Kagutsuchi - zBrush, Maya, Substance Painter, UE5
Kagutsuchi (カグツチ) is the kami of fire and lord of blacksmiths in the Shinto mythology. In this concept, the blacksmiths of the Sagami Province have unearthed the flame god's bones and reforged them into a form of great destructive capacity.
Jogo - zBrush, Maya, Substance Painter, UE5
This character (and associated environment) was inspired by a villain from one of my favorite anime series, Jujutsu Kaisen. In this 3D adaptation, Jogo is much bigger and
grosser than his 2D anime counterpart.
( WIP ) Airport - Maya, Substance Painter, UE5
This environment is a work-in-progress for a stylized airport scene. The low-poly assets utilize only one texture set in order to achieve optimized VR capabilities.
Gate to the Heavenly Realm - Adobe Photoshop
Takamagahara (高天原) is the "High Plane of Heaven" in Japanese mythology, where the kami themselves are oft born. In this concept, we behold the arch between our realm and theirs, Ame-no-ukihashi, the Floating Bridge of Heaven.
Dr. Scope - Maya, Substance Painter, UE5
This piece was inspired by one of my favorite manga series, Dr.Stone. In modeling and developing this weapon, I aimed to take a step outside of traditional fantasy and historical fiction in order to try something more modernistic and sci-fi.
Aegelesburg - zBrush, Maya, Substance Painter, UE5
This environment was inspired by The Last Kingdom (BBC) interpretation of Anglo-Saxon Aylesbury as well as other 9th century English architecture. Many assets in this scene underwent sculpting treatments in zBrush to achieve a medieval aesthetic.
Izanami - zBrush, Maya, Substance Painter, UE5
Izanami (イザナミ) is a Shinto goddess of creation and death. This concept displays her within the darkness of Yomi, the underworld, where a pale rot slowly consumes her for having eaten the fruit of the dead. Hers is now a throne of souls.
Student Projects
A compilation of major projects from my education at Gnomon, where I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree for game environment design.
Isles of the Oni - zBrush, Maya, Substance, Houdini, Gaea, Speedtree, UE4
The most expansive of my student projects. Welcome to the Isles of the Oni, where the shinigami have dwelled for hundreds of years. Thousands, if you believe the old tales. This scene encompasses my student skillsets across many 3D programs.
Shinobi's Vigil - zBrush, Maya, Substance, Megascans, UE5
This scene, comprised largely of Megascans assets and foliage, displays an elder shinobi in a few high res closeups, focusing on lighting and composition in UE5. Sometimes a shinobi just needs some quality alone time in the forest, ya know?
Thousand Sunny - Maya, Substance Painter, UE5
Eiichiro Oda's pirate tale of love and laughter has never failed to inspire an artistic creativity within me, thus it would have felt wrong not to model something from the vast world of One Piece before the end of college.
Tower of the Witan - Maya, Substance Painter, Speedtree, Gaea, UE5
Where the king assembles his lords ealdormen to discuss matters of rule. As you may recognize, the exterior was inspired by a certain realm in Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan, while the interior is a scatter of fantasy-themed and Anglo-Saxon props.
