MERLIN’S CAVE Recently I participated in Artstation’s Art Challenge – ‘The Legend of King Arthur’ under the Environment Design Category. Two submissions were made and I elected to depict the…
Nanopixel / Storyboard and Animatic
This task for Nanopixel in Belgium on behalf of their client called for the creation of a storyboard and accompanying animatic, as well as a key-frame for a VR experience…
StartVR / ‘Awake’ episodic content. Keyframe concept.
This is a piece undertaken a year ago for the client StartVR of Sydney (startvr.co) as a visual pitch for a VR series tantalisingly billed as ‘Close Encounters meets Inception’.…
Paradox Film / Kongens Nei (The Kings Choice) Feature Film DMP
Kongens Nei (The Kings Choice) Feature Film matte paints Directed by Erik Poppe, Kongens Nei (The Kings Choice) is a Norwegian historical drama feature released on the 23. September 2016.…
Phenom Games / Transcendent
A recently completed promotional poster for a forthcoming VR game using the HTC Vive system, by Phenom Games and announced at ChinaJoy 2016. A very enjoyable project and quite challenging…
Qvisten Animation / Volairesedan – Herfra til Flåklypa film.
Below is a deisgn from the Norwegian stop-frame animated feature film, Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa in keeping with the work of the original creator, Kjell Aukrust. A…
Qvisten Animation / Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin feature film concepts
A sample selection of concept art that I completed in 2014 for the Norwegian animated feature, Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin. Knutsen & Ludvigsen can best be described…
Gimpville / Freia Kvikk Lunsj Commercial DMP
A commercial released for television and cinema circulation for Freia Chocolate’s ‘Kvikk Lunsj’, which for the uninitiated, is somewhat akin to Nestle’s ‘KitKat’ (only better). In Norway, a Kvikk Lunsj…
Gimpville / Kon-Tiki Feature Film DMP
Above: A screen-grab showing a portion of the matte-painting that I completed for the film Kon-Tiki in 2012 with a CGI DC3 aircraft. The original matte was over 16000px in…
Qvisten Animation / Solan og Ludvig – Jul i Flåklypa feature film DMP
A sample of the over 120 mattes that I completed for the Norwegian stop-frame animation, ‘Solan og Ludwig – Jul i Flåklypa’ (Christmas in Flaaklypa) of 2013 and based on…
Gimpville / Reisen til Julestjernen Feature Film DMP
Mattes completed for the Norwegian Christmas film ‘Reisen til Julestjernen’ (Journey to the Christmas Star), released in 2012. These are full-screen Mattes created from integrating photo and hand-painted elements. With…
Qvisten Animation / Nidar Polly Sjokolade – Blomstereng TVC
Courtesy of Qvisten Animation AS. I’m responsible for the matte-painting consisting of the sky, mountains and distant Poppy fields. Also responsible for storyboarding the chocolate pour sequence and product reveal.
Qvisten Animation / Miscellaneous Commercial Storyboards for TVCs
A collection of storyboards, serving also as pitches to clients for TV commercials undertaken by Qvisten Animation to appear on Norwegian television. These were also to serve as key-frames or…
Storm Studios / Gjensidige Insurance 200 Years TVC concept.
Gjensidige is the largest insurance company in Norway, and also the most venerable. To celebrate the 200 years of existence, Gjensidige had sought to commission a TV commercial, which referenced…
Funcom / Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures environment designs
A sample collection of environment concepts and previsualisations undertaken for the game ‘Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures’ released in 2008 and the expansion ‘Rise of the Godslayer’, released…
Cappelem Damm / Book cover illustrations
A series of bookcovers completed for the Norwegian publisher, Cappelen Damm (www.cappelendamm.no) & for award-winning author, Mari Moen Holsve (www.marimoenholsve.com).
Funcom / Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures prop and building concepts
A sample selection of production concepts for the creation of in-game assets and objects (buildings, vehicles and items) for the MMORPG Age of Conan.
Funcom / Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures character designs
A sample of creature of armour designs undertake for the game ‘Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures’ and the expansion ‘Rise of the Godslayer’. Courtesy of Funcom AS and Paradox…
Qvisten Animation / Aukrust Senteret Theme Park Ride
Concepts beginning with thumbnails (bottom) for a design of a rocket and space debris for a ride at the Aukrust Senteret in Alvdal, Norway, dedicated to the illustrations, stories and…