As well as my real physics Megastructure project, I have another IP called "Lith" that focuses on non-plausible megastructures. Here are the "sticks", a floating set of structures in a far way nebula, their original purpose unknown...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
Giant Robot
Latest drink 'n draw traditional pen and ink sketch with the Workshop Academy up here in Seattle.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Belly Of The Beast
Little speed painting of an alien megastructure interior, I assume the giant orb is some sort of AI brain.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Tabletop Gaming
A set of thumbnails I made for a freelance gig several years ago. This was for a tabletop game universe. Giant megastructure interior. 100% about composition and atmosphere, keep it simple before adding the details of a final painting.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
3dsmax to Blender
While I still use 3dsmax, I may need to leave it behind one day, and so am exploring blender as an alternative. Here's 3 videos on youtube I made discussing my tests, hope they help other people like me interested in making the switch http://youtube.com/artofsoulburn
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wiremaker Timelapse
One of my first big scripting projects 20 years ago in 3dsmax and still one of my favorites, Wiremaker (aka Wirejumble, aka Wirebundler) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pciLlHxf0Ww
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
New Video: The Digital Collage
Professionals know this, but you'd be surprised how many students don't fully understand the 3d+photo+painting workflow to much of modern concept art. Here's a quick intro, even if you know this, may be worth checking out for the trip down memory lane :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-j3Q7hOOqo
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
New Video: Support Layers Clipped To Groups
Hey affinitybyserif ! You are 1 feature away from me moving over to Affinity Photo for good. Please watch this short video where I make my case for "Support Layers Clipped To Groups".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3OkoC0wRO0
Monday, March 18, 2024
Reaper 17
Suffered nightmares as a child of a giant imposing figure I now call "Reapers" and illustrate variations of them when I have a spare moment. Maybe by painting them I am warding them off :)
Friday, March 15, 2024
Painting In Perspective
A short clip showing the painting process for Megastructures: Krasnikov Tube 1. You can see the full tutorial video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0_lgNBaZac
Monday, March 11, 2024
Gumroad Pre-orders
So by popular demand I've added a pre-order for both the Megastructures 2nd printing and the Starship hulls bonus book on gumroad, you can buy them separately, or combined. They'll ship right after the kickstarter books ship. Thanks for all the support! https://artofsoulburn.gumroad.com
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Kickstarter is funded!
The kickstarter is officially funded with almost $42k! Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen, I'll have more news in the coming weeks on the project, but until then, you have my eternal gratitude!
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
118% funded and 47 hours to go
Less than 48 hours to go on the Kickstarter, and 118% funded. Thanks to everyone who contributed, and why not join us if you haven't already? Dyson Spheres, O'Neill Cylinders and Space Elevators! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artofsoulburn/megastructures-the-visual-encyclopedia-book-2nd-printing
Monday, March 4, 2024
Last few Days
With Emerald City Comicon over, time to focus on the last few days of the Megastructure Kickstarter. Things look good to fund on wednesday (knock on wood), so if you're still interested in some of the custom rewards, give it a look, and join the crowd! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artofsoulburn/megastructures-the-visual-encyclopedia-book-2nd-printing
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Emerald CIty Comicon 2024
Just because everything happens at once, while finishing the kickstarter I've also been manning my table at Emerald City Comicon. Had a great 2 first days. If you're in the Seattle area, come out to say hi and get a book signed!
Friday, March 1, 2024
100% Funded!
We've reached our fundraising goal for the Megastructurese Kickstarter! Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible! Now let's create a buffer above the goal so a few last minute cancellations (which always happen) don't affect the outcome. Pledge now https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artofsoulburn/megastructures-the-visual-encyclopedia-book-2nd-printing
Thursday, February 29, 2024
98% funded!
It's the final week of the Megastructure book kickstarter, and we are soo close, only $500 away from our pledge goal. Help bring this book to life, O'Neill Cylinders, Dyson Spheres, Ringworlds, Space Elevators, Shell Worlds, etc. Back the kickstarter here:
Monday, February 26, 2024
Emerald City Comicon 2024
I'll have my table at this year's Seattle Emerald City Comicon selling prints and books. I'll also have a promo copy of the Megastructures book if you're in the area and want to see it in person before pledging to the kickstarter, hope to see all you locals there! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artofsoulburn/megastructures-the-visual-encyclopedia-book-2nd-printing
Thursday, February 22, 2024
76% funded
2 weeks left in the Megastructures book kickstarter! We've done really well, but as the chart below shows, we're plateauing and we need another burst of pledges to reach the goal. I've managed to get an Ad with a major group that loves this kind of stuff, but it's going live Feb 29th, which will be 1 week before the end. I'd prefer not to leave the kickstarter to the last week to cross the goal line, so let's see what we can do before then.
I've added a few extra pledge levels, for example the ability to get 2 copies of the book plus bonus book for a reduced rate. If you've already pledged for the book, thank you very much, but if you have a friend who also loves this stuff, would appreciate dropping them a private message to see if they'd be interested in getting a copy too. The book will hopefully be out right before christmas, so a christmas present to a friend would also be great (take advantage of the double trouble rewards that include a discount). Anything you can do to spread the word would be fantastic.
