Personal Project // Digital Art

WRLDBLDR

 

WRLDBLDR is a World Creation Engine constructing artistic simulations of unique fragments of the unknown universe. Each simulation renders a digital visual parallel to narrative context. As simulations are completed, they are archived and shared, expanding our known universe.

This artistic identity has pushed me to explore digital art across a variety of mediums and to expand my digital toolkit: 3D design, animation, character and environment design, and game design.

 
 
 

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Films

WRLDBLDR has produced two animated, fully CGI short films. From the writing, modeling, scene building, shading, rendering, editing and post effects, these projects push me to learn new skills, techniques and treatments.

 

EXATLAS

When a powerful god is suddenly woken from a multi-billion year hibernation they waste no time fulfilling their cosmic service; to collect rare elements and redistribute them across the universe, upholding life elsewhere at the cost of their own being.

Productive intentions often lead to destructive actions. Is there space between creation and extinction?

RUN

First there was one, then a dozen and then hundreds and thousands more. As the monoliths appeared in greater numbers and in increasingly unexpected places — neighborhoods, parks, highways — the panic began to set in. “What are the monoliths telling us? What’s coming next?” Humanity expected a foreign, interstellar arrival; that the monoliths were preparing for visitors. No one had anticipated that the monoliths were preparing for earth’s departure. And when that became clear, there was nowhere to run.

 

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Digital Art

In-between the longer, more complex projects like films and game design, WRLDBLDR captures new worlds in digital stills paired with a narrative background. Created in just a few hours, these pieces challenge me to quickly explore attributes such as composition, lighting, materials and imagination.

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View fullsize The Psy-Fi short film “Ex.Atlas” is releasing tomorrow! Until then, here are a few stills from the project. Check the link in bio for more about the film and the music by @chrissiegelmoves and @cristianstrehlow. . . . #blender #b3d #rend
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View fullsize The War for Pelos Galaxseed [008] The civil war between the Titans of Pelos has been brutally ongoing from the initial discovery of an element-common galaxseed which had developed over the planet’s vast and remote ocean. Since the beginning of
View fullsize A Rare Etue Col Galaxseed Scattered across the universe, galaxseeds form in a variety of different environments and over varying lengths of time. The process of their creation defines their unique qualities, but the general result is the same for ea
View fullsize Tectonic Columns of Pli-ool [006] Towering into the sky, the tectonic columns of Pli-ool often occur suddenly and without warning. Pli-ool is a small, soft planet covered in rare minerals. After centuries of mining, the soft crust of the planet beca
View fullsize The Mines of Arten Lena [005] The spiritual awakening brought on by the Lentonites, a tribal colony of planet Arten Lena, touched every corner of the universe. Once a simple and directionless community, the Lentonites discovered the remains of an i
View fullsize Core 7 of Morta Guscio 5.2.9.88.0 The SentiMak dynasty owed their technological superiority in part to the abundance of energy that emitted from their planets core. The steady stream of super thermal energy naturally erupted from the thousands of vo
View fullsize Post Aquatic Subterran 8.8.7.03.1 [003] A tiny terrestrial planet that was once covered entirely by an endless ocean full of an eclectic variety of sea life has since been dried to a vibrantly dead and barren desert. The spectacular color of Post Aq
View fullsize Psilo Gasea Terra-Prime 1.1.4.20.4 [002] PGT-Ps are small rock planets hidden behind a massive and extremely dense gaseous atmosphere. PGT-Ps begin as small rock masses orbiting a yellow dwarf star. When struck by an asteroid carrying a particular m
View fullsize EX.ATLAS [001] This god serves as a catalyst for universal balance who’s pollination of planets suffering from elemental malnourishment triggers extinction events on already thriving worlds. During a multi-billion-year hibernation, as Ex.Atla
 

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Game Design

By far the longest, most complex project I’ve ever taken on; solo developing a video game in the Unreal Engine. Following the WRLDBLDR art direction, our hero adventures through unique corners of the universe as they search for their origin. This project has been “secret-ish” from the beginning but I’ll be sharing more soon.

 

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  • No No Yeah Okay

    A little story about how I started an electronic band with no previous musical experience and somehow got signed, played major festivals and a halftime show for the Bucks vs Lakers…

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  • Music Videos

    The Full Production Process: Concept. Write. Direct. Edit. VFX. “I will literally die if I hear this song one more time.” Repeat.

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  • The Lab

    The basement storage of my portfolio. Where I stow away things that are cool, that I don’t want to lose. Like a college apartment beer fridge / side table that doesn’t fit the vibe of the current house… Anyway, you’ll see.

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  • Rakuten House

    The Rakuten NBA All-Star Weekend pop-up hosted unforgettable experiences that drew crowds both in Chicago and on social.

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  • Abbott CES Keynote

    Delivering human-centered stories about the convergence of health and technology with the first ever healthcare keynote on the world’s biggest technology stage.

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  • Canni Hemp Co

    Building the first cannabis brick and mortar retail experience in Wisconsin started with building a brand that celebrates the community we share.

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  • WRLDBLDR

    A World Creation Engine that discovers new and unique fragments of our universe one simulation at a time.

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