which details work and which are too small. Happy with how it turned out, may do a painted version in the future.