The creation of the image "Arm Upgrade" was originally screen-captured real time, finishing with a total of around 21 hours of footage. It was then edited down to 323 minutes of lecture and detailed explanation for the Gnomon Workshop training dvd - "Zbrush for illustration".  In the dvd, I explained my techniques for using Zbrush 2 (!) to create a high resolution illustration from scratch. I build the 3d elements directly on the canvas and then arrange them into an composition and render the final image using the internal Zbrush renderer.  This DVD is out of date now, most of the techniques that I used don't even work anymore in the new version.

I've created a version for people with really low attention spans, now the entire video is under five minutes.  I've also added music by Lustmord so that blind people aren't completely left out.   This version is also great for robots or aliens that can scan through web or book pages in an effort to quickly understand a concept over the course of a single quick-cut montage.  No learning will occur during the viewing of this video for standard humans.

At the Lustmord studios. I was lucky to get out alive.

It's Art Magazine has re-released the interview that I did with them last year.

"Here is an opportunity to discover this protean artist and experimental genius who constantly re-invents an art form which is just coming into being."   Interview Here.

I've also been selected to be on the jury for the upcoming IT'S ART 3D and 2D contest - June 1st - October 15th - "We, Humans"

It'sArtMag.Com 

 I had the pleasure of working with Maynard James Keenan again on another video for his side-project band Puscifer.  This time it's for the song DoZo, which is one of my favorites on the album "V is for Vagina".
The video, which combines live action and 3D animated characters, was about 50 % hand-animated and 50% motion captured acting from Maynard, which was done at the Nexus Digital Studios stage.  I have to hand it to the guy, I had him jumping around like a crazed ninja for a few hours, and then not much later that night he performed for a sold out TOOL concert in the Los Angeles Nokia Center. 

The Video can now be viewed on YouTube:

The DoZo video single will be out soon and can be purchased on the Puscifer.com website.

It contains several bonus features, including a holographic commentary featuring Mjk and myself.

I also designed the front, back, and inside graphics for this DVD single.
 
 

Major thanks to my friend Patrick Surace, who really helped me out and made it possible to get it done on time.
Also, props to Benjamin Dean who modeled some...... props!
 

I did a live airbrush painting of a little pig baby painting while the legendary band "Green Jello" rocked out for the crowd at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.  The show was sponsored by Amoeba Records and called undergrounDNUOS.
 

The Puscifer "Asylum" Forums are up and running.

If you are a Puscifer fan or if you just enjoy to study them, please join and contribute.

Puscifer Queen B DVD single 

More art from the DVD here.

MJKs Puscifer Blog

Project:  Poster and Catalog image for jewlelry design company

Client: Bico Australia

Subject: Rocket Bike.  This project was never fully completed due to scheduling issues.  Early 2007.

background by Daniel Aderonico

Concept images below

Project: Domestos commercial character modeling

Client: Assemble / Domestos

Earlier this year I modeled and textured several characters for two commercials featuring Domestos products.

I worked with the talented Assemble studio to bring them to life. A story about Assemble and the commercials can be seen here.

Rendering by Assemble 

 
See below to view commercials