• Contact
    • WAR MACHINES cgi design
    • HEY NOW cgi design
    • WAREHOUSE 13: "Of Monsters & Men" motion comic
    • SUNAM storyboards
    • ANCIENT LANDS kids book
    • THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES graphic novelization
    • FIRESKULL'S REVENANT book jacket
    • GANG OF FOOLS comic
    • THE RUNNER comic
    • INK & DIGITAL illustration
    • NINE TENTHS mini comic
    • Sketchbook
  • Resume
  • WAR MACHINES cgi design
    War Machines was written and directed by J Anders Urmacher, with cgi modeling wizardry by David Petricola. Its intent was to dramatize the Mid-East conflict with a focus on the harm it does to children and future generations. I designed the characters and boards.
    Animation, Storyboarding, Character Design
    2012
  • HEY NOW cgi design
    Rapper China Blak released "Hey Now" in 2008. I designed the characters and created some of the abstract backdrops in After Effects. The models were built and animated by cgi artist David Petricola. It was directed by J Anders Urmacher.
    Character Design, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects
    2012
  • WAREHOUSE 13: "Of Monsters & Men" motion comic
    Under producer James Fino, 23D Films hired myself and artist Dean Haspiel to design the elements used in the motion comic episode of the Syfy Channel's hit show. Dean handled the main character designs, and I created secondary characters, backgrounds, props and the printed comic seen in this segment.
    Animation, Storyboarding
    2012
  • SUNAM storyboards
    This was a scene from an animation script by Winston Thomas. The boards were done entirely digital, using only MangaStudio.
    Storyboarding, Film, Illustration
    2012
  • ANCIENT LANDS kids book
    Debut author Jason McKammon wanted a young readers' version of his fantasy novel, set in a world loosely based around various African myths. This book is the first of three.
    Illustration, Cartooning, Publishing
    2010
  • THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES graphic novelization
    The first three pages from "The Earthmen," chapter 4 of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles.
    Cartooning, Publishing, Storytelling
    2012
  • FIRESKULL'S REVENANT book jacket
    Back cover art for Robert T. Jeschonek's "My Favorite Band Does Not Exist" (Clarion, Summer 2011) reflecting the in-story fantasy novel "Fireskull's Revenant."
    Illustration, Painting, Publishing
    2010
  • GANG OF FOOLS comic
    Gang of Fools is an online comic, to be published this year by Archai Studios Press. It was begun on paper, but i now work mostly with machines.
    Illustration, Drawing, Storytelling
    2012
  • THE RUNNER comic
    This was a short I did for Cousin Corrine's Reminder, a quarterly journal from the nice people at Book Court in Brooklyn.
    Cartooning, Illustration
    2012
  • INK & DIGITAL illustration
    This is a continuing self-directed project, trying to pay homage to the layered, heavily-textured surfaces of this amazing, horrible city I live in.
    Illustration, Drawing, Urbanism
    2010
  • NINE TENTHS mini comic
    Nine Tenths was a promotional item I handed out in lieu of business cards when I was an exhibitor for the 2010 MoCCA Festival in New York.
    Illustration, Drawing, Storytelling
    2010
  • Sketchbook
    This was an early promotional image showing off some buildings and rooms.
    Illustration, Drawing
    2012
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