Let's make this thing happen, we're so close, we just need that final push! Here's the link:
https://kickstarter.com/projects/artofsoulburn/megastructures-the-visual-encyclopedia-book-2nd-printing
Friday, February 16, 2024
70% funded, Starship Hulls book interior
Really happy to see the Starship Hulls bonus book getting the love, far more people are buying the book + bonus book bundle than just getting the main book alone. Here's a sneak peak at the interior (Work In Progress). Let's get the kickstarter funded, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artofsoulburn/megastructures-the-visual-encyclopedia-book-2nd-printing
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
67% funded, we're 2/3rds there!
We've just hit the 2/3rds funded mark on the Megastructure book second printing kickstarter! Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this project, as a thanks for hitting the 67% mark, all books will ship with a free pdf copy so people can enjoy it both in physical and digital form.
So now comes that last 33% to the all or nothing goal, and pledges have slowed down considerably (which is a very normal thing BTW after a big surge at the beginning). So please consider buying a copy of the book, or sharing the kickstarter with any friends you think may be interested in getting a copy of the book. And social media posts and reshares are always appreciated.
Here's a shot of the postcards from one of the reward tiers.
Monday, February 12, 2024
62% funded, let's keep it going!
Kickstarter is at 62%. A bonus book is available as a reward, contains all 20 of my starship hull images, a gallery of mega and inc paintings using the images (including 3 brand new) and 2 hrs video of how to make your own. Let's keep the pledges coming: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artofsoulburn/megastructures-the-visual-encyclopedia-book-2nd-printing
Friday, February 9, 2024
55% Funded
We're 55% funded for the 2nd Printing of the Book! Thank you so much for the support! Kickstarters always slow down at this point, so it's not a lock yet, please keep sharing or take the leap if you want the book. Here's a peak of the content, join us at
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
34% funded in 1 day!
Wow! We raised over $10k on day 1 of the new Megastructure Kickstarter. That's more money than we raised the first day of the original successful kickstarter, so that's a good sign :) Thanks to everyone for such a sign of support! As promised, here's a brand new piece of never before seen mega art, the Dyson Sphere, which will be featured in the bonus book. Let's keep it going, 34% funded, let's get to 100!
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Kickstarter is Up!
The Kickstarter has gone live! Dyson Spheres, O'Neill Cylinders, Ringworlds, and so much more. Buy your copy now, or if you already own a copy, please share this to your network to help us bring the second printing to life!
Friday, February 2, 2024
Book Page Thumbnails
Here's thumbnails of the entire Megastructures book, 40 structures including the Dyson Sphere, Ringworld, Shellworld, Arcology, Stanford Torus, etc Help us bring the book back in print next tuesday, sign up to be notified:
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
A Peek Inside
A peek inside the Megastructures book, 40 enormous structures each with a scientific explanation, diagrams and painting. Help us make the second printing a reality, sign up on the following link to be notified when the kickstarter goes live next week! https://kickstarter.com/projects/artofsoulburn/megastructures-the-visual-encyclopedia-book-2nd-printing
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Megastructures Second Printing Kickstarter Is Coming
After a tremendously successful first printing, and hundreds of requests for a reprint, it's time for a second printing. Help me make it a reality, sign up on the following link to be notified when the kickstarter goes live next week!
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Painting Starship Hulls In Photoshop
Just posted a video tutorial on how I create the panels in my starship hull images. While the full images involve lots of techniques, this is the one technique that does 90% of the work, so hopefully you find it interesting & try it yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL42sQzd_OQ
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Lightbox Expo 2023 Talk On Youtube
So LightBox Expo just posted on their youtube channel the talk I did last year on creating art bibles. Given at LBX23 to a packed room, hopefully this helps people who were turned away at the door and people who couldn't attend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9voncg56qo
Monday, January 15, 2024
CCA Class Blog
My co-professor Apurva Shah just posted a blog showing off the projects our CCA students did for our Building The Metaverse class. The amount of work the students managed to pull off in just one semester was pretty crazy, check it out! https://apuzinio.medium.com/empathy-and-coexistence-in-the-metaverse-2f2b27303232
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Timelapse
Gonna post a short timelapse or two this year. Here's me painting a robot design in Photoshop. If you want to see more of the video, including instructional voice over, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyFtgLkLnSQ
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Out Of Time
Since I'm on the subject of Coral this week, back when I was at Blur Studio, we did a pitch for a ride film about going back to prehistoric times, and I did an underwater coral environment. Love coral shapes, a shame the project didn't go ahead :(
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Inc and Landis Wandering The Coral Desert
First new artwork post of 2024! After watching Scavenger's Reign on HBO, I forgot how much fun it was to paint Inc and Landis wandering the coral desert in my 2017 book “The Story of Inc”. So I decided to revisit it just for fun.
